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How Can Jesus Be God and Man?

October 5, 2006 by mattperman

Equally amazing to the doctrine of the Trinity is the doctrine of the Incarnation — that Jesus Christ is God and man, yet one person, forever. As J.I. Packer has said, “Here are two mysteries for the price of one — the plurality of persons within the unity of God, and the union of Godhead […]

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Christ as Our Perfect Prophet, Priest, and King

August 13, 1996 by mattperman

In the article “Christ our Exalted Savior,” we saw how Christ’s life is divided into two states. The state of humiliation is the period from the Incarnation to the resurrection. In this state, Christ temporarily laid aside His exalted privileges and status that He had in eternity past before He became man, and lived a […]

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A Biblical Defense of Christ’s Deity

August 11, 1996 by mattperman

There is perhaps no issue in the Bible of greater importance than the identity of the one who died for us to be our Savior — Jesus Christ. Therefore, we will take a look at the clear teaching of the Bible that Jesus is not only fully man, but also fully God. What the New […]

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Critical Evidence for the Deity of Christ

June 12, 1996 by mattperman

New Testament scholar Ben Witherington lists thirteen established features of the historical Jesus which even most critical biblical scholars accept. [1] Unfortunately for the critics who do not believe that Jesus understood Himself to be God, from these thirteen facts alone it can be clearly demonstrated that Jesus did indeed believe that He was God. From there […]

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Historical Evidence and the Claims of Christ

May 27, 1996 by mattperman

Who is Jesus of Nazareth? Christianity asserts that He is God incarnate–fully God and fully man. This belief is founded in the claims of Christ Himself, found in the Bible. But there are many people today who believe that Jesus never claimed to be God because they do not believe that we can trust the […]

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Biblical Passages on the Blessings of Union With Christ

April 20, 1996 by mattperman

Christ is the center of our salvation God’s love is located in Christ: Romans 8:39 God’s grace is in Christ: 2 Timothy 2:1 Salvation is in Christ: 2 Timothy 2:10 Eternal life is in Christ: 1 John 5:11; 2 Timothy 1:1 Everything pertaining to our salvation is found in Christ and thus comes from Him: […]

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