King Of Kings – Yet He Was The Meekest And Lowliest Of All The Sons Of Men
The four Gospels speaks so explicitly of the existence of Jesus Christ, not just as God, but as a person (Very God, Very Man; the Word that became flesh and dwelt among men – John 1:14). He is simultaneously perfectly divine and perfectly human, having two complete and distinct natures at once.
Mankind could not have conceived the embodiment of such extremes in the leader of a man made religion.
In fact, nothing in history can match the union of contrasts in the Lord Jesus Christ; Only Christianity has a founder who embodies the full spectrum of what it means to be human and does so in Holy perfection.
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James Stewart puts it in a better light.
“He was the meekest and lowliest of all the sons of men, yet he spoke of coming on the clouds of heaven with the glory of God.
He was so austere that evil spirits and demons cried out in terror at his coming, yet he was so genial and winsome and approachable that the children loved to play with him, and the little ones nestled in his arms.
His presence at the innocent gaiety of a village wedding was like the presence of sunshine.
No one was half so compassionate to sinners, yet no one ever spoke such red hot scorching words about sin.
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A bruised reed he would not break, his whole life was love, yet on one occasion he demanded of the Pharisees how they ever expected to escape the damnation of hell.
He was a dreamer of dreams and a seer of visions, yet for sheer stark realism He has all of our stark realists soundly beaten.
He was a servant of all, washing the disciples feet, yet masterfully He strode into the temple, and the hucksters and moneychangers fell over one another to get away from the mad rush and the fire they saw blazing in His eyes.
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He saved others, yet at the last Himself He did not save. There is nothing in history like the union of contrasts which confronts us in the gospels. The mystery of Jesus is the mystery of divine personality.”
– James Stewart, Scottish theologian
Last modified: May 27, 2024
