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Incarnation - New sermon series.
Time of year when we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
Begin by answering two questions this morning.
What is incarnation?
Why was it necessary?
The second will be our main concern this morning.
What is the incarnation?
The doctrine expressed in the Nicene Creed and the Definition of Chalcedon: that Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten before all the ages and of one substance with the Father, was made flesh through the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, making Him truly God and truly human, possessing two natures, which are not confused, changed, divided, or separated.
Why was incarnation necessary?
Go back with me to Genesis - the beginning.
Genesis
Day:
Light
Expanse & Heaven
Dry ground & Sea; Vegetation, plants, fruit trees
Sun & Moon
Sea creatures, birds
Livestock, creeping things, beasts of the earth, livestock.
- God saw that it was good.
God creates saying… “And God said”
And it was good.
MAN
God created man...
Gave him a special place to live.
After he created man, God said of the creation...
<it was very good.
Gen 1:31>>
What distinguishes man from everything else he created?
<<Gen 1:26>>
Imago Dei
Image as Physical Attribute:
Intelligence, rationality, emotions, volitional will, consciousness, sentience, ability to communicate.
All are not equally Present among all humans, not all present in humans at all times, some are not unique to humans alone.
Preposition “in”
“Written IN ink” “Got IN the car” “stood IN my place”
“AS”
Humankind was created as God’s imagers.
God’s representatives on earth.
Given dominion
Stewardship
Bonhoeffer saw Imago Dei as positional - we receive who we are from God.
But something happened!
Observation:
The command is twisted into a question.
The temptation is to be “like God”
Posture changes.
Instead of receiving, we want to be imaged.
Sin has tarnished the image God.
Trombone: Brass can tarnish.
Sin mars all that it touches.
Take something beautiful and tarnish, mar, destroy it.
Sin escalates!
One chapter later, Cain kills Abel.
<<Chapter 6:5>>
Sin increased
What will God do?
Should he do anything?
That is next week...
<<How do you image God?>>
How do you image God?
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