Discovering God’s—“His Person” DISCOVERY 103-A Discovering God’s—“His Person” Prepared by Dennis Henderson, D.Min. Introduction: This study will have two parts: 1. The P______________ of Christ 2. The W_____________ of Christ HIS PERSON I. He is P_____-E______________ A. The Second Person of the trinity e_____________ prior to the incarnation … Proof: Micah 5:2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. John 8:8 "I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!" II. He had pre-existing a________________: [1] Eternal f____________________ with the Father [2] G______________ with the Father John 17:5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.

[3] C_________________ of all things John 1:3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. [4] P________________ of all things Hebrews 1:3 “upholding all things by the word of his power” [5] Special a________________________ In the OT 1 Cor. 10:4 they drank from the spirit-ual rock … and that rock was Christ. III. He is G_____________ This is demonstrated by the fact that: [1] He is c_______________ God John 1:1 “… and the Word was God.” John 20:28 “Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!" Hebrews 1:8 But about the Son He says, "Your throne, O God, will last for ever ... Titus 2:13 “while we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ” [2] He has God’s characteristics --e_____________________ John 1:1; 8:58 --o_____________________ John 1:48 --o_____________________ Matthew 28:20 --o_____________________ Revelation 1:8 --I______________________ Hebrews 13:8 --h______________________ --g______________________ --l_______________________, etc. [3] He does the work of God --c___________________ John 1:3; Colossians 1:16-17 --u___________________ creation Hebrews 1:3 --r___________________ the dead John 11:25; 43-44 --f___________________ sin Mark 2:5,6 . He is H__________________ Jesus is identified as perfect h___________ and is called the “last” A__________ (1 Cor. 15:45). All that can be said of true h___________, except sin (2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 2:21; 1 John 3:5), can be said of Jesus. [1] Therefore, He had a human: b_____________ (Romans 1:3; Gal 4:4) b_____________ (Hebrews 2:14; 10:5; John 1:14) m____________ (Luke 2:52) s_____________ (John 12:27) s_____________ (Mark 2:8) [2] He had human limitations: He h______________ (Matthew 4:2) He t_______________ (John 4:7) He grew t__________ (John 4:6) He s______________ (Matthew 8:24) [3] He had human names: Son of m_________ (Luke 19:10) Son of D_________ (Matthew 1:1) Son of A_________ (Matthew 1:1) M______ (1 Timothy 2:5) J___________ (Matthew 1:21) .He is God-man In the incarnation of Jesus Christ there is one single I____________ Person, Who is God, and there are two permanently united, but distinct n_________________: a divine nature and a human nature. The union exists in such a way that the p_____________ of the two natures are neither transferred nor changed in any way. He is in one person the G______-m______. Scripture says: “The Word (the logos =logos) The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 He did not take another p___________ to His nature, rather, in the incarnation, He took a n___-p_____________ human nature (Luke 1:35). Therefore the Divine Person (logos logos) is the single Person of the h___________ nature as well as the Person of the d________ nature (Romans 1:3,4). .He is Virgin Born Within the virgin Mary’s womb, was c____________, supernaturally, the sinless human nature and all that pertains to the humanity of Jesus Christ. Both Matthew and Luke affirm that the conception was through the agency of the H________ S_____________: Matthew 1:20 Luke 1:31; 35 Not only did the Holy Spirit p_____________ the conception, but He also protected the e______________ until birth (Luke 1:35). The virgin birth kept the Lord from the p______________ of a sinful nature. Therefore, He is sinless he is a s_________________ Savior! Conclusion: Assignments: Read in the New Christian’s Handbook chapter 5. Memorize: John 1:1, 14 Next Time: The Work of Christ

[3] He does the work of God --c___________________ John 1:3; Colossians 1:16-17 --u___________________ creation Hebrews 1:3 --r___________________ the dead John 11:25; 43-44 --f___________________ sin Mark 2:5,6 V. He is H__________________ Jesus is identified as perfect h___________ and is called the “last” A__________ (1 Cor. 15:45). All that can be said of true h___________, except sin (2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 2:21; 1 John 3:5), can be said of Jesus. [1] Therefore, He had a human: b_____________ (Romans 1:3; Gal 4:4) b_____________ (Hebrews 2:14; 10:5; John 1:14) m____________ (Luke 2:52) s_____________ (John 12:27) s_____________ (Mark 2:8) [2] He had human limitations: He h______________ (Matthew 4:2) He t_______________ (John 4:7) He grew t__________ (John 4:6) He s______________ (Matthew 8:24) [3] He had human names: Son of m_________ (Luke 19:10) Son of D_________ (Matthew 1:1) Son of A_________ (Matthew 1:1) M______ (1 Timothy 2:5) J___________ (Matthew 1:21)

VI. He is God-man In the incarnation of Jesus Christ there is one single I____________ Person, Who is God, and there are two permanently united, but distinct n_________________: a divine nature and a human nature. The union exists in such a way that the p_____________ of the two natures are neither transferred nor changed in any way. He is in one person the G______-m______. Scripture says: “The Word (the logos =logos) The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 He did not take another p___________ to His nature, rather, in the incarnation, He took a n___-p_____________ human nature (Luke 1:35). Therefore the Divine Person (logos logos) is the single Person of the h___________ nature as well as the Person of the d________ nature (Romans 1:3,4). VII. He is Virgin Born Within the virgin Mary’s womb, was c____________, supernaturally, the sinless human nature and all that pertains to the humanity of Jesus Christ. Both Matthew and Luke affirm that the conception was through the agency of the H________ S_____________: Matthew 1:20 Luke 1:31; 35 Not only did the Holy Spirit p_____________ the conception, but He also protected the e______________ until birth (Luke 1:35). The virgin birth kept the Lord from the p______________ of a sinful nature. Therefore, He is sinless he is a s_________________ Savior! Conclusion: Assignments: Read in the New Christian’s Handbook chapter 5. Memorize: John 1:1, 14 Next Time: The Work of Christ Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan