Sermon Tone Analysis

I. Is salvation contingent upon the incarnation?

I don’t know what you may think about this question, but there is definitely opposing opinions to it’s answer.

There are many who would rather not bother themselves with such theological inquisitions, and simply claim faith in Jesus, who ever He really is!

There’s a sought of soothing of the soul and easing of the conscience to simply dismiss the question altogether.

And yet, what does that say about us or our own intellect if we so readily ignore this question, and the answer to it?

From the first century of Christianity, people have debated and written on this very topic, because there is always in every generation, Satan’s ambassadors who insert hellish doctrines to the subverting of many peoples faith.

To dismiss the doctrine of the incarnation is like loading 6 rounds into a revolver with no empty chamber, spinning it and putting it to your head!

There are even those who over time have changed the definition of “incarnation”, saying that it also means the physical embodiment of a spirit being.

Incarnation.

The Christian doctrine of the Incarnation affirms that the eternal Son of God took flesh from His human mother and that the historical Christ is at once both fully God and fully man.

It is opposed to all theories of a mere theophany or transitory appearance of God in human form, frequently met with in other religions.

But some would say, “do we really need all this doctrinal stuff now, since it’s already been dealt with and proven?

Because what we really need is teaching on how to cope in this world.”

My answer is the same now as it was then, because nothing has changed with mankind.

They have always been chasing the teachers that will tell them what they want to hear! ()

So the answer to the question: “Is salvation contingent upon the incarnation?”

Yes, it is necessary!

And Here’s why.

A. Because of the changed nature do to the fall.

Even as we explore the doctrine of the incarnation, we stumble upon other doctrines essential to our belief.

Like creation and the fall of mankind.

When Adam and Eve disobeyed God, they did not just bring a judicial decree on themselves, but a change of their very nature as perfect created beings in the image of God.

B. It is expedient

B. Because salvation requires a recreation.

John 3:

The man Jesus did not just die in our place.

The eternal Son of God, died in our place, atoned (covered) our sin with His blood, rose from the dead to impart eternal life to His own, raised us from the dead to the living in the new birth, reconciling us back to God, and putting His Spirit in us, sealing us till the day of redemption, and keeping us in that happy and blessed state despite the pain and anguish of this present fallen world.

Jesus, the God man, recreated us!

In the titles of His name,which we shall get to in a minute, He is called the Mighty God!

God is El or Elohim.

Of all the names of God, it is the name of the Creator God, as disclosed in

So, because of what salvation (regeneration) truly is, it requires God to be the very one to save or else there is no salvation!

II.

Do the scriptures prove the deity of Christ?

II.

Do the scriptures prove the deity of Christ?

II.

Do the scriptures prove the deity of Christ?

Without a doubt!

A. In the titles used to describe Him.

Wonderful

2. Counselor

3. Mighty God

Ps. 24:8

4. Everlasting Father

Titus

4. Everlasting Father

5. Prince of Peace

B. In the prophecies of His coming.

Here we see that the coming one, the Messiah, Jesus is named Immanuel (God with us)!

C. In His undeniable works.

There are those who will point out the miracles done by O.T. prophets, and those of the Apostles, but a closer examination of those works, shows that it is God who did the miracles through them.

The disciples of Jesus were given the gifts of the Spirit, such as Gifts of healings.

However, with Jesus, it was within His nature to do miracles!

The nature of God!

The prophet Elijah After a three year drought prayed earnestly on mount Carmel before it began to rain.

But Jesus, told the boisterous sea to be still and it was.

And He even walked on the same.

The prophet Elisha told Naaman the Leper, to dip himself 7 times in the Jordan River and God healed him of his leprosy.

But Jesus touched the Lepers and they were healed.

Elijah raised the woman of Zarephath’s son to life after he prayed to God for the boys life.

But Jesus, raised Lazarus to life, reversing 4 days of decomposition, and by calling to him to come forth with the voice of authority.

And there are so many more comparisons to make and undeniable proofs of Christ’s divinity, but we do not have the time now.

What am I saying today?

That this child who was born in Bethlehem 2000 years ago, who’s birthday we celebrate, is not just a man or some super angel, but very God!

If we truly understand this, we should be shaken at the core and follow Him in obedience!