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The Humanity of Jesus Christ
- We need to remember the humanity of Jesus Christ.
- As Christians, we often emphasize the deity of Jesus Christ, which is an absolutely essential Christian belief (Joh 1:1-3,14).
- But we must not forget that Jesus is not only fully God, but He is also fully man (1Ti 2:5).
- Jesus frequently referred to Himself as “the Son of man” (ex: Mat 8:20).
- In this study, we will “behold the man”, Jesus Christ (Joh 19:5).
- Jesus was touched with the feelings of our infirmities (Heb 2:17-18; Heb 4:15).
III. Jesus experienced all of the emotions that we experience, such as:
- Hunger (Mat 4:2)
- Thirst (Joh 4:7; Joh 19:28)
- Joy (Heb 12:2)
- Love (Joh 13:1; Joh 11:5)
- Anger (Mar 3:5; Joh 2:15)
- Fatigue/weariness (Joh 4:6; Mar 4:38)
- Social weariness (Mat 14:23; Mar 6:31)
- Sighing (Mar 7:34; Mar 8:12).
- Frustration (Luk 9:41)
- Anxiety (Luk 12:50)
- Pain (Heb 13:12)
- Violence (Mar 10:34)
- Agony (Luk 22:44)
- Near insanity (Mar 14:33)
- Amazed – 1. Driven stupid; stunned or stupefied, as by a blow; out of one’s wits.
- Jesus was going crazy under the pressure of what He was going to face.
- Depression (Mat 26:37)
- Heavy – VII. Weighed down mentally or physically. 27. a. ‘Weighed down’ with sorrow or grief; sorrowful, sad, grieved, despondent.
- Despondent – 1. Characterized by loss of heart or resolution; labouring under mental depression; desponding.
- Grief (Mar 3:5; Isa 53:3)
- Trouble (Joh 12:27)
- Fear (Heb 5:7)
- Astonishment (Mar 6:6)
- Marvel – 1. intr. To be filled with wonder or astonishment; to be struck with surprise.
- Astonishment – 1. Loss of physical sensation, insensibility; paralysis, numbness, deadness.
- Being let down by friends (Mat 26:40)
- Betrayal (Luk 22:48)
- Family rejection (Joh 7:5; Mar 6:4)
- Societal rejection (Isa 53:3; Joh 1:11)
- Being hated (Joh 15:24-25)
- Oppression (Isa 53:7)
- Fame (Mat 9:26; Mat 14:1)
- Loneliness (Isa 53:3)
- Jesus was rejected by many which would make one lonely.
- In addition to that, Jesus was the leader of His disciples and would never have been able to completely just feel like one of the guys.
- No one could have possibly understood what it was like to Him, the sinless Son of God who would be the sin bearer for an untold number of people.
- “The king that is not a lonely man is a fool.” (Unknown)
- There has probably never been a more lonely man that has ever lived.
- Sadness/tears (Joh 11:35; Luk 19:41; Heb 5:7)
- Sorrow (Isa 53:3; Mat 26:37)
- Being forsaken
- By His disciples (Mar 14:50; Mat 26:69-75)
- By His God (Mat 27:46)
- Persecution (Joh 5:16; Joh 15:20)
- Injustice (Joh 19:4,14-16)
- False accusation (Mar 14:56-59)
- Mockery (Luk 18:32; Mat 27:29)
- Shame (Isa 50:6; Heb 12:2)
- Provocation (Luk 11:53)
- Poverty (Mat 8:20; 2Co 8:9)
- Being subject unto His parents (Luk 2:51)
- Having children (spiritually) (Heb 2:13)
- Marital love (spiritually) (Eph 5:25; Rev 21:9)
- Being concerned about aging parents (Joh 19:26-27)
- Death (Joh 19:30; Rev 1:18)
- Though Jesus was tempted with everything we are, He never gave into the temptation and sinned (Heb 4:15).
- Therefore, we can go to Him in prayer to obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need (Heb 4:16).
- Because He was tempted, He is able to help us when we are tempted (Heb 2:18).