Subject: Jesus know all things why marvelled? |
Bible Note: Hi Lionstrong, We could talk together about the two natures. I don't have at hand a listing of Scriptures about Jesus having a nature as a man; perhaps you can do that for me. The nature, however, that is shown in the verses that come to my mind, is the nature of a second Adam. The first Adam, before the fall, (both male and female) were called "Man". I see Jesus then as coming as a Man. He had a physical body just as you have said, but He did not come just as truly man, truly God. His nature was that of a Man, the second Adam. Luke 2:48b, "Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold Your father and I have been anxiously looking for You." And He said to them, "Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father's house?" And they did not know the statement which He had spoken to them." As you must know by now I like the versions that capitalize the pronouns of Jesus. His mother was looking for Him. It was His father that was looking also. It was His Father's house that He was in. So, also, the body that Jesus dwelt in was not only an earthly body, an earthly tabernacle or tent if you will, but it was a body of a Man. But you see, the parents were not looking for the "things of My Father" as Jesus expressed it. They were looking for their child. The "Son" of Luke 2:48 is literally "Child". If this were not the beginning of the quote, I would still capitalize Child. I believe that the Child grew in wisdom and age as a Boy would. I believe that the angels at His birth saw the Baby lying in a manger. When the teachers in the synagogue in the Luke passage heard this Man they were amazed. And when they saw Him, they were astonished. I would think that John the baptist had that same feeling of astonishment when he saw the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him. John 1:33, "And I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the one [He, NKJ] who baptizes in the *Holy *Spirit.' And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God." I agree with the NKJ about this One. 1 Timothy 3:16 says that great is the mystery of godliness. Or, great is the hidden truth of godliness. The "He who was revealed in the flesh" reads in the NKJ, "God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit/,..." This One who was revealed in the flesh is the Truth and the Life/. John 14:6 People need to know this new and living Way. From the heart, Ray |