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Belief #4: God the Son [Who is He?] – Pastor Ted Wilson
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In this episode, Pastor Ted Wilson shares about the fourth fundamental belief—God the Son.
John begins his Gospel with these words: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him, nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it” (John 1:1-5).
With this, we learn that Jesus is eternal. He is God and was with God the Father from the beginning. He is also the Creator, the Light, and God’s Word incarnate. He is Life itself. As the book The Desire of Ages says, “In Christ is life, original, unborrowed, underived” (p. 530).
Jesus Christ is fully God and man. Although it is a mystery we cannot understand, He is the Son of God and the Son of Man.
The fourth fundamental belief of the Seventh-day Adventists explains: “God the eternal Son became incarnate in Jesus Christ. Through Him, all things were created, the character of God is revealed, the salvation of humanity is accomplished, and the world is judged.”
It continues, “Forever truly God, He became also truly human, Jesus the Christ. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived and experienced temptation as a human being, but perfectly exemplified the righteousness and love of God.”
It goes on saying, “By His miracles, He manifested God’s power and was attested as God’s promised Messiah. He suffered and died voluntarily on the cross for our sins and in our place, was raised from the dead, and ascended to heaven to minister in the heavenly sanctuary on our behalf.”
Finally, “He will come again in glory for the final deliverance of His people and the restoration of all things.”
Now, these are three major points regarding God the Son:
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He is from eternity. Jesus is the One “Whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting” (Micah 5:2). “Before Abraham was, I am” (John 8:57). “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last” (Revelation 22:12, 13).
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Jesus’ mission of salvation was established before the world was created. The Apostle Peter says in 1 Peter 1:19 that we were redeemed “with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” He continues in verse 20, stating that Jesus was indeed “foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you.” John the Revelator echoes this point in Revelation 13:8, referring to Jesus as “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”
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The birth and mission of Jesus were foretold in prophecy. When Adam and Eve sinned, God revealed to them the first prophecy of the coming Redeemer, as He told the serpent, “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.”
God promised that the Redeemer would come through the line of Abraham as recorded in Genesis 22:18—”In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed.” Isaiah prophesied that He would come as a child and would be both human and divine, as in Isaiah 9:6—”For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
This Child would be born in Bethlehem, as Micah 5:2 prophesied. His birth would be miraculous and of divine origin, as Isaiah 7:14 states—”Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.” The New Testament confirms this prophecy in Matthew 1:20, 21—”do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
When Jesus was at the synagogue of Nazareth, He read the passage in Isaiah found in chapter 61, verses 1 and 2: “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord…” As He closed the scroll, He proclaimed, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing” (Luke 4:21).
There is so much to learn about Jesus Christ. We have just scratched the surface. But, next time, we will look more closely at the prophecies surrounding His death and resurrection.
To learn more, Pastor Wilson encourages you to study for yourself by reading resources at adventist.org/beliefs. He also invites you to read The Desire of Ages at egwwritings.org or on the EGW Writings 2 app.
May God bless you as you learn about God the Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior.
Source: https://fulfilleddesire.net/belief-4-god-the-son-who-is-he-pastor-ted-wilson/
Genesis 21 | Believe His Prophets | Daily Bible Reading Guide 🕊
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"The promised son is born “at the set time of which God had spoken to him” (v. 2). Compare Galatians 4:4. God never fails in His promises, and He is always right on time. Abraham also keeps his part of the covenant, circumcising Isaac on the eighth day, “as God had commanded him” (Gen 21: 4). Ishmael, now fourteen years old (cf. 16:16; 17:24-26), mocked at the birth of Isaac, no doubt feeling very superior, yet jealous at the joy this younger brother had brought into the home (21:6-8) and at the promises to be fulfilled through Isaac (v. 12; cf. 17:19). Despite the promises made to Ishmael and his descendants (17:20; 21:13), the covenant of the salvation of the human race through the promised Seed of the woman (Gen 3:15; 12:3; Gal 4:4-5) was to be through Isaac (Gen 21:12). Compare this situation with the allegory Paul describes in Galatians 4:21-31. What lessons are here for us? Despite Abraham’s earlier poor representation of right principles in the presence of Abimelech, king of Gerar in the land of the Philistines (Gen 20), Abimelech observes that God is with Abraham in all that he does. Can observers say of us, despite our flaws, that God is with us in all that we do?" ❤️ Jump to Daily Bible Reading https://www.revivalandreformation.org/bhp/en/bible/gen/21 Our accounts in other social networks:
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“Written for Us but Not to Us”: Genesis 1 in its Historical Context
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Thursday: A Sinless Priest
Read Hebrews 7:26. What are the five characteristics of Jesus in this passage?
Jesus was “holy.” This means that Jesus was without fault in relationship to God (Hebrews 2:18; Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 5:7-8, ). The Old Greek translation of the Old Testament used the same Greek term to designate those who maintain their covenant relationship with God and with others.
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Jesus was “undefiled.” He remained pure and untouched by evil, despite being tempted in “all points” (Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 2:18). Jesus’ perfect sinlessness is important for His priesthood. The old covenant stipulated that sacrificial victims had to be “without blemish” to be acceptable to God (Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 1:10, etc.). Jesus’ perfect obedience during His earthly life made it possible for Him to offer Himself as an acceptable sacrifice to God (Hebrews 9:14).
Jesus was “separated from sinners” when He ascended to heaven. The Greek verb tense suggests that this is a present state for Jesus, which began at a specific point in time. Jesus endured hostility from sinners during His earthly life, but He was victorious and was then seated at the right hand of God (Hebrews 12:2-3, ). Jesus is also “separate from sinners” in that He was perfectly sinless (Hebrews 4:15).
Jesus was “exalted … above the heavens” (ESV). It means that Jesus has been exalted above everything there is and, therefore, He is one with God. In the Psalms, God is the one who is “exalted above the heavens” (Psalm 57:5, ; Psalm 108:5).
Jesus was fully human, but He was not a sinful human being as we are (Hebrews 2:14-16, Hebrews 4:15). Jesus is perfect, not simply because He never sinned but because He was not corrupted by sin as we are.
Yet, because He was also fully human, He is also our example. He shows us how to run the race of life (Hebrews 12:1-4). He is the example that we must follow (1 Peter 2:21-23). Because He is “holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners” (Hebrews 7:26, ESV), He is our Savior, and we too can reflect His character.
| Though Jesus was a human being, like us, He never sinned. How do we wrap our minds around this amazing thought? Think about just how holy He must be! Why, then, should the promise of His holiness being credited to us by faith help assure us of salvation? |
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