Man being made in the image of God, was fit and able to glorify him as God. But whereas, whatever perfection God had communicated unto our nature, He had not United it unto Himself in a Personal Union, the fabric of it quickly fell into the ground. The lack of this foundation, made it prone to ruin. God manifested in this that no gracious relationship between Him and our nature could be stable and permanent, unless our nature was assumed into the special Union and subsistence with Himself. This is the only rock and a sure foundation of the relationship of the church unto God which now cannot utterly fail. Our nature is eternally secured in that Union, in Him, in Whom all things consist. John Owen
I Corinthians 15:21 How did God bring about the resurrection to New Life by a man? We saw why, to restore the Glorious image of God in all of creation to magnify the father's pleasure in all of his works, but how on Earth and in heaven did he do such a thing?
Verses the ponder:
John 1:43-51/Genesis 28:12 notice that the angels are ascending and descending in both accounts. Why not descending first and then ascending?
Notice Nathaniel testimony in Vs 49, “you are the Son of God”. Consider Christ's response to him in Vs 51, “the son of man”. Daniel 7:13-14
John 3: 9-13 note especially verse 13
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John 3:14-18 Who must be lifted up? Whose name must be believed?
John 5:17-31. Note especially verse 25 and 27
John 10:11-18 Note particularly that Jesus has control over his own life in relation to what he says about the Father giving Him life in John 5:25-27 He truly has the power of the Resurrection.
John 6:51-69 notice carefully the emphasis on the flesh, the humanity of the Christ even to that shocking Vs 53, What is Peter's conclusion that he draws from all this human, flesh & blood emphasis? Vs 67-69
Owen on the Mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God
All other things in creation were produced and effected by an outward emanation (outflow) of power from God. He said “Let there be light, and there was light.”: But this assumption of our nature into hypostatical union (inseparable, unmixed) union with the Son of God, this constitution of one and the same individual person in two natures so infinitely distinct as those of God and man–whereby the Eternal was made in time, the Infinite became finite, the Immortal mortal, yet continuing eternal, infinite, immortal–is the singular, unique expression of Divine Wisdom, Goodness, and Power, wherein God will be admired and glorified unto all Eternity. Herein was that change introduced into the whole first creation, whereby the blessed angels were exalted, Satan and his works ruined, mankind recovered from a dismal apostasy, all things made new, all things in heaven and earth reconciled and gathered into one Head, and the resulting bounty of Eternal Glory raised unto God, incomparably above what the first creation of all things in order of nature could yield unto Him.
I Corinthians 15:21 How did God bring about the resurrection to New Life by a man? We saw why, to restore the Glorious image of God in all of creation to magnify the father's pleasure in all of his works, but how on Earth and in heaven did he do such a thing?
Verses the ponder:
John 1:43-51/Genesis 28:12 notice that the angels are ascending and descending in both accounts. Why not descending first and then ascending?
Notice Nathaniel testimony in Vs 49, “you are the Son of God”. Consider Christ's response to him in Vs 51, “the son of man”. Daniel 7:13-14
John 3: 9-13 note especially verse 13
.
John 3:14-18 Who must be lifted up? Whose name must be believed?
John 5:17-31. Note especially verse 25 and 27
John 10:11-18 Note particularly that Jesus has control over his own life in relation to what he says about the Father giving Him life in John 5:25-27 He truly has the power of the Resurrection.
John 6:51-69 notice carefully the emphasis on the flesh, the humanity of the Christ even to that shocking Vs 53, What is Peter's conclusion that he draws from all this human, flesh & blood emphasis? Vs 67-69
Owen on the Mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God
All other things in creation were produced and effected by an outward emanation (outflow) of power from God. He said “Let there be light, and there was light.”: But this assumption of our nature into hypostatical union (inseparable, unmixed) union with the Son of God, this constitution of one and the same individual person in two natures so infinitely distinct as those of God and man–whereby the Eternal was made in time, the Infinite became finite, the Immortal mortal, yet continuing eternal, infinite, immortal–is the singular, unique expression of Divine Wisdom, Goodness, and Power, wherein God will be admired and glorified unto all Eternity. Herein was that change introduced into the whole first creation, whereby the blessed angels were exalted, Satan and his works ruined, mankind recovered from a dismal apostasy, all things made new, all things in heaven and earth reconciled and gathered into one Head, and the resulting bounty of Eternal Glory raised unto God, incomparably above what the first creation of all things in order of nature could yield unto Him.
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