Faith In Jesus' Incarnation
Minister: |
Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: |
12/8/2013 AM
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Text:
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Luke 1:35;
Lord's Day 14
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Psalters: |
225, 325, 424, 306 |
- The event.
- The Mediator must be like to His brethren in all things (Lord’s Days 5 & 6), i.e., very man as well as very God.
- In the incarnation: the second Person of the Trinity (always divine) took upon Himself our human nature (Rom. 9:5; I Jn 4:2).
- He is God and man in one Person.
- His conception and birth was a willing deed on His part (Phil. 2:7).
- The incarnation requires the virgin birth.
- Only the Holy Spirit could form the Holy Thing which was to be born of Mary (Luke 1:35).
- Scripture is clear that the Spirit, not Joseph, was the Conceiver (Luke 1:35; Matt. 1:18).
- This truth has been repeatedly denied.
- Three benefits of Jesus’ holy conception and virgin birth.
- First, the result of the incarnation via the virgin is that Jesus has a perfect human nature (without original sin).
- Second, Jesus took away our sin at its very root.
- We are sinful at our very beginning (conception, Ps. 51:5).
- The Savior, to root out our sin, goes to the very beginning to correct our conception and birth.
- Third, He is justly able to be identified with us.
- The great comfort.
- Now Jesus is able to sympathize with our weaknesses (Hebrew 4:15).
- More, He is thus able to be our Mediator.
- His real humanity enabled Him to take on Himself all our sinfulness and sin.
- His deity assures me that His birth and death are of infinite value.
- And He is able, as the Son of Man, to be a fitting Judge (John 5:22,27).
- It is not a stranger who passes unknown judgment, but one Who knows all human relationships.
- How much more severe is His judgment which condemns, especially those who condemned Him.