The Reality of His Humanity -- Jesus--Our Saviour and Friend!

Sabbath School Class—Life as Discovery and Hope
April 19, 2008
Larry R Evans

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Quiz for Reflection

1. The nature of Christ had to be at least 51% divine for Him to be our Saviour. [Jn 1:1-3, 14] True or False?

2. The Ebionites (taken from Ebony) taught that Jesus was not a Jew but a Black African. True or False?

3. The Bible teaches that matter (including flesh) is inferior to spirit. [1 Jn 4:1-3] True or False?

4. Jesus faced the same temptations we do in order to meet our needs and become the source of our salvation. [Heb.4:14-16; 5:8,9; Phil 4:13] True or False?

5. There is one “man” who serves as the mediator between God and men. [1 Tim 2:5] True or False?

6. Christ will forever retain His human nature. [Lk 24:36-43; Acts 1:10,11] True or False?

Reflective Review

Do we realize just how little hope we had before Christ lived and died as a human? Do we even begin to grasp what risks were involved when God became man? Do we understand the sharp contrasts between Christianity and other world religions when it comes to learning who Jesus was and what He became in order to save us?

In the process of accepting the salvation offered to us by Christ, it is easy to simply see that “one man died for all” and thus salvation was made possible. But there is more, much more involved than a good man dying for those less deserving! (Rom 5:5-8) He tasted the second death that we might not (Heb 2:9), His mercy and faithfulness made atonement for our sins possible (Heb 2:16,17), as the source of our salvation (Heb 5:8,9) He is also able to daily help us meet our own temptations and needs (Heb 2:18, 14-16) but these interim victories are undergirded with the reality that God’s plan will put an end to the one who holds the power of death! The terrible separation between us and all of Heaven will be no more. We can rejoice, and we should, because “in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation” (Rom 5:11) we have a hope that cannot not be quenched by the “temporary” trials, heartaches and separations experienced on this earth. Even now, even now in the midst of our sufferings “hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.” (Rom 5:5) We are indeed a people of confident hope! We can face today and tomorrow because of who Jesus was, is and will always be. Jesus is not only our Saviour, He is also our Friend.

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