:: Is Christ 100% Man or 100% God?

The person of Christ is an essential to the gospel,

(1 Cor. 15:1-3). 1 Cor. 15:1-3 “Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, (2) by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. (3) For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins......”

It was not just anybody dying for our sins but who? Christ. This is very important. Why? Because Christ, as He is revealed in the scripture, is the only one who in fact can atone for sins. And it is the Christ of the Scriptures we must believe in if we are going to be saved and not some corrupted, perverted Christ created by the overactive imagination of deluded men. What are the basic facts about the person of Christ revealed in the scriptures which as an expression of our faith, cannot be rejected?

The one who would atone for our sins had to be 100% human in order to serve as an effective substitute (Rom. 5:12-15). It was Adam who got us into our mess. And it had to be someone like Adam who would get us out of our mess.

Romans 5:12-15 “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned - (13) for until the Law sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed when there is no law. (14) Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. (15) But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one (the one man Adam) the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.”

If we consciously reject the humanity of Christ we are rejecting the gospel because we are failing to exercise faith in Christ as He is revealed in the scriptures (1 John 4:1-3).

Faith in the person of Christ is an essential element of the gospel because if Christ were not a man his death would not have opened the door to heaven through which the world could enter by faith. And this means we must not reject the humanity of Christ. And it also means that we as an expression of our faith cannot reject the Deity of Christ. We cannot reject the fact that Christ is the one and only true God (John 1:1). Is Jesus Christ God? Of course! The scriptures are clear on this point. What does John 1:1 tell us “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” And then later in John 1:14 it tells us that the word became flesh. But why did Christ have to be 100 % divine? The one who would atone for our sins had to be 100 % divine so that his offering as our substitute would be acceptable and infinitely valuable (1 Pet. 1:18-19).

We live in a age where people and sects come up with new movements and new doctrines daily. People misinterpret the bible and support their false views. I think that it is essential that all Christians believe and proclaim this truth.

Here are some false views on Christ

Jehovah witnesses teach that Jesus is a mere angel. The first being Jehovah The Jehovah Witnesses have and still reject the fact that Christ is 100% divine, the one and only true God The Watchtower magazine in May 15, 1969 said, “There is scriptural evidence for concluding that Michael was the name of Jesus Christ before he left heaven and after his return.”

According to official Mormon teaching, Jesus Christ was “begotten” as the first spirit-child of the Father (ELOHIM) and one of his unnamed wives Here are some quotes from word faith teachers

Morris Cerullo “You're not looking at Morris Cerullo - you’re looking at God. You’re looking at Jesus.”

Benny Hinn “Never, ever, ever go to the Lord and say, “If it be thy will ....” Don’t allow such faith-destroying words to be spoken from your mouth.”

Fred Price “God has to be given permission to work in this earth realm on behalf of man ....... Yes! You are in control!

Kenneth E. Hagin, “Man was created on terms of equality with God, and he could stand in God’s presence without any consciousness of inferiority.”

Many teachers of the word faith will affirm that they believe that Christ is 100% God. But when they interpret their views, they have a different Jesus and certainly not the Jesus from the bible.

When we come to Jesus for salvation we must not think that He will be kneeling in humble submission to our will rather we will be kneeling in humble submission to His will. What did Christ say to people who wanted to follow Him?

Did he say come follow me and you will have prosperity, health, wealth, No he certainly did not. He said “If any man desires to come after me let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow me.”

Beloved, we are not in control. We have to understand that God is God and we are not. We can not elevate ourselves higher than God.

Christ is 100% human and 100% God and we must believe, to have the true Gospel.