I.    Christ the Eternal. (John 1)

a. He pre-existed creation. (John 1:1)

b. He was the agent of creation (John 1:3, Colossians 1:16 ).

c. He is the Alpha and Omega (Revelation 1:8,  22:13 ).

 II.  Christ the God-Man. (John 1:1, 14).

A. What doesn't this mean?

1. He was NOT half-man and half-God.

2. He was NOT just a man.

3. He was NOT just divine.

4. He did not “become” divine.

B. What DOES this mean?

1. He has two eternal and distinct natures (Colossians 2:9).

2. He became flesh during the incarnation (Matthew 1:18-24).

3. God has literally walked in your shoes (Hebrews 4:15 )

  | GOD | MAN

 | He is worshiped (Matt. 2:2, 11; 14:33 ) | He worshiped the Father (John 17)
| He was called God (John 20:28 ; Heb. 1:8) | He was called man (Mark 15:39 ; John 19:5)
| He was called Son of God (Mark 1:1) | He was called Son of Man (John 9:35-37)
| He is prayed to (Acts 7:59 ) | He prayed to the Father (John 17)
| He is sinless (1 Pet. 2:22 ; Heb. 4:15 ) | He was tempted (Matt. 4:1)
| He knows all things (John 21:17 ) | He grew in wisdom (Luke 2:52 )
| He gives eternal life (John 10:28 ) | He died (Rom. 5:8)
| All the fullness of deity dwells in Him (Col. 2:9) | He has a body of flesh and bones (Luke 24:39 )