Why God in flesh

Why God had to be revealed in flesh

Many of the readers could at this point of time ask questions as to why God created that tree and its fruit in the garden of Eden? Had he not done that Adam and Eve would not have ate that fruit? Is not God responsible for entrance of sin and death in this world? We need to understand one thing that God is scrupulous in His wisdom, Almighty, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and knows the past, the present and the future. He also knew that if Adam and Eve subject themselves to eating the fruit, death will definitely come to them and their descendants. God also foreknew, He Himself had to take up death on the cross.  But yet
another chief character of God is Love. The Bible tells us " God is Love". Therefore he has to resurrect mankind from the death that came due to sin and ensure that they become partakers with Him in eternal Life. Moreover God had to reinstate Righteousness and Justice through His laws and also to show Love. Therefore He had to come to pay for the penalty of death that he levied upon man as man could not subject himself to the Law mediated by God. If God remains as God, he cannot fulfill it. Therefore he took the form of a man. Even at the instance of taking the form of a man he cannot die, if He does not have sin in Him. At the same time, He cannot sin, being subject to the Law given through Moses by God. Yet He has to die. God is Spirit, He cannot be killed by Mankind. If man can kill Him then God is inferior to man. How did it become possible? God in the name of Jesus took the form of a man and came into this world. Then He took upon Him the sins of the world. By this act He was made sin and the second death (Death for eternity to follow after judgement by God) that was to come upon us came to Him. He was crucified and He gave His life for mankind. He was not killed by soldiers. Let us look at the following Bible verses to confirm it.

God was manifested in the flesh (1Timothy 3:16)

"Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. No one takes it from Me. but I lay it down of myself. I have the power to lay it down, and I have the power to take it again. This command I have received it from My Father. (John 10-17-18)

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.(2 Corinthians 5:21)

For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.(Hebrews 9:26)

Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth (1 Peter 2:22)

And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.(1 John 3:5)

"Which of You convicts Me of Sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? (John 8:46)

Jesus Authority

The following is one of the most powerful passages in the New Testament, revealing the heart of the Son of God

Who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,(Philippians 2:6)

But made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bond servant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.((Philippians 2:7,8)

Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,(Phillippians 2:9)

That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.(Phillippians 2:10,11)

We saw that God when He spoke through his mouth about salvation and his righteousness, he said that his word shall not return back to Him. How true it is, that God fulfilled it and has worked out a way of salvation through His son who is called Jesus (The Saviour) on whom the entire governance of the affairs of the Heaven, the earth and the sea and all things that are in them have been rested with.

Jesus Christ is coming Again

The coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is very near according to the following verses.

For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with His righteousness. And the people with His Truth. (Psalm 96:12)

Be ye also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is near.

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.(Mark 13:26)

But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:(Malachi 3:2)

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.(Mathew 24:30)

Let us turn to have a look at what the scriptures of our land (India) has to say about the God in Flesh in the next post.