Main Idea: The eternally divine Son became fully man so that He could die to redeem His people.

The Miracle of the Incarnation – v.7

• Jesus emptied Himself without losing any of His diety
  • John 1:14a
  • Colossians 2:9
• Jesus limited Himself without losing any of His nature
  • Hebrews 2:17
  • Luke 2:52
• Jesus humbled Himself without losing any of His glory
  • John 1:14b

The Purpose of the Incarnation – v.8

• Jesus lived the perfect life that no one else could live
  • Hebrews 4:15
  • 1 Peter 2:22
• Jesus died a substitutionary death in order to redeem His people
  • Mark 10:45
  • 2 Corinthians 5:21
  • Revelation 5:6
  • 1 Peter 3:18

So What?

• Faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man, is the only way our sins may be forgiven.
  • 1 Timothy 2:5, 6
  • Hebrews 7:25