revking88 Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 If Jesus was pretending to be human He would have been a deceiver and the only deceiver I know of is a snake in the grass. Jesus suffered the same hurt, the same pain as we feel. He was tempted as we are. He dwelled with us, slept with us, ate, all the things that we do that makes us human. He bled for us. I would say that He was by all means human. Jesus came down from heaven, born of a woman. God made man. By birth and by appearance. By becoming human He could truely understand what it is that we go through every day of our lives. He needed to be here to bear our sins. He had to understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajady2000 Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Just what did Jesus empty of himself? He was , is and ever shall be the total son of God. He did for a while , hide his heavenly form in an earthly frame and has become a totally human being. By being a totally righteous human being and son of God as well, he could sacrifiece himself and take away the sin of the world, there by creating a way of salvation and reconciliation for the lost human race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebChats Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Q3. (2:7-8) Was Jesus really a human being or only pretending to be one? Jesus was truly a human being in human form. The word flesh when used in conjunction with Jesus coming in the flesh, is the flesh that embodies our spirit and soul. The flesh that the bible speaks of that is evil or selfish and such, is a way of thinking or habitual and unthinking behavior (the why behind the what). What do these verses teach? That though Jesus was divine in every way, He humbled Himself (became obedient to the Word of God) throughout all His human lifetime. Even when His lifetime was coming to a brutal and painful end. What difference does it really make whether or not Jesus was human? Because, to be on this earth legally and demonstrate power and authority (Gen. 1:26) and have dominion, one must have a birth license. God gave dominion, power and authority over this earth to man. Born of flesh .. born of a woman. Jesus had to take the power and authority from Adam (that Adam gave to Satan when he disobeyed God) legitimately or God would have overrode His own Word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda bass Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Was Jesus really a human being or only pretending to be one? If He was just pretending,that means He was lying or being deceptive. It is impossible for God to lie or do anything that is contrary to his nature. What do these verses teach? They teach that Christ took on the form of a human,taking on the very nature of a servant. Jesus is God manifested in the flesh. What difference does it really make whether or not Jesus was human? Jesus had to be truly human in order to know what it was like to suffer such human traits as hunger,thirst,despair,anger,tempation,pain,etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cct1106 Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Was Jesus really a human being or only pretending to be one? Jesus was born as a baby and grew up to be a man and in being so he humbled himself and was obedient and suffered death on the cross for our sins. What do these verses teach? That Jesus took on a slave's form, he was humble and obedient and died for our sins shows he loves mankind. What differance does it really make whether or not Jesus was human? Being created by God, Jesus is still his Son and is superior and will reign as Ruler in the new system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Jesus was human Jesus emptied Himself and became a slave and took on the form of man. It makes a big difference for if Jesus did not come in the flesh, and dwell among us He never would of been put to death and we would have no saviour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Parrish Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 According to these verses, Jesus was definitely human. This makes a difference because we can be assured that he went through things that we went through-temptations, problems with emotions, etc. If he can be obedient to die on the cross, who am I not to obey God when he asks me to follow him wholeheartedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Stanley Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 JESUS BECAME A HUMAN.HE NOT ONLY BECAME HUMAN (MAN)BUT IN HUMAN FORM HE WAS BOTH GOD AND MAN.HE WAS NOT PRETENDING. THE DIFFRENCE IS,IF HE CAME TO THIS WORLD AS MAN(FROM HEAVEN)BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY,HE WAS CRUCIFIED,ALSO FOR US,SUFFERED ,BURIED,AND ON THAT THIRD DAY ROSE AGAIN.HE DID ALL OF THIS FOR US.JESUS DID WHAT HE HAD TO DO IN HUMAN FORM TO SAVE THE WORLD.I THINK THAT WAS THE DIFFRENCE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 Q 3- Romans 8:3.- GOD sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh. Colossians 1:15,-who is the image of the invisible GOD. Luke 2:21.-Circumcised after 8 days, His name was called JESUS! Luke 2:51.- His mother! John 1:14.-Word - Flesh! John 1:41.- Name Given! What more can we say! But, AMEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glory Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 JESUS WAS A HUMAN BEING WHO WAS BORN OF A VIRGIN, LIVED A PURE AND SINLESS LIFE ON EARTH, HUNGERED, GOT THIRSTY AND BECAME TIRED AS WELL.HE NEVER PRETENDS OR LIES FOR GOD IS TRUE ALWAYS. HIS WORD IS TRUTH. THESE VERSES TEACH THAT HE HUMBLED HIMSELF, TOOK ON THE FORM OF MAN, DIED WILLINGLY ON THE CROSS, OBEDIENT EVEN UNTO DEATH SO THAT WE COULD BE REDEEMED . IF JESUS WASNT HUMAN THEN HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY WITH OUR PAIN AND SUFFERING ON EARTH. SURE HE'S GOD AND HE KNOWS EVERYTHING BUT FOR THE ETERNAL GOD WHO IS NOT BOUND BY TIME NOR LIMITED IN ANY WAY TO LEAVE HEAVEN AND DIE FOR ME SHOWS ME HOW MUCH HE LOVES ME. IT MATTERS TO ME THAT HE WAS HUMAN BECAUSE THOUGH I CANT BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THE MAGNITUDE OF HIS SUFFERING, I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT HE CAN IDENTIFY WITH THE PAIN I GO THROUGH SINCE HE BECAME HUMAN BY CHOICE....GOD BLESS...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustJeff Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Jesus was God made manifest in the flesh. He became as us. He was we. The verses proclaim that Adonai became a man as an open demonstartion of His humble nature to the obedience of the Father, leading to His death on the cross. Had not Jesus been human He would not have experienced the pain of mankind to temptation and physical harm. By suffering as we do He is set forth as our High Priest, as a loving Mediator completely able to stand before the Father with total compassion and understanding as to what each child's infirmities are. Had He not been human His perspective would have ben entirely different, as would ours toward Him. By being our human counterpart and successfully accomplishing His passion, we have confidence that we can walk as He walked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJHANKS Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Q3. (2:7-8) Was Jesus really a human being or only pretending to be one? What do these verses teach? What difference does it really make whether or not Jesus was human? Jesus claimed not onlt to be Son of God, but Son of Man. He didn't sin, but was in the form of a sinner (man). These verses reveal the power of God's love. He humbled Himself and became a servant...FOR US! To me Jesus had to be human as wellas divine. To live a sinless life, He must have had the propensity to sin. Just to come down here with never the possibility to sin wouldn't be a true sacrifice, it would have been a show. He was tempted in all ways, but didn't sin. There would be no hope for us if Christ couldn't haved sin. Jesus is the Captain of our salavation (Heb. 2:10). The word "captain" in greek means trailblazer, one who sets the path for us. "and every spirit that doesn't confess that Jesus Christ has come in the FLESH is not of God. And is the spirit of Anti-Christ..." (1 John 4:3) Jesus was and always be divine, but He was also Son of Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve.c Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 (2:7-8) Was Jesus really a human being or only pretending to be one? What do these verses teach? What difference does it really make whether or not Jesus was human? Jesus was certainly fully human and was not just pretending to be human. In taking human form He shares our humanity. He was tempted. He suffered. He experienced acute pain. By being fully man He can be a much more powerful example to follow. His humanity is, therefore, very important to us. Also He can fully understand our predicament and help us address it because He has experienced it also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlenereeves Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 Q3. (2:7-8) Was Jesus really a human being or only pretending to be one? What do these verses teach? What difference does it really make whether or not Jesus was human? Jesus is indeed human by walking and experiencing the same temptations as we do yet without sin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vice Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Jesus was human ... and more. He was also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissioned Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Q3. (2:7-8) Was Jesus really a human being or only pretending to be one? Jesus came into this world as a human being. What do these verses teach? These verses teach that Jesus in human form was fully God and fully man. What difference does it really make whether or not Jesus was human? As human he can identify with the struggled that we go through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meandean Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Q3. (2:7-8) Was Jesus really a human being or only pretending to be one? What do these verses teach? What difference does it really make whether or not Jesus was human? 1 john 1:1: that which was from the beginning,WHICH WE HAVE HEARD,WHICH WE HAVE SEEN WITH OUR EYES, WHICH WE HAVE LOOKED UPON,AND OUR HANDS HAVE HANDLED,OF THE WORD OF LIFE, yes i believe he was fully man. from his birth, where the wisemen from the east bought the 3 gifts and worshipped him, to when he was found in the temple astonishing some of the rabbi's, to waking with fisherman and eating and drinking with sinners, to bleeding and and giving up his last breath on the cross. HEBREWS 2:16-18: FOR VERILY HE TOOK NOT ON HIM THE NATURE OF ANGELS, BUT TOOK ON HIM THE SEED OF ABRAHAM. WHEREFORE IN ALL THINGS IT BEHOOVED HIM TO BE MADE LIKE UNTO HIS BRETHREN,THAT HE MIGHT BE A MERCIFUL AND FAITHFUL HIGH PRIEST IN THE THINGS PERTAINING TO GOD,TO MAKE RECONCILIATION FOR THE SINS OF THE PEOPLE.FOR IN THAT HE HIMSELF HATH SUFFERED BEING TEMPTED,HE IS ABLE TO SUCCOUR THEM THAT ARE TEMPTED. HEBREWS 4:14-16: SEEING THEN THAT WE HAVE A GREAT HIGH PRIEST,THAT IS PAST INTO THE HEAVENS, JESUS THE SON OF GOD,LET US HOLD FAST TO OUR PROFESSION. FOR WE HAVE NOT AN HIGH PRIEST WHICH CANNOT BE TOUCHED WITH THE FEELING OF OUR INFIRMITIES. BUT WAS IN ALL POINTS TEMPTED LIKE AS WE ARE,YET WITHOUT SIN. LET US THEREFORE COME BOLDLY UNTO THE THRONE OF GRACE, THAT WE MAY OBTAIN MERCY, AND FIND GRACE TO HELP IN TIME OF NEED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Q3. (2:7-8) Was Jesus really a human being or only pretending to be one? What do these verses teach? What difference does it really make whether or not Jesus was human? Jesus was really a human being. He was made in human likeness and had the appearance of a man. Mary gave birth to His physical human body. If he was not a human being why enter the world as a new born baby and go through the maturing process of a human being. Jesus displayed human emotion and compassion. Jesus displayed physical human needs, i.e. He needed food, friendship, championship, love and connection with others. If He wasn't a human being then His suffering and cruifixation on the cross don't mean much. If He wasn't a human being then He would not be the perfect High Priest talked about in Hebrews. He would not have the ability to be sympathize with humanity in suffering and temptation as Hebrews teaches us because that is the human condition. The scripture would be in error or completely false, because the Apostles taught that He came as a human being in the flesh. It makes a big difference whether Jesus was human or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Q3. (2:7-8) Was Jesus really a human being or only pretending to be one? What do these verses teach? What difference does it really make whether or not Jesus was human? Jesus was a human being as the scripture states. These verses teach us that Jesus was made in human likeness and was found in appearance as a man. If Jesus Christ was not a human being, then He cannot be the perfect High Priest the writer of Hebrews says He is. He cannot be a High Priest who relates to us because He walked as a human being and suffered the same temptations as we do. Who overcame those temptations and can help us to overcome those same temptations. He would not have been able to call Himself the "son of man." He could not have felt and suffered as a human beings do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 I don't know what else he could have been, having been born of a woman. Was he a cow or a tree? Nope...only humans are born of humans. That's just the way it is. The only difference he had was that he didn't have a man for a father. He wasn't affected by the seed of Adam, and could therefore be our new Adam (man) who could live the way all men (and women) were meant to live. These verses teach that just as he was in very 'nature' God, he took on the 'nature' of man. So he was made, just like we are made, and took on our nature, and not some type of mixed nature. No...it was a human nature. And this means that he experienced all of life just as we would have experienced it, except without the sin nature that we are also born with. By Jesus being human, we can identify with him in every way. We can share in his sorrow, his suffering, and his identity as a 'man of God'. He is not afraid to call us brothers, or friends, or servants, or students, or disciples. These are all human relationships that could not have been relevant if he were not human, himself. But because he was also God, he could provide for us to also share in his glory - in his victory over sin and death, and most importantly, in his resurrection to eternal life, and life forever with the Father. Amen and Hallelujah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helentank Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Q3. (2:7-8) Was Jesus really a human being or only pretending to be one? What do these verses teach? What difference does it really make whether or not Jesus was human? Jesus became flesh and dwelt among us. Jesus doesn't lie so he would never pretend. God had a plan for Jesus for him to live among us but be apart from us. He was perfect in every way. It does matter because the Bible says he came as a servant and the Bible doesn't lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmaus Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Jesus was a real human who came to earth to be a servant. It's important that Jesus lived as a man and was tempted but did not sin. The perfect example to try to live by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCollum Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Q3. (2:7-8) Was Jesus really a human being or only pretending to be one? What do these verses teach? What difference does it really make whether or not Jesus was human? According to our text, He was human in two ways (1). By birth to the virgin Mary His earth mother. (2). In appearance. I agree with the council of Nicea that Christ was both fully God and fully human, not half divine and half human. I would say yes . Because Christ as He walked upon this earth show us the right way and the order that we are to handle things God way, "Not my will but thine will be done". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanMary Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Q3. (2:7-8) Was Jesus really a human being or only pretending to be one? Scripture teaches that He was fully human and fully God. He was born of a woman, conceived by the Holy Spirit, with the capacity to sin, yet without the fallen nature. What do these verses teach? They teach that He lived life as God intended Adam and Eve to live, before they fell. Jesus redeemed fallen humanity, by relying on the Holy Spirit to live a perfect, sinless life in the choices and decisions He made and in His thought life as a man. He demonstrated how we can live as we rely on His Holy Spirit instead of on our fallen nature to overcome temptation, while embracing our humanity. He ate, drank, was tired, slept, had human emotions, including righteous anger, love, frustration at people's slowness to recognize truth....He possessed all the fruit of the Holy Spirit. When He was crucified, He felt the full impact of pain, just as those with Him were experiencing, including separation from His Father for the first time, so that we would never have to experience that separation. What difference does it really make whether or not Jesus was human? To be less than human would make the Bible a liar...and it is the Holy Word of God. It would make the whole Redemption process a hoax. Scripture teaches that He was fully tempted in every way that we are...if He was not human, He would not have been tempted...God cannot be tempted. But He was also fully God, and resisted temptation in the power of the Holy Spirit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanks Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Q3. (2:7-8) Was Jesus really a human being or only pretending to be one? What do these verses teach? What difference does it really make whether or not Jesus was human? Yes Jesus was really a human being; fully man. Jesus was equal with God, with all the glory of heaven, but He chose to be a man, knowing that He would be killed when He came to earth. Our Lord Jesus came Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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