Advent is upon us and we heard another good sermon today on the incarnation of Christ. John 1:14 has to be one of the best verses in the Bible, and certainly one of my favorites. Every time I hear someone teach or preach on this verse I get excited, it's just that good, it says so much and it means so much. God became a Man, the specific Man who is the Messiah and Savior for those who trust in Him.
At the beginning of this chapter, we see that the Word was with God in the beginning and the Word was God. The OT Israelites never saw God directly but they heard God, they heard His Word and understood that He spoke to them in many ways. John was using language the Jewish people could understand. Now he even described the Word of God as coming to them in the flesh, as a real human being, yet without sin. The Word of God was Jesus.
The incarnation of God was not only to become one of us but to provide redemption to those who believe that Jesus is Christ. We see that this Man is also glorious, He is no ordinary man, He is the only begotten, or the only Son that proceeds forth from God. He is glorious because He is without sin, and He is full of grace and truth.
In Christ, we see the grace of God that provides salvation for our sins. We also see the truth of God who fulfills all the righteous requirements of the Law of God. And that means He is still the grace and truth of God today. We need both the grace and truth of God. For it is by grace that we receive truth and it is by truth that we can understand what grace really is all about.
Jesus is the Christ, the incarnation of God, full of grace and truth.
FAITH TODAY: John 1:14, "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth."
At the beginning of this chapter, we see that the Word was with God in the beginning and the Word was God. The OT Israelites never saw God directly but they heard God, they heard His Word and understood that He spoke to them in many ways. John was using language the Jewish people could understand. Now he even described the Word of God as coming to them in the flesh, as a real human being, yet without sin. The Word of God was Jesus.
The incarnation of God was not only to become one of us but to provide redemption to those who believe that Jesus is Christ. We see that this Man is also glorious, He is no ordinary man, He is the only begotten, or the only Son that proceeds forth from God. He is glorious because He is without sin, and He is full of grace and truth.
In Christ, we see the grace of God that provides salvation for our sins. We also see the truth of God who fulfills all the righteous requirements of the Law of God. And that means He is still the grace and truth of God today. We need both the grace and truth of God. For it is by grace that we receive truth and it is by truth that we can understand what grace really is all about.
Jesus is the Christ, the incarnation of God, full of grace and truth.
FAITH TODAY: John 1:14, "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth."
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