Wednesday, 12th September 2007
One question that was constantly at the back of my mind while growing up as a Christian was what Jesus was like before He began His ministry at the age of 30.
The 4 gospels bring out the 4 "faces" of Jesus (Eze 1:10, Rev 4:7)
- Matthew portrays Him as the King of the Jews
- Mark portrays Him as the suffering servant
- Luke portrays Him as the Son of Man
- John portrays Him as the Son of God
Because of the difference in emphasis, the gospel of Matthew only mentions Jesus' until the age of 2 and then fast forwards to the age of 30, while the gospels of Mark and John do not even mention His virgin birth at all.
Only the gospel of Luke mentions about His growing-up years, since the emphasis is of Jesus as the Son of Man.
In particular, Luke 2:40-52 offers a glimpse into the life of Jesus before He began His ministry.
Yes, Jesus was fully God. Yet He was fully man as well. As God, He was there in the very beginning as the Creator of the universe. As man, He had to empty Himself and become a vulnerable little baby. He had to go through what you and I as humans have go through, so that He could be our representative and kinsman-redeemer. The only difference was that He knew no sin.
Which brings me to another excerpt of the DVD compilation called Humorous Bible Illustrations, which I blogged about back in January 2007. This one is entitled "Our Beautiful Lord Jesus".
2 comments:
Shalom brother Malcolm, sorry for my late late reply. I've got your kind and generous gift. Thank you so much for being a hand of blessing!
A small return of your kindness. I was reading up on the enigmatic Gospel of John some months before and I came across an intriguing book by Vernard Eller - The Beloved Disciple. It really blessed me not because of the identity of the beloved disciple but of the Last Sacrament. To see what I'm talking about you can read it online in its entirety at http://www.hccentral.com/eller8/index.html . God bless!
Thanks Pericles for your recommendation.
Trust that God will use the Destined to Reign book to minister to you.
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