Revelation: Effect of Jesus' Humanity and the Black Horse

Revelation: Justification by Faith

Effect of Jesus’ Humanity and the Black Horse

(It is recommended to read this study to better understand the current one.)

Last time, we looked at what Jesus’ humanity means and why it is necessary.
Now we will consider its effects.

First, the humanity of Jesus is the reason He can be the second Adam, and thus His righteousness can be credited to us.
We are counted righteous through Him, and He stands in our place.
But His life can only stand in our place if He is a human, just like fallen Adam who represents humanity:

Romans 5:15–19 (ESV):

But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.
And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification.
For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men.
For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.

Now that Jesus is human and has learned obedience through suffering, He can also be our High Priest.

Hebrews 2:17–18 (ESV):

Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

And also:

Hebrews 4:14–16 (ESV):

Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Jesus descended far. The only thing He does not have is sin.
But He is human and is familiar with our weaknesses and struggles. He has faced the same kinds of temptations we do. This allows Him to sympathize with us and to help us, because He overcame where we failed. In this way, He can also be an example for us.
We should not consider ourselves too unworthy to go to Him. We may come with full confidence and receive that grace.
Do not place Christ far away from you, O sinner! Do not see Him only in His divine power, but see the man Jesus, born on this earth of a virgin. He wept, ate, hungered, thirsted, feared, grieved, was ignorant of certain things, was betrayed by His friends, longed for companionship, endured the mental anguish of guilt when He bore our guilt, and died on a cross.
He walked this earth as a normal man. And yet—how utterly unique He is!
But let this uniqueness not lead us to place Him far from us, when He actually descended so deeply in order to save us.
Let us not seek other mediators, and let our sense of unworthiness not cause us to focus on those around us who appear better than we are, as though they are more likely to be heard than we are. We are accepted by faith.
Go to that throne of grace and receive mercy.

1 Timothy 2:5–6 (ESV):

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.

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