He Showed Us How to Overcome
It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Matthew 4:7. In the wilderness of temptation Christ met the great leading temptations that would assail man. There He encountered, single handed, the wily, subtle foe, and overcame him. The first great temptation was upon appetite; the second, presumption; the third, love of the […]
Jesus, Our Example
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. In the submission of Christ to the ordinance of baptism, He shows the sinner one of the important steps in true conversion. Christ had no sins to wash […]
Jesus Assured of His Sonship
Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while he prayed, the heaven was opened. Luke 3:21, NKJV. When Jesus came to be baptized, John recognized in Him a purity of character that he had never before perceived in any man. The very atmosphere of His presence […]
The Spirit in Christ From Youth
And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. Luke 2:42. At the age of 12 the Holy Spirit was abiding upon Jesus, and He felt something of the burden of the mission for which He had come to our world. His soul was stirred into action. […]
Two Natures Blended in One
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren. Hebrews 2:16, 17. Was the human nature of the Son of Mary changed into the divine nature of the Son of God? […]
The Birth of Christ an Unfathomable Mystery
The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14, NIV. We cannot understand how Christ became a little, helpless babe. He could have come to earth in such beauty that He would have been unlike the sons of men. His face could have been bright […]
