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formed can never be doubted by those who believe the Word of God.
The apostle Paul speaks of our Mediator, the only-begotten Son of
God, who in a state of glory was in the form of God, the Commander
of all the heavenly hosts, and who, when He clothed His divinity with
humanity, took upon Him the form of a servant. Isaiah declares: “Unto
us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be
upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,
The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the
increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the
throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it
with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever” (
Isaiah
9:6, 7
).
In consenting to become man, Christ manifested a humility that is
the marvel of the heavenly intelligences. The act of consenting to be a
man would be no humiliation were it not for the fact of Christ’s exalted
pre-existence. We must open our understanding to realize that Christ
laid aside His royal robe, His kingly crown, His high command, and
clothed His divinity with humanity, that He might meet man where he
was, and bring to the human family moral power to become the sons
and daughters of God. To redeem man, Christ became obedient unto
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death, even the death of the cross.
The humanity of the Son of God is everything to us. It is the golden
chain that binds our souls to Christ, and through Christ to God. This is
to be our study. Christ was a real man; He gave proof of His humility
in becoming a man. Yet He was God in the flesh. When we approach
this subject, we would do well to heed the words spoken by Christ to
Moses at the burning bush, “Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the
place whereon thou standest is holy ground” (
Exodus 3:5
). We should
come to this study with the humility of a learner, with a contrite heart.
And the study of the incarnation of Christ is a fruitful field, which will
repay the searcher who digs deep for hidden truth.
The Scriptures Our Guide
The Bible is our guide in the safe paths that lead to eternal life.
God has inspired men to write that which will present the truth to us,
which will attract, and which, if practiced, will enable the receiver to
obtain moral power to rank among the most highly educated minds.