Who is JESUS?
JESUS was not created after the world began just for our benefit. The scriptures say He has always been part of GOD since before time began.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with GOD, and the Word was GOD. He was with GOD in the beginning. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. (John 1:1,14)
(actually, since the Word is JESUS, a better translation would have been, "In the beginning the Word was").
He has been our Savior since before the foundation of the world.The Lamb was slain before the foundation of the world. It was not just a plan to happen in the future. It had to be done before creation could take place or God would be unbalanced. God had to pay the losses first. He could not create us without propitiation (total payment of sin).
He was with GOD in the beginning. (John 1:1-2)
...all things were created by Him (JESUS) and for Him. And He (JESUS) is before all things, and by Him all things consist. He is the head of the
body, the church; the beginning, the firstborn; that in all things He might have preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in Him (JESUS) should all fullness dwell. Colossians 1:16-19
And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world began. (John 17:6)
“Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, and to see My glory, the glory You have given Me because You loved Me before the creation of the world. (John 17:5)
JESUS was not born of human DNA, but of His own Godly DNA.
"You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name JESUS." “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The angel answered, “The HOLY SPIRIT will come upon you, and the power of the MOST HIGH will overshadow you. So the HOLY ONE to be born will be called the Son of GOD. For nothing is impossible with GOD.” Luke 1:32-38
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is CHRIST the LORD. Luke 2:12
Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the HOLY SPIRIT was upon him. It had been revealed to him by the HOLY SPIRIT that he would not die before he had seen the LORD's CHRIST. Moved by the SPIRIT, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child JESUS, to do for Him what the custom of the Law required, Simeon took Him in his arms and praised GOD, saying:“Sovereign LORD, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen Your Salvation, which You have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the gentiles and for glory to Your people Israel. The child's father and mother marveled at what was said about Him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, His mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.” Luke 2:26-36
JESUS had a human body, but His spirit was GOD, not man. In 1 John 4:2 and 2 John 7-9 it says
This is how you can recognize the Spirit of GOD: Every spirit that acknowledges that JESUS CHRIST has come in the flesh is from GOD. Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge JESUS CHRIST as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world.
In the Strong's greek dictionary for the context for the word “flesh,” in 1 John 4:2-3 and 2 John 7-9. means: "the body as opposed to the spirit or soul; or as the symbol of what is external." JESUS’ humanity was external only; in other words He had a human body, but not a human soul. Since JESUS is and was GOD throughout time and even before time began, He had to have the same nature as GOD the Father and GOD the HOLY SPIRIT or they could not co-exist, because GOD cannot inhabit sin. That is why He could be our sacrifice for sin because He still had the Spirit of GOD, not man.
2Corthinians 5:21 GOD made Him who had no sin to be a sin offering for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of GOD.
Because JESUS was divinely conceived by GOD, He was born without the adamic nature that human babies all have. That is the significance of the virgin birth. JESUS was born into the world, not from. JESUS is not the best human being. In the words of Oswald Chambers (My Utmost for His highest), He is a being who cannot be claimed by the human race at all. He is not man becoming GOD, but GOD incarnate; GOD taking human form; the Highest coming to us by the lowest door
(Isaiah 7:14, Luke 1:35, John 17:17)
It is our adamic nature that leads us to sin— the sin nature that Paul talks about in Romans 8 as being other than and at odds with the righteous nature that CHRIST has imparted to us. Satan makes suggestions that we are vulnerable to because of our sin nature. But JESUS being of divine birth of GOD, had no adamic nature, therefore there is nothing Satan can say or do to JESUS, that ever had any effect.
I have heard it taught that JESUS was “fully GOD and fully man. However that is absolutely impossible.
If JESUS was fully man as well as fully GOD, that would mean that He would also have the adamic nature; which means He would be a sinner like every human born after Adam. He would have sinned and therefore could not be the sinless sacrifice we needed to be our savior. GOD could not exist together with a sinner. Therefore as it says in Philippians 2:6-8 JESUS was made in the likeness of man, in order that He could take on the human frailty, and yet remain sinless.
JESUS never had to be taught to obey His parents or the difference between right and wrong. He had His own Godly righteousness in Him when He was born into this sinful world. In Isaiah it says that when He was a small baby still eating baby food, He knew GOD's truth and rejected wrong.
He will eat curds and honey when He knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right. Isaiah 7:15
And the Child grew and became strong; He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of GOD was upon Him.
When He was twelve years old, they went up to the Feast, according to the custom. After the Feast was over, while His parents were returning home, the boy JESUS stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. After three days *(see below) they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. Everyone who heard Him was amazed at His understanding and His answers. “Why were you searching for Me?” He asked. “Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?”
Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured all these things in her heart. And JESUS grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with GOD and men. Luke 2:41-52
*(Three days always symbolizes death of something. In this case these three days picture the death of the old dominion of darkness and slavery to sin. JESUS (the boy) is now starting the operation of the LORD. Mary and Joseph didn’t understand at this point, that JESUS was now more that just one of their children. He was now at work for what GOD sent Him for and that work starts with death.)
It says in Hebrews 5:8 that JESUS "learned obedience." The Strong's Concordance says the meaning in this context of learned is "to experience." In other words, GOD being the ALMIGHTY has never had obey anyone. He's GOD, people obey Him. But when JESUS became the likeness of man, He experienced obeying GOD the Father. But since He was still GOD he didn't struggle to obey as we do. Obeying was automatic and involuntary.
JESUS was totally submitted to the Father and never rebelled, resisted, held back or hesitated. JESUS replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of GOD.” Luke 9:62
Even in Matthew 4, in the desert, when Satan tests JESUS, JESUS said to him, “Away from Me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the LORD your GOD, and serve Him only. Matthew 4:10
James 1:13-14 When tempted, no one should say, “GOD is tempting me.” For GOD cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is drawn away by his own lusts.
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