Manifesting His Deity in Humanity
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Phil 2:6 Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider
being equal with God a treasure to be grasped, 7 But
emptied Himself, taking the form of a slave, becoming in the
likeness of men;
Mark 2:10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has
authority to forgive sins on Earth--he said to the paralytic,
11 To you I say, Rise, take up your mat and go to your
house.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Slave-Savior was the very God incarnated, not regarding
equality with God a thing to be grasped. He was outwardly in
the likeness and fashion of man, even in the form of a slave,
but inwardly, He was God (Phil. 2:6-7). He was the Slave-
Savior and the God-Savior as well. Hence, He had not only the
ability to save the sinners, but also the authority to
forgive their sins. In this incident He forgave people's sins
as God, but asserted that He was the Son of Man. This
indicates that He was the true God and a real Man, possessing
deity and humanity. In Him men could see both His divine
attribute and human virtue.
When the Lord referred to the paralytic as a child [Mark
2:5], the Lord conducted Himself in a very human manner. The
Lord addressed him in an intimate way, in a way full of human
kindness. But when the Lord told the paralytic to rise, take
up his bed, and go home, He manifested His deity. Therefore,
the Lord's deity was manifested in His humanity. His humanity
was full of virtue, and His deity was full of authority. The
Lord's glory seen here was the expression of His authority.
The Lord's word to the sick man to rise, pick up his bed, and
go home was not a word of teaching; it was a word of
authority. This word was confirmed by the fact that the
paralytic then received the ability, the energy to rise, pick
up his bed, and walk. All those gathered there saw the Lord's
authority, glory, and honor. Therefore, in this case we see
the Lord's humanity displayed in its virtue and perfection
and His deity manifested in its glory and honor.
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(c) Living Stream Ministry. Bible verses are taken from the
Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry from
Witness Lee, Life-study of Mark, pp. 67-68. Both are
published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA
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