The Incarnation of Christ

I had a slight epiphany about the incarnation of Christ last night at Barnes and Nobles of all places! My friend Chris and I were discussing varies topics and started on the subject of grace. I was thumbing through this book titled, “What So Amazing About Grace.” I was shocked on some of the stuff that was said in this book. I began to share what the book was saying to Chris then he began to discuss about the Incarnation which I’m very familiar with as should all believers.

What took placed is hard to explain, what happened to my spirit is difficult. Those who know me would know that I know this subject of the Incarnation well. What I saw, the very small glimpse that I had, put me in silence for a minute. That God humbled Himself and became human and dwelt, lived among sinners. He is holy, the Most Holy, we are unholy. We are ungodly, depraved, even God-haters and God-rejecters. There is no sin in Him, no darkness, no thought of wickedness. He is to be worshiped, honored and thanked, but mankind commits blasphemy, daily.

God who is separate from sinners came in the likeness of sinful flesh, human flesh. Like a king leaving his throne and becoming a slave to his own people. God displayed His grace and humbled Himself just to live inside my depraved, ungraceful heart. This is the only King who conquered men through love not fear. I was stuck to see how much more I lack grace. God made the Incarnation real to me! Not just an intellectional understanding, but I saw it in the core of my spirit. The Incarnation should humble every person on this God-hating (especially christians) world when they hear how He loved us and come down to our planet incarnated and bidding us to repent and then crucified.

Do you understand His Majesty?

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Philippians 2:5

Christ Alone by R.C. Sproul

Humbly Speaking to Homosexuals

Saved by grace; show grace.

I saw an old friend at Wal-Mart and began to catch up on things like life, what church we were going to and exchanged numbers and went our different ways. Later my wife received a phone call from him and wanted to talk to me about a martial issue. I called back and he began to talk to me about an affair that took place. As I began to listen I thought to myself “he is probably not saved”. That was my conclusion. I began to ask him, “When did you get saved?” “Are you born again and when did it happen?” I was almost trying to convince him that he was not saved. I thought this was correct in my view, in my eyes and to some degree it is. I gave him some truth like God does want you to be more like His Son during this trail and then I told him that other advice he received from people is not biblical advice. Some of you reading might be saying, “You are being too hard!” Some of you are guilty of the same act (addressing Christians). I came at him with a Paul Washer attitude as though I was preaching the shocking message and he was my audience.

That same night I spoke with a friend and feeling strangely convicted of the conversation and began to understand grace more and showing grace to others. God was showing me in His Holy Word grace and how He has showed to people. I was deeply grieved and it was 12 at night I could barely go to sleep. I asked for forgiveness, pleaded for mercy, but still felt grieved. I have been convicted of sins before as a Christian like, looking with lust, lying etc. I can not recall being convicted of not showing grace. However, that night I was and show myself no different from a Pharisee. That is exactly how I felt. God began to take me through a journey of grace. I should have told my friend Christ is longsuffering with His Bride, the church and He is our example we should be to our spouse….longsuffering and perhaps God may restore the marriage. Im still learing.
In His Grace, Steven