SS - The Incarnation of Christ - An Overview (Part 2)

Sermon Outline:

B. The Incarnation Described

    1. Christ came into the world (1 Tim. 1:15; John 1:9, 3:19, 11:27, 12:46, 16:28, 18:37)

    2. Christ became flesh (1 Tim. 3:16; Rom. 8:3; Heb. 2:14; Col. 2:9)

    3. Christ was God (Heb. 9:26; 1 Peter 1:20; 1 John 1:2, 3:5, 3:8)

    4. Christ was man (Gal. 4:4; Rom. 1:3)

C. The Incarnation Distorted - possible errors regarding the incarnation:

    1. Christ abandoned some attributes

    2. Christ was two persons

        a. God plus a man

        b. God in a man

    3. Christ became the Son of God at His incarnation

D. The Incarnation Demanded

    1. To fulfill Old Testament prophecy

        a. The Seed of the woman (Gen. 3:15)

        b. The Seed of Abraham (Gen. 12; Gal. 3)

        c. The Son of David (1 Chronicles 17:10-15; Matthew 22:41-46)

        d. The Suffering Servant (Isaiah 52:13-53:12)

        e. The Star of Jacob (Numbers 24:14-19)

        f. The Son of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14)

        g. The Son to God (Isaiah 9:6)

    2. To be a fitting high priest (Hebrews 2)

        a. In his offer of himself (Hebrews 9:26, 10:10-14)

        b. In his mercy and his faithfulness (Hebrews 2:17)

    3. To bring many sons to glory (Hebrews 2:10)

    4. To be a mediator between God and man (1 Tim. 2:5; Heb. 9:15)

    5. To enable God to dwell among his people (John 1:14)

    6. To show how to live

        a. In all ways (1 John 2:6)

        b. As an example of suffering (1 Peter 1:21)

        c. To explain God (John 1:18)

        d. For enduring faith (Heb. 12:1-3)

    7. To overcome the curse of the law (Gal. 4:4-5)

    8. To be a substitute for sin (2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 1:19)