One who Knows
The Writer of Hebrews states,
“Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:14-16
Here are the key words,
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.”
In Jesus God reached down to mankind. He came in bodily form and lived as any man would live.
Jesus knows what it is to live as a man. Jesus experienced the love of an earthly mother and father. He knows the mundane things, the warmth of the sun and the feeling of rain on his face. He knows what it’s like to go to a wedding and other functions.
Jesus knows what it’s like to have true friends and enemies.
He understands what it’s like to be convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. He knows what it like to be beaten unmercifully to die in agony.
Thus when we stand before him we cannot say “you don’t understand what it is to be a man. For you have only ever been all powerful.”
We cannot say that because when Jesus was on this earth he functioned as a man and experienced everything as a man would do.
I believe he did this so that he could fairly judge us.
The writer of Hebrews also points out that Jesus although tempted, did not yield to temptation. He was without sin.
The purpose in Christ’s coming to this world was to take away our sin. John the Baptist said of Jesus,
“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29.
The apostle Paul tells us,
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:6-8.
C. S. Lewis points out,
“He died not for men, but for each man. If each man had been the only man made, He would have done no less.” C.S. Lewis.
God in sending Jesus to this world went as far as He could in human terms to show man how much He loved him.
As a Christian I believe all one needs to do to get to heaven is to accept the saving grace offered by God through Jesus. We cannot work our way to heaven.
The apostle Paul writes,
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8,9
Thus the choice is yours. Are you willing to accept the saving grace God offers freely through Jesus?
The Writer of Hebrews states,
“Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:14-16
Here are the key words,
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.”
In Jesus God reached down to mankind. He came in bodily form and lived as any man would live.
Jesus knows what it is to live as a man. Jesus experienced the love of an earthly mother and father. He knows the mundane things, the warmth of the sun and the feeling of rain on his face. He knows what it’s like to go to a wedding and other functions.
Jesus knows what it’s like to have true friends and enemies.
He understands what it’s like to be convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. He knows what it like to be beaten unmercifully to die in agony.
Thus when we stand before him we cannot say “you don’t understand what it is to be a man. For you have only ever been all powerful.”
We cannot say that because when Jesus was on this earth he functioned as a man and experienced everything as a man would do.
I believe he did this so that he could fairly judge us.
The writer of Hebrews also points out that Jesus although tempted, did not yield to temptation. He was without sin.
The purpose in Christ’s coming to this world was to take away our sin. John the Baptist said of Jesus,
“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29.
The apostle Paul tells us,
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:6-8.
C. S. Lewis points out,
“He died not for men, but for each man. If each man had been the only man made, He would have done no less.” C.S. Lewis.
God in sending Jesus to this world went as far as He could in human terms to show man how much He loved him.
As a Christian I believe all one needs to do to get to heaven is to accept the saving grace offered by God through Jesus. We cannot work our way to heaven.
The apostle Paul writes,
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8,9
Thus the choice is yours. Are you willing to accept the saving grace God offers freely through Jesus?
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