Jesus: Truly God and Truly Man for the Rest of Eternity
By meunierd; photo from Shutterstock.com; fresco in Shepherd Field Chapel.
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I was a Christian for many years before I understood the eternal ramifications of the Incarnation—specifically what it meant for God, not just for us. When Jesus was born in the flesh, he didn’t take on a human nature for just a limited time. For the rest of eternity Jesus will be truly God and truly human; he will always have both a divine nature and a human nature. That in itself is mind-boggling.
Believers will have eternal bodies like the one Jesus has.
What's also mind-boggling is that Jesus' resurrected body is the firstfruits of the resurrected bodies we will have when he returns at the consummation:
For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. (1 Cor. 15:22-23)
Because of all Christ has done on behalf of all who trust in him alone for salvation, believers will have eternal bodies like the one Jesus has, and the family of God will live together as physical beings in glory forever.
God is always faithful; he doesn't make half-way commitments.
Sadly we currently live in a fallen world where commitments are often held cheaply. When it seems too burdensome to stay the course with someone who is struggling, we may be tempted to leave and go searching for greener pastures to graze, smoother oceans to sail. We want to stay the course, but it just seems too hard and too long to patiently wait to see any fruit produced from keeping our commitments. Thankfully, God is not like us in that way. He is always faithful. He doesn't make half-way commitments.
Jesus will have a human nature forever.
God’s love never fails or gives up—he loved sinful humanity so much that Jesus was willing to take on a human nature forever. If you have ever been disappointed by someone who left you when you needed them more than ever, take heart. Come what may, your Savior has made an unbreakable, eternal commitment to you, dear saint.
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” (Luke 2:14)
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