Have you ever paused to ponder the expression “Jesus is the Christ”? Or to ask what the word “Christ” really means? First, understand that “Christ” is the English translation of the Greek word “Christos,” which is itself the translation of the Hebrew word “Messiah.” But beyond that, the real meaning of Christ is “the God-man,” that is, “God in human flesh.” It’s the reason Christ is also called “the Son of God.”
When we say Jesus is the Son of God, it doesn’t mean God gave birth to Jesus in the same way human fathers give birth to sons. No! “Son of God” in Scripture means God in human form.
That’s why when Jesus declared that He was the Son of God, the religious leaders accused Him of blasphemy. They believed that Jesus declared Himself to be equal with God. Similarly, in John 10:30, Jesus stated, “I and my Father are one,” which prompted the Jewish leaders to pick up stones to stone Him. They argued that He, being a man, made Himself God. Due to their ignorance of God’s Word and of who Jesus really is, they couldn’t accept His divine identity and the implications of His claims. But Jesus wasn’t making Himself equal with God; He is Himself God—God in human flesh.
This is the knowledge that God wants you to have, and He tells us what will happen when you believe this: you’ll have life through His Name. What life? The God-life! Through Jesus Christ, you have the divine nature; this eternal life supplants the human life with which you were born of your parents. You’re now an associate of the God-kind—a God-man—for as He (Jesus) is, so are you in this world (1 John 4:17). Glory to God!
Prayer
Dear Father, thank you for the blessing of eternal life through Jesus Christ. I believe He is the Christ, the Son of God, through whom I have and live the God-life. I’m victorious, complete and preserved in Him. My life is a manifestation of the organic and existential attributes of deity, and I manifest your glory, wisdom, righteousness and grace, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
