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"Concerning Redemption, The Person of the Redeemer"

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Concerning Redemption, The Person of the Redeemer

  • IV. Concerning Redemption.
  • B. The Person of the Redeemer.
  • 1. He is truly God. (See texts on The Trinity)
  • 2. He is truly Man. His human nature the same as that of other men, because He is of the stock of Abraham.
  • a. General references.
  • Mt 12:8,13-37; 16:13; 25:31; Joh 3:14; 8:28; 13:31; Ga 4:4; 1Ti 2:5; Heb 2:14
  • b. References to His human body.
  • Mt 2:1; Mr 4:38; Lu 2:52; Joh 4:6-8; 19:32-34
  • c. References to the intellectual and spiritual faculties which He had in common with men.
  • Mt 4:1-11; 26:38; Mr 10:14; 11:13; Lu 2:52; 4:16-22; Joh 2:24; 11:3-5,33
  • 3. He is truly God and Man These two natures, the divine and the human, combined in Christ as the God-man.
  • a. In many passages both natures are referred to.
  • Joh 1:14; Ro 1:3,4; 8:3; 9:5; Ga 4:4; Php 2:11; 1Jo 4:3
  • b. Passages which speak of the human attributes and actions of Christ while the divine title is used.
  • Mt 1:23; Lu 1:31,32; Ac 20:28; Ro 8:32; 1Co 2:8; Col 1:13-17
  • c. Passages which speak of the divine attributes and actions of Christ while He is designated by the human title.
  • Joh 3:13; 6:62; Ro 9:5; Re 5:12,13