Best Christ Emptied Himself

Best Christ Emptied Himself

Best Christ Emptied Himself

The Lord Jesus Christ is one Person with two Sonships. He is both the Son of God and the Son of Man. The Son of God in the bosom of the Father was pleased to condescend to become the Son of Man. He willingly assumed human nature in order to reveal the Father, redeem the elect, and communicate the knowledge of God to His people. Christ, during the days of His humiliation, did not consider His future honor of equality with God before men something to be seized.

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Best Christ Could Not Be Tempted

Best Christ Could Not Be Tempted

Best Christ Could Not Be Tempted

We often hear about Jesus’ “temptation in the wilderness” or that He is “tempted just like we are.” The idea that Jesus Christ could be tempted is unfounded in the Biblical concept of Christ’s Person. Since Christ did not have a sin nature, solicitation to do something contrary to God’s will could not be entertained in His holy thought. The New Testament Greek verb for tempt can also mean to test or to try; and the Greek noun for temptation can also mean a test or a trial

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Austin-Sparks, T.-Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ

The Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ
by T. Austin-Sparks

From spoken messages given in 1967.
Chapter 1 – Reality Through the Cross
Chapter 2 – The All-inclusiveness of the Cross
Chapter 3 – The Cross and the Two Humanities
Chapter 4 – The Cross and the Ministry of the Unveiled Face
Chapter 5 – The Cross and the Battle for Sonship
Chapter 6 – The Cross and Emancipation from Circumscribed Horizons
Chapter 7 – The Cross and the Dynamic of Victory

 

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