One of the first characteristics to look at of Jesus" life is his birth. Just like all humanity, Jesus is born unto man. Although he is sent by God, he is delivered into this world from the womb of a woman. This is an identifying human characteristic. At the same time his birth is divine. He is born unto man, but through the hand of God and the Holy Spirit. His conception is immaculate and disstained from earthly sin. So his birth is human yet divine. .
Another event to look at of Jesus" life that portrayed his human yet divine attributes was though he was human in presence; he was still distinctively divine in being the son and word of God. "He spoke in ordinary language and conveyed the sense of Gods presence and caring by his own human presence and caring for others and by his own human way of living his life, establishing values and priorities, praying and relating to others." This gives followers the ability to identify their human relationship to God through Jesus" divinity. Once again, Jesus" life being exemplary for people and in the same instance the duty of his divine message.
Another example in Jesus" life that exemplifies his humanity and divinity is during his retreat in the dessert. Like a human being he is tempted by the devil. The devil recognizes Jesus" divinity and tries to persuade him to use power for himself. Being human, one is always under temptation and in a human way one identifies with the scenario, but Jesus being human and divine resists the temptations and serves his fathers, Gods will. Jesus exemplifies he is the model human being and at the same time Jesus shows that he shares the attributes and the work or plan of his father. .
Jesus also portrays his humanness and divinity in the Garden where he goes to pray before he is arrested. One can see the human aspect of Jesus when in the garden he weeps and questions God because he doesn't wish to have this task put upon him.
Therefore, Jesus shares fully in the divine nature as a member of the Trinity (John 1:1). ... Jesus Christ was both fully God and fully human. Jesus was fully human in that he seemed to share in our very same human weaknesses and limitations. ... Jesus Christ was fully God. ... Christ's divine nature is exactly the same as the divine nature of the Father (John 1:1). ...
Without the resurrection of Christ, there is no basis for which Christianity to stand. ... To believe in the resurrection, one must first believe that God is who he claims to be, the divine Son of God. According to Rahner, "Man's ultimate future, his union with the Trinity at the Parousia, is a human future. ... The resurrection was the event that led the people to fully recognize the Kingdom of God. ... Through the resurrection, Jesus was proven to be Christ, both man and divine. ...
The Life and Word of Jesus Christ "As Jesus lay in the tomb after being crucified, two celestial beings descended from the heavens. ... Like many other Jewish Christians, the Ebonite's viewed Jesus as being fully human, a righteous prophet but not a divinity. The contents of this paper will discuss the effect that a man named Jesus Christ had on early western culture as well as modern day society. "Like many other Jewish Christians, the Ebonite's viewed Jesus as being fully human, a righteous prophet but a divinity not. ... The Ebonite's accepted Jesus as a man but not...
This council also argued weather or not Christ was fully human. The heretic, Apollinaris of Laodicaea, argued Athanasius" point so far to say that Christ was not fully human, and didn't have a soul. ... The outcome of the council proclaimed that Christ was indeed fully human, and sided with the Cappadocian Fathers. ... Cyril said that Christ had one human divine nature and was unique and special. ... The two in one Jesus: two natures with different identities, both fully human and fully divine in one person. ...
God's divine initiative in transforming human sin into a compassionate action was an excellent expression of love for mankind. ... Paul's message is that in God and through Christ humans will be saved. ... It was decided that Jesus was both fully human and fully divine - purely an act of God. As Irenaeus said, "Glory or God is a human person made fully alive." ... God transformed human rejection into an exaltation of Jesus using divine response and ingenuity. ...
What role did he play in God's divine plan? ... As a Christian, a follower sees Jesus as divine. ... Christology and biblical studies are two aspects of a single inquiry into divine revelation. ... The early church's understanding of Jesus was that He was fully God in spirit and completely human in form. ... Early believers did not have to fully comprehend this revelation. ...
It literally means "Christ ones" (Acts 11:26, 26:28, 1 Peter 4:16). ... The LDS church teaches that Jesus Christ is not God incarnate. ... He is the Son of God and God, both fully divine and fully human, and is part of the Trinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. ... Some, particularly Evangelical and Pentecostal, believe God has a perfect human body. ... The divine role of woman is mother and wife, helper to the husband. ...
The first topic I will discuss is how Mormons think humans come into existence, and then how Roman Catholics believe humans come into existence. ... We can become like him in certain ways, but not fully like him. ... He is one person with both human and divine natures (Glaubens 15 1-4). ... Also they agree on the belief that Jesus Christ has both human and divine natures. ... Then there is an in between level, which some denominations do not fully believe, which is purgatory (Glaubens, 14 2-4). ...
My thesis is that true spirituality is full, constant commitment to God through communication and relation with His perfection in order that we might deny self and depend fully on Christ, only by His infinite grace. ... He requires His people to submit themselves to His will and divine leading. ... True spirituality mirrors what a fully mature follower of Jesus might look like (xxii). ... Every single quality and characteristic humans possess is a part of God's purpose for them. ... Humans are spiritual beings and God requires a spiritual journey. ...
