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THE HUMAN ANCESTRY OF THE MESSIAH
LORD’S DAY, OCTOBER 11
Luke 2:21-32

Isaiah 42:1-9

 

“He hath borne our griefs…”

 

THE HUMAN ANCESTRY OF THE MESSIAH
 
Matthew and Luke’s Gospels both trace the human ancestry of Jesus Christ. Matthew’s genealogy traces Christ’s human parentage back through King David to Abraham. This proves that Jesus was a king and also a descendant of Abraham. Thus, He was qualified to be the Messiah and fulfil the promise of blessing through Abraham (Matt 1:1-17). The gospel of Luke traces the human lineage of Christ back to Adam, showing Him to be indeed a member of Adam’s race, truly a human being (Luke 3:23-38).
 
The Scripture teaches that He was born of a woman, just like any other human. However, the birth of Jesus was different from others in that although He was born of a human mother, He did not have a human father. Christ was human from His mother, but divine from His eternal origin, being conceived by the Holy Spirit. The human mother of Jesus, unlike any other mother throughout history was a virgin (Matt 1:18-20). We should note that the Scripture presents Mary as the mother only of Christ’s humanity. To call Mary “the mother of God” is both unscriptural and blasphemous. Christ, as the eternal God, has no beginning, therefore has no mother. Mary was a wonderful person who lived a holy life and was highly favoured by God, but she was only a human, being in need of a Saviour herself just like us. She was not divine and she was never the “mother of God.”
 
For most, if not all of us, the information we have just considered is not new. We have studied these things from the Scripture many times. Yet, perhaps because of our familiarity, the impact of this truth has been lost. God’s love was so great for sinful man that He gave His own sinless self to redeem us from the penalty of sin. Being reminded of this amazing love should call us to a new dedication to our Creator and Saviour.
 
THOUGHT: List some of the amazing aspects of the incarnation.

PRAYER: Father, may I respond with obedience to Thy love for me.

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