There are many different viewpoints from many different religions in the culture today. The Bible teaches and warns of the possibility of subjection to false teaching and the actions taken to protect oneself and others from non-truth. Suppose at work, one of these teaching directly confronted you, would the reaction be biblically based or personal opinion in defense of your viewpoint.
Jesus is completely human and completely God at the same time, this truth is directly taught in the Bible. Christ was born as a human baby in Bethlehem and raised into a mature man as described in the Bible; this fact is rarely debatable due to the historical evidence obtained through research. The question of his divinity is another story and debated since his
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The Bible again allows for clarity, “For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form,” (Colossians 2:9). Christ was 100 percent God as He was 100 percent human, for if He was not 100 percent human how can the Jews and Romans place him on a cross and kill him. Philippians 2:6-8 explains the unity between God and man in that “6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a …show more content…
Referring to Philippians 2:6-8, the sacrifice of Christ on the cross, as payment for our sins, is irrelevant. God requires humanity to provide a perfect and blameless sacrifice for the redemption of sin. Christ paid that sacrifice only because He was the only one able to meet criteria set by God the Father. “For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.” (Romans 5:19). Paul stresses the importance of Christ sacrifice to the Romans; Christ was going to correct the “sin” problem brought upon all humanity through Adam in the garden.
The dangers of overemphasizing or denying either the deity or humanity of Christ have grave consequences. Denying Christ for who He really is has earthly and eternal effects. Earthly ramifications consist of God allowing man to chase after his sinful desires and reap the consequences of sickness, disease, heartache and brokenness without the ability to find hope. Eternal effects are a complete separation from God with no option for second chances. “…you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?” (Romans