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R o m a n s.
DEITY.
HUMANITY.
"The Seed of David according to the
flesh" (1: 3).
"Who is over all, God blessed for ever"
"Of Whom as concerning the flesh
(9: 5).
Christ came" (9: 5).
Here again our present purpose prevents us from entering into a detailed examination
of these passages. The reader will find Rom. 9: 5 discussed more fully in the series on
the epistle to the Romans (Volume XXVII, pages 196-198). That Christ had a real
humanity is proved by the two references given where the relationship of Christ is
established between Israel, David and Himself "according to the flesh". The sinlessness
of this humanity is safeguarded by the language used in Rom. 8: 3 where the apostle
says that God sent "His Own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh". The epistle to the
Hebrews, likewise balances this great doctrine.
H e b r e w s.
DEITY.
HUMANITY.
"Thy throne, O God" (1: 8).
"Therefore God, even Thy God, hath
anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above
Thy fellows" (1: 9).
"Forasmuch then as the children are
partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself
likewise took part of the same, that through
death He might destroy him that had the
power of death, that is, the devil" (2: 14).
Here again, as in John 1:, He Who is "God" and the Maker of all things, was made
"flesh" for our sakes and for our sins. The fact that Christ as "God manifest in the flesh"
is the pivot upon which His Deity and His Humanity balance, is well illustrated by the
structure of I Timothy.
B | 1: 17. The King, incorruptible, invisible (1: 17).
E | 3: 15, 16. The MYSTERY of GODLINESS.
B | 6: 15, 16. King, immortal, unseen (6: 15, 16).
I Timothy.
1: 17.
6: 15, 16.
"The King . . . incorruptible, invisible,
"King of kings . . . Who only hath
the only God."
immortality . . . Whom no man hath seen,
nor can see."
3: 16.
"The mystery of godliness God was manifest in the flesh."
The reader will be aware that there is a great controversy as to the true reading of
I Tim. 3: 16. This matter is discussed in a separate series of articles in the Berean
Expositor, which should be consulted by the interested reader. For our present purpose it
will be enough to see how the truth of chapters 1: and 6: find their true resolution in the
Person of Christ "God manifest in the flesh", for in both chapters 1: and 6: He is
declared to be "invisible". Paul therefore can teach that there is "One God" and "One