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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.
Jan 4, 2022 · When Jesus displayed His power to forgive sins, He clearly showed that He was the Son of God wielding God’s authority in this world. “Who can forgive sins but God alone?” (Luke 5:21). No one; Jesus is God Incarnate. Forgiveness of sin in every dispensation has always been based on Jesus’ death on the cross (see Hebrews 9:15).
- Modern Misstep: Moving from Who to How
- Test Case: Walking on Water
- But Who Really Walked on Water?
- 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...
The miracles in Matthew 8 and 9 demonstrate that Jesus has complete power and complete sovereignty in every realm of life. There is no human need that Jesus cannot meet if He chooses to do so. No sin is too black; no problem is too difficult; no circumstance is too hard—for His power! Jesus is more than “the stranger of Galilee.”
Mar 17, 2019 · Jesus has already demonstrated that He has power and authority over illness and diseases, as well as over demonic powers. He has healed the sick, He has cast out demons, and many people are following Him. However, the people are about to be amazed, and even a bit terrified, by His great power.
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Everything Jesus said and did was for a purpose – He truly lived the “Purpose-Driven Life.” We should have no expectation that Jesus will always heal or always deliver us with a miracle, etc. Instead we should submit to His power and authority and embrace His sovereign kingdom agenda.
