JESUS CHRIST IS GOD IN THE FLESH
JESUS CHRIST IS GOD IN THE FLESH
By: Evangelist Oluwole Olaleye
Christ Witness Evangelical Outreach
a.k.a Christ Witness Mission
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At the very heart of the Christian faith stands this unshakable truth: Jesus Christ is God manifested in the flesh. Christianity is not built on moral philosophy alone, but on divine incarnation—the Eternal God stepping into time, clothed in humanity, to redeem mankind.
The Scriptures declare plainly:
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us… full of grace and truth” (John 1:14).
This “Word” was not created; He was God from the beginning (John 1:1). In Jesus, God did not send a representative—He came Himself.
The apostle Paul affirms this mystery of godliness:
“God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory” (1 Timothy 3:16).
Jesus was not half-God and half-man; He was fully God and fully man, the perfect union of divinity and humanity.
Jesus openly revealed His divine identity. He declared,
“I and my Father are one” (John 10:30),
and again,
“He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father” (John 14:9).
The works He performed—commanding nature, forgiving sins, raising the dead—were proofs of His deity (Mark 2:5–7; John 11:43–44).
The prophet Isaiah foresaw this incarnation centuries before:
“Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel”—meaning “God with us” (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23).
In Jesus, God did not remain distant; He walked among us, felt our pain, bore our sins, and conquered death.
Beloved, if Jesus is God in the flesh, then His words carry absolute authority, His sacrifice carries eternal power, and His name carries supreme dominion (Philippians 2:9–11). To know Jesus is to know God; to receive Jesus is to receive life eternal (John 17:3).
Prayer Points:
1.Father, open my eyes to the full revelation of Jesus Christ as God in the flesh, and let this Truth deepen my Faith, Obedience, and Worship (Matthew 16:16–17).
2.Lord Jesus, because You are God manifested in the flesh, reign fully in my life—over my will, my destiny, and my future—until Your Glory is revealed through me (Colossians 2:9–10).Amen.
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