The Incarnation
The Word made Flesh
The Son • The second person of the Trinity • Became man. • That’s the amazing truth of the Gospel. • John starts out with this truth. (See John 1) • Jesus is true God and True man (100% and 100%) NOT 50/50.
In the Trinity…3 whodats in 1 what In Christ…1 whowhat in 2 what Whodat=person What=nature
What?Whodat?
The Second person of the Blessed Trinity owns and operates a complete human nature.
That means that Christ, in His Humanity, was like us in all things but sin.
It also means that He is God just as much as the Father and Holy Spirit.
Son of David • Matthew starts out here, where John starts out with Jesus as Son of God. • The First thing in the whole New Testament is….(you look…go ahead…you can do it.) • Matthew begins with the genealogy of Christ, the Septuagint of the time began with the genealogy of Adam.
14 • Matthew shows 14 generations between Abraham and David, David and Babylon, and Babylon and Jesus. • 3 groups of 14. • 14 is twice 7…the perfect number…. doubly perfect. • X=10 D=4 V=6….DVD=14 (no vowels in Hebrew 4+6+4
Maria, I just met a girl named Maria….ya da da da da • Sorry…it gets stuck in my head.
• Luke tells us about the Annunciation. • Mary was engaged, but not living with Joseph when Gabriel appeared to her. ( Lk 1:28-35) • (Notice what He says when he appears…angles are always saying this. Any idea why?)
Looking at Luke 1:28-35 • Let’s notice a few things. • Who is surprisingly named and revealed here? • Do you remember a little detail about the glory cloud in Exodus? What does it have to do with Mary? • What’s remarkable about Mary’s response?
Birth of Baby Jesus • Matthew and Luke give us accounts of Jesus’ birth. • Luke is the Marian Gospel and Matthew shows us things from Joseph’s perspective. • Any idea why?
Activity • Race…. • The first team to tell me which Gospel each of the following details are in wins…a nice little prize. • (This is like a “Theological challenge” in double dare.) • Ready???
Go • • • • • •
1)Shepherds 2)Wise men 3)“No room in the inn” 4)The Census 5)Simeon and Anna 6)Flight into Egypt.
Moral Sense • What does Jesus teach us through the manner of his birth? • You tell me…