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THE NATURE OF CHRIST
Why
it is Important
How
to explain it to others
The
History of the Changeover
Contents
INTRODUCTION
SPECIAL
STUDIES
A
Bible-Spirit of Prophecy Study on the Nature of Christ
A
Bible Study on the Nature of Christ
Answers
to Objections
1
- Christ Was the Second Pre-Fall Adam
2
- Christ Had Different Temptations
3
- Christ Was Tempted to Use His Divinity
4
- Our Pioneer Position Was Different
5
- Christ Only Took Our Physical Weaknesses
6
- The Baker Letter Shows that Christ Was Not Fully Like Us
REPLYING
TO UN-BIBLICAL POSITIONS
An
Un-Biblical Position: Christ Did Not Take Our Nature
A
Second Un-Biblical Position: Christ Was a Sinner
Part
One: The Baker Letter
Part
Two: Current Statements that Christ Had a Sinful Will
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
The
Ladder Connecting Earth with Heaven
The
Kenosis
All
the Steps Down
Additional
Spirit of Prophecy Statements on the Human Nature of Christ
Topical
Summary of Spirit of Prophecy Concepts
The
Human Side of Christ: A Brief Compilation
HISTORY
OF THE CHANGEOVER
History
of the Changeover to the Unfallen Nature Position In the 19th Century
Prescott's
Sermon
First
Half of the 20th Century
Step
One: The Change in Bible Readings
Step
Two: The Evangelical Conferences
Step
Three: The Ministry Magazine Articles
Step
Four: Questions on Doctrine .
Step
Five: Froom's Movement of Destiny
Step
Six: Johnsson and the Review
Step
Seven: The 1983 Gulley Quarterly and Book
Step
Eight: The Book, Seventh-day Adventists Believe
Step
Nine: The Book, Issues
Summary
and Conclusion
Introduction
Few
topics are as important as the human nature of Christ.
Did
Christ really take our nature or did He take some kind of nature
different than anything which we can possibly have?
Most
are agreed that, when Christ came to earth, He had two natures: one
human and the other divine. And most are agreed that Christ never
sinned.
But
a special question is whether the human side of Christ was insulated
from temptation and sin-because He had a special humanity none of the
rest of us have.
DID
CHRIST REALLY TAKE OUR NATURE, AND RESIST AND OVERCOME SIN IN THAT
NATURE?
That is the key question. Only
God's Word can give the answer. What does it say?
"He
took our nature that He might understand how to sympathize with
our frailty."-Review, April 19, 1970.*
"And
as Jesus was in human flesh, so God means His followers to be.
"-Signs, April 1, 1897.
"In
the likeness of sinful flesh, and for ,sin, condemned sin in the
flesh."-Patriarchs and Prophets, 373.
"Christ
humiliated Himself to humanity, and took upon Himself our
nature, that. . He might become a stepping stone to fallen
men." -Review, May 25, 1886.
"The
Divine Son of God, who had. . come from heaven and assumed their
fallen nature."-Signs, September 23, 1889. "Had He not
been fully human, Christ could not have been our
substitute."-Signs, June 17, 1897.
"He
took our nature upon Him. . and knowing all our experiences, He
stands as Mediator and Intercessor before the Father.
"-Signs, November 24, 1887.
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