Jesus, the Son of God and the Son of Man

I. Jesus was truly God and truly man. A. He was born of a woman (Gal. 4:4; Mt. 1:18; 2:11; 12:47; 13:55; Luke 2:7; Rom. 1:3).

1. As such He became a partaker of flesh and blood (John 1:14; Heb. 2:14-15).

a. He had a human body before His resurrection (Mt. 26:12; 27:58-59).b. He had a human body after His resurrection (Luke 24:39; John 20:27).

2. As such He took on human nature (Acts 2:30; Heb. 2:14; I John 4:2-3).

B. He was begotten of the Heavenly Father according to the flesh.

1. As such He always existed in spirit form (Rev. 22:12-13, 16).

2. As such He was conceived by the Holy Spirit in relation to the incarnation (Mt. 1:20; Luke 1:35).

II. Jesus was the Son of God. A. He was declared to be the Son

of God.1. He referred to Himself as the Son of God (John 5:18; 10:30-33; Luke 22:70; Rev. 1:8).

2. He was declared by the Father to be His Son at His baptism (Mt. 3:13-17; Mk. 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22). 3. He was acknowledged as the Son of God by Satan and his demons (Mt. 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13, 41).

B. He demonstrated the attributes of God (John 1:1-5, 6-18).

1. He is all powerful (Mt. 28:18; John 1:3; Eph. 1:20-23; Heb.1:3; 2:8).2. He is all-knowing (John 2:24-25; 5:25; 16:30; Col. 2:3; Rev. 2:23).3. He is everywhere present since the resurrection by the Spirit (Mt. 18:20; 28:20).

4. He is eternal (John 1:1; 17:5; 8:58; Mic. 5:2).

5. He is unchanging (Heb. 1:10-12; 13:8).

6. He is self-existent (John 1:4; 5:21, 26; Heb. 7:16).

7. He is holy (Acts 3:14; Mark 1:24). 8. He is the fullness of the Godhead (Col 1:19; 2:9).

C. He possesses or demonstrates godlike functions.

1. Creation (John 1:3). 2. Sustaining Creation (Col. 1:15-

17; Heb. 1:3). 3. Forgiving Sins (Mk. 2:5-12;

Luke 7:48). 4. Eternal Judgment (John 5:22;

Mt. 25:31-46; Acts 17:30-31; II Tim. 4:1).

5. Giver of Life (John 10:28; 17:2).

D. He is an equal person in the Godhead (II Cor. 13:14; John 10:30-33; II Th. 2:16-17; Heb. 1:3).

III. Jesus was the Son of Man (I Tim. 2:5; John 8:40).

“For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.” 1 Timothy 2:5A. He is called the Son of Man over 75 times in the New Testament (Luke 9:22, 26, 44, 58; 19:10).

B. As the Son of Man, He was subject to the normal laws of human development (Luke 2:40, 52).

C. As the Son of Man, He was subject to the physical limitations associated with humanity (Heb. 4:15).1. He grew weary (John 4:6, Compare Is. 40:28).

2. He needed sleep (Mt. 8:24, Compare Ps. 121:3-4).

3. He grew in knowledge and wisdom (Luke 2:52; Mk. 13:32, Compare Is. 40:12-14; Job 21:22).

4. He grew hungry (Mt. 4:2; 21:18). 5. He grew thirsty (John 19:28; Ps. 22:15).

6. He wept on occasion (John 11:35; Heb. 5:7).

7. He experienced agony of soul (Luke 22:44).

8. He experienced physical death (John 19:30; I Cor. 15:3).

D. As the Son of Man, He did not look any different than anyone else (Is. 53:2b).

1. He had to be pointed out to his captors (Mt. 26:47-48; Luke 22:47-48).

2. He was mistaken for a gardener (John 20:15).

E. As the Son of Man, He was tempted as a man (Heb. 2:18; 4:15).

F. As the Son of Man He functioned like we must function.

1. He spent time in prayer seeking the mind of the Father (Mark 1:35; Luke 5:16; 6:12-13; Mt. 14:23).2. He depended on the anointing of the Holy Spirit (Luke 4:18-19; Acts 10:38).

3. He needed the strengthening ministry of angels (Mt. 4:11; Luke 22:41-45).

4. He had no knowledge of the future (Mark 13:32).