12/23/07 – 51LAW - “Christ’s Human Nature“– Part 4
 
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Hello!  This is Richard Vaughn

Today’s message is “Christ’s Human Nature” Part 4

Before we begin, let us seek God’s guidance, “Heavenly Father, as we 
conclude this important study pertaining to the human nature of Christ when He was here on earth; I pray that You bless those listening today with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, so that we may understand how Satan has deceived the Christian world into believing this lie regarding the nature of Jesus, that has lead to many other critical deceptions. We pray for wisdom, knowledge and understanding so that we may live in the center of Your revealed will, as we ask in Jesus Name, Amen.”

Right now, I continue to keep my pledge, to cry aloud and spare not, to lift up my voice like a trumpet and to show God’s people where they are transgressing God’s law.
In the last three weeks we have been studying the human nature of Christ when He was here on earth 2,000 years ago. We have presented two sides to the issue. There is the side that so many Christians accept, believe and even teach; that Jesus came with the sinless nature of Adam before the fall. That is not correct as the Bible teaches that Jesus came with the fallen nature of Adam, the nature that you and I possess.

If you believe the first, pre-fall side of the issue, then you would believe that Jesus had an advantage over us and could not have sinned. We would then conclude that we could not keep the commandments and would go on sinning until Jesus comes. The reason that is such an insidious view point is because we are living in the final generation on planet earth and probation for mankind is going to end very soon. Jesus came to save us from our sins, not in our sins, and if we are still sinning when probation ends, we will be lost. Here is the announcement that Jesus will make in heaven, found in Revelation 22:11, “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.”  At that time, if you are righteous and holy you are justified and sanctified and have the victory over sin when probation closes and your salvation is secure. If however you do not have the victory over sin when probation closes, then you will be sealed unjust and filthy and be lost no matter how saved you think you are. 

So you see how you stand on the issue of the nature of Christ, will determine whether or not Satan gets you to accept many of his other deceptive lies posing as Bible doctrine.

I am going to make one final point in this study, and then I will summarize what we have studied these four weeks. That point is regarding living without sin.

    Is it hard for us to believe that Jesus in His humanity could maintain an absolutely pure, sinless mind during His 33 1/2 years in this world Is it possible for anyone in human flesh, even under the power of God, to reach such a point of victory over sin? The Bible answer is clear in 2 Corinthians 10:3–5: "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God) … Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ."

    This promise is made concerning sinners in the flesh who turn to the delivering power of the gospel. How much more would our blessed Lord, with no acquired propensities for sin, be able to claim His Father's enabling strength to keep from sinning! The Word of God assures us that we may partake of the divine nature of Jesus and have the "mind of Christ." His sinless experience in the flesh is a guarantee that any of us may have the same victory if we will depend upon the Father as He did.
 
    This means that in overcoming sin He had no advantage over us. He fought the enemy in the same nature and by the same spiritual weapons that are available to us. If He had any advantage over other men it was simply that His inherent human nature was never further debilitated by personal indulgence in sin. 

    Can we equal the perfect pattern of Jesus' sinless life? No. All of us have degraded human nature further by giving way to the flesh. Not only have we brought the curse of death upon ourselves by breaking God's law, but we have also made ourselves more vulnerable to Satan by cooperating with him. Jesus never responded to a single sinful stimulus, and Satan could find nothing in Him. He lived all His life with the surrendered mind and will of the fully sanctified. He committed no sins to be atoned for. 

    But even though we cannot equal the pattern, we should seek earnestly to reflect that holy life of Jesus as fully as possible. By the grace of God, we may put away every known sin and be perfect in our sphere with no consciousness of cherished wrongdoing. 

    Does that mean we will be boasting about living without sin On the contrary, the closer we come to Christ, the more we will sense our unworthiness. Those who attain the standard of Christ will be the last ever to recognize it, much less boast of it. Is it important that God have an obedient people at the end of time that He can point to as a vindication of His character The Bible reveals that the whole cosmic conflict between God and evil can be traced to Satan's original desire to take God's place and rule the universe. It was his program of false accusation that stirred up rebellion in heaven and alienated a third of the angels. Satan misrepresented God's character and charged the Creator with making unreasonable and impossible demands. 

    How could the devil be proven wrong? God had to provide a demonstration that would forever silence the adversary. It was a long, painful demonstration that led the mighty Creator God to step down into a human body of fallen man and, within the limits of that nature, to overcome everything Satan could hurl against Him. Had He utilized any divine power to overcome sin that was not available to others in the flesh, Satan would have used it to bolster his claims that no one could keep God's law. 

    At the cross, Jesus demonstrated to the entire universe that Satan was wrong. He had proven that it was possible, in the flesh, to be obedient through dependence on the Father. The final step of vindication will take place when the character of Christ has been reproduced in that persecuted little remnant that remain faithful through the firestorm of Armageddon and beyond. Long after Satan's knee has bowed to acknowledge the righteousness of God, and eons after he and his followers have tasted the eternal consequences of their sin, the 144,000 will still be bearing witness to the honor and integrity of God's government. As their new song of victory and deliverance is heard by listening angels, unfallen worlds, and the unnumbered multitude of the saints, all will unite in an oratorio of praise, saying, "Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen" (Revelation 7:12). 

    It is easy to understand why that little group who sing the song of Moses and the Lamb will be so signally honored as they stand nearest to God's throne. It is through their experience that God's character will be vindicated at last. 

    In summary, we can see how the ancient error of Adam's imputed guilt has led to a chain of related deceptions. The most significant truths of salvation have been cleverly counterfeited. The humanity of Jesus has been denied, the imparted righteousness of Christ has been challenged, and the possibility of victory over sin has been ridiculed. It is only as we recognize the basic falsehood that we can avoid the perversions that follow. May God give us the wisdom to stand firmly upon the word alone and to reject every doctrine that is not rooted in Him.

So write these 5 scripture references down; that prove Jesus had the fallen nature of Adam, the same as we possess, and you will not be deceived on this point again. Hebrews 2:14, 16-18; Romans 1:3; Romans 8:3; Philippians 2:7. Here they are in review, Hebrews 2:14, “Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same;” Hebrews 2:16-18 “For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted;” Romans 1:3 “Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;” Romans 8:3 “For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh,” Philippians 2:7. “But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:” Men is plural and does not mean the man Adam, rather sinful man, degenerated by 4,000 years of sin and degradation. 
Well time is up for this week. Next week I am going to present one of the most important messages I have ever presented as it may impact the eternal welfare of many listeners. We will study very important scriptures from God’s Word and I am going to ask you to have your Bible ready as I want you to study along with me. This program is. Awesome Truths and Amazing Facts is not a program for entertainment, rather it is a program designed to help you to keep from being lost. I hope you are aware that week after week I have been exposing many of the deceptions that Satan holds the Christian world captive with. Why would he do this? It is because he wants you to be lost. We have to remember that 4 Times in Matthew 24 Jesus said that in the time of the end, the time we are living in right now, deception will be rampant in the Christian world. My dear listeners, are you aware that deception paralyzes the Christian church today and that Christianity is in a very serious apostasy? In fact the apostasy in the church today is worse than it ever was in the time of ancient Israel. My message next week is “A Solemn Appeal” – Part 1. Keep listening each week and the truth will set you free if you are open to hearing and responding to the truth. 
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Look, if you have been listening to these broadcasts for any length of time; you know Saturday is God’s Sabbath and He’s calling you to start keeping it holy. We will be keeping it throughout eternity, why not start keeping it here before Jesus comes? Why not begin this week?
Until next week, Jesus said in John 5:39, “Search the Scriptures, for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me”. Even so, come Lord Jesus.