Why is the humanity of Jesus Christ very Significant?

Of a truth, the humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ is as important as his deity. Was Jesus truly human when he dwelt among us? Church history has shown that there was a sect that believed in the deity of Christ, but did not believe he was human. The fact that God deigned to take on flesh and tabernacled among sinful men, beats their unsanctified minds and for that reason they concluded that Jesus was only a phantom and not truly human. But was Jesus Christ a phantom? Certainly not. Jesus Christ was God veiled in human flesh (1Timothy 3; 16). It is in the Man Jesus Christ that the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily (Colossians 2; 9). Apostle John in his epistle to the church, addressed the false teaching that was spreading every where that Jesus Christ did not come in the flesh. The apostle made it clear that those who denied the humanity of Christ were antichrist.

 The apostle wrote: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world (1 John 4:1-3). According to the apostle, those who deny that Jesus Christ is God manifested in the flesh are not from God, they are antichrists. To be an antichrist means to be against Christ. Anti means against, so to be an antichrist simply means to be against Christ. Jesus Christ was not a phantom or half human as some think, for such reasoning is in antithesis to what the bible teaches about the nature of Christ. Jesus Christ was and still human and his humanity is of immense importance in biblical Christianity. Let's look at five reasons why the humanity of Christ is very significant.

One important reason is that, only by taking on a human nature that he could fulfill the legal requirements of the law. We have sinned against God by breaking his holy laws. No one could meet all the demands of the law, except the lawgiver himself. The law was too perfect and because of the weakness of our flesh we couldn't fulfill it. To fulfill the law, you need to be perfect and sinless, but because we are sinful we couldn't fulfill it, therefore the law was powerless to justify us. This weakness was not in the law, but the law was only weak through the flesh (Romans 8; 3). The law must be fulfilled and be brought back to it's esteemed glory. For this reason, the lawgiver himself in the person of Christ took on a human nature to fulfill the law. Jesus Christ was sinless, and by his sinless life and substitutionary death he fulfilled all the legal requirements of the law. The law has been fulfilled in its entirety by Jesus Christ on our behalf (Galatians 3; 13-14, 4: 4-6). If Jesus Christ had not assumed a human nature, we would have been separated from God for all eternity, if we were to be judged by the law. 

Another reason why the humanity of Christ is very important is because, only by becoming a human being that he could reconcile us unto God. Christ is the only mediator between God and Men (1 Timothy 2; 5). Jesus Christ reconciled us to God through his substitutionary death on the cross. If Jesus Christ had not taken on flesh, you and I would have been forever alienated from our father because of our sins. For Christ to take on flesh was not for himself, but for our sake, because only as God incarnate that he could perform the office of a Mediator in bringing us back into relationship with God the father.

Another important reason why the humanity of Christ is significant is that, without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins. Under the law, the blood of bulls and goats provided temporal forgiveness for the sins of the people. That is why the high Priest on a yearly basis entered within the veil into the holy of holies with the blood of a lamb, and sprinkled it upon the mercyseat and because of the blood of the lamb the sins of the people were covered: For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. But Jesus Christ (Hebrews 10:1-4). But the once and for all sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ has given us free remission from all our sins. As believers in Christ, our sins are forgiven: I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake (1 John 2:12). Because Christ became human and died, through his vicarious sacrifice we have obtained forgiveness of sins, see (Ephesians 1; 7).

 Another important reason is that, because Jesus Christ was fully human, he could redeem us from the domineering power of sin. Through the sacrifice of himself, he has liberated us from slavery to sin. Under the law, to liberate a slave from slavery a price must be paid for his freedom. In the same way, we were slaves of sin: Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin (John 8; 34). We were servants of sin, and sin exercised it's sovereignty over us. We could not set ourselves free from the dominion of sin, and no amount of self righteousness could liberate us from the power of sin. It was only through the sacrificial death of Christ that we have been set free from the sovereignty of sin. The Man Jesus Christ has made us free from the shackles of sin, so we can live for God's glory, see (Romans 6:17-18). We thank God for sending forth his Son to take on flesh, in order to redeem us from our sins: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus (Romans 3:23-24).

The last reason is that, because he became human, he has become our merciful and sympathetic high Priest. When Jesus Christ was on earth, he experienced all the temptations such as is common to man. He was tempted on every side, he was persecuted and was filled with sorrow and even experienced death. Our Lord Jesus Christ has been perfected through suffering, therefore he is able to sympathize with us when we go through trials and temptations. He is able to succor us by his grace, so that we might not be overwhelmed by those trials and temptations (Hebrews 2; 18). We have an high Priest who is human as we are, who is able to sympathize with us in our weakness and stands ready to help us and also bids us to come to the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need, see (Hebrews 4; 14-16). The humanity of Jesus Christ is significant and every true Christian affirms not only the deity of Christ, but also his humanity as well. God bless you

                      A thought to ponder

 Jesus Christ reconciled us to God through his substitutionary death on the cross

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