1. Jesus is fully God & fully human
Vital question – What is Jesus like? – Mt.16:13-16
1. Jesus is fully human
a. A physical body like ours
- birth, growth, hunger, thirst, tiredness, death – Lk.2:40,52; Mt.4:2; John4:6,7
- people saw, heard, touched him –
1 John 1:1-3

2. Jesus – fully human
b. A mind like ours – learning, limitations, observing – Lk.2:40,46,47,52; Mk.13:32; Mt.6:26-30
c. Emotions – joy, contentment, sorrow, anger, anguish – John 11:35; 2:13-16
d. A will – Jesus was faced with choices, some difficult, painful ones

3. Jesus’ will - choices 1. Faced temptations – Lk.4:1-13
a. Strong physical desires – v.3,4
Choice – “What I feel like” or “What God’s will is” cf. Israel – Dt.8:3
b. Cost of following God’s will – v.5-8
The path to glory is via the Cross
c. Trusting not testing God – v.9-12
cf. Dan.3:17,18

4. The will of Jesus 2. He practised spiritual disciplines
a. Prayer – Mk.1:35; Lk.6:12; Mk.14:32-42
b. Read/memorized the Bible – Mt.4:4-10
c. Worshipped at synagogue/temple – Lk.4:16; John 7:10; Mt.26:17,30
Jesus had a full, thorough apprenticeship in human experience – Heb.2:10

5. 2. Jesus is fully divine – Jesus pointed to it
a. His authority – teaching & forgiving sin – Mt.5; John 14:6; Mk.2:5-7; Lk.23:43
b. His unique relationship with his Father
John 5:19-27; 10:28-31; 14:8,9; Mt.11:27
c. He is the divine Son of Man – Dan.7:13,14; Mt.26:63-66
d. He receives worship – Mt.14:33;
John 9:36-38; 20:28

6. 2. Jesus is fully divine – the N.T. writers taught it
a. Eternal existence –John1:1,2; Col.1:16,17
b. The creator – John1:3; Col.1:16; Heb.1:2
c. He perfectly reflects God – Col.1:15; 2:9 Heb.1:3; John 1:14
d. He is the ascended Lord – Col.1:15-20; Phil.2:9-11

7. 3. Jesus is the perfect Mediator – 1Tim. 2:5; Phil
3. Jesus is the perfect Mediator – 1Tim.2:5; Phil.2:6-11; John1:14; Heb.1,2
a. The conquering Saviour – Heb.2:14-16
1. As man – perfect representative/sacrifice
Heb.10:10-12
2. As God – capable of achieving a perfect salvation for the world – Acts 20:28; 1John 2:2
b. The sympathetic helper
1. As man – inside knowledge – Heb. 2:18: 4:15,16; 7:25
2. As God – can strengthen & carry –Is. 46:3,4

8. Jesus the perfect Mediator
c. The great King
1. As man – Jesus restores our exalted calling to rule over creation & guarantees resurrection & glory
2. As God – Jesus is Lord – Mt. 28:18; Phil.2:9-11
We can live with confidence now & in the future