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May 30, 2024 · Given all the reasons He came, the Bible gives us many instances where Jesus displayed His power and authority. Jesus’ works of power always connected with His mission — to testify about who He is and about His work (Luke 7:18-23; John 10:25; John 21:24-25).
Jun 24, 2018 · Jesus voided His position of power to assume the form of a man, a form lower in power than angels. His identity was unchanged; He was still God, yet Het voluntarily gave up the power and position at the righthand of the Father.
Mar 30, 2013 · What a remarkable picture. Death is in labor and is unable to hold back its child, the Messiah. To emphasize this point, Peter then adds: “because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.” Why was this impossible? The answer is that God made Jesus both Lord and Christ (v. 36).
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- Unity of The Son of God
Many theologians of the modern era, emphasizing Christ’s humanity, have puzzled over the two natures of Christ, assuming they’re in a kind of competition. Because two natures can’t occupy the same “space” within one person, Christ’s identification with our humanity required him to always or mostly forsake the right to his divine attributes. How, th...
On the surface, Jesus walking on water in Matthew 14seems to affirm that he worked miracles as a man empowered by the Spirit. In Matthew’s narrative, Jesus has just finished feeding the 5,000. His disciples get into a boat on the Sea of Galilee. Rather than get in with them, however, Jesus withdraws to a mountain to pray. By the time it was between...
Three clues in this passage, however, point to a different understanding of this miracle. First, when Jesus reveals to his fearful disciples that “it is I” (Matt. 14:27; Greek ego eimi), this isn’t a call to recognize his human features that mark him out as “Jesus from Nazareth.” Rather, he’s appropriating Yahweh’s name revealed in Exodus 3:14 (I A...
Because the incarnate Son of God is one person with two natures, we should expect to see Gospel episodes reflective of each nature. Even in this profound revelation of Jesus’s divine power on the sea, he uses human feet to walk on water, a human arm to save Peter from sinking, and a human voice to reassure his disciples of his divine identity. Jesu...
Jan 14, 2024 · The Miracle Shows Jesus’ Authority Over Creation. The calming of the storm demonstrated Jesus’ supreme authority over the forces of nature. The winds, waves, and sea instantly obeyed his spoken word. As Creator of the universe, Jesus has absolute power over the elements of creation.
May 3, 2023 · Jesus demonstrated his authority in many ways: over the Scripture; in forgiving sin; in healing and casting out demons; and over the creation. We might be led to believe that the exercise of authority is all about the use of power.
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Jesus faced masses of people—persons with guilt and sin and needs of various kinds—but Jesus was Master of every situation. Jesus proved that He was God the Son by displaying His miraculous power.
