Is Jesus Human or Divine?

There was, and still is, a debate going on about Jesus’ nature.  It began as early in our history as 440AC.  People trying to define the nature of Jesus.  Whether he was divine or human or both.  It is quite interesting to me that we humans like to explain God.  No matter if it is just a curiosity or intellectual logic.  There seems to be a need to bring God down to something less than God.  We put restrictions and definitions, logic and reason in to the pot and stir it all up until we can say for certain who and what God is and how God thinks and works.  

The debate began with a monk named Euthyche who claimed “Jesus was not truly human. Jesus did not exist in two natures; because his human nature was absorbed, or swallowed up by his divine nature.”  Leo I of Rome debated that Jesus was both divine and human.  And that was just the beginning of this huge discussion.  It actually still goes on today.  In my unscholarly imagination Jesus is God.  God is living in the man Jesus’ skin.  We are told that when Jesus was born he was “Emmanuel” which means, “God is with us.” (Matt. 1:23)   

Now this is my simple imagination, to be sure, but just read Genesis 1 and then John 1 and see if you don’t connect what is being said. The “word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John).  “In the beginning God “said let there be…” (Genesis)  The words God spoke to create; is the word that became flesh.  

Now! Meld the two natures into three.  In the beginning the “earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep,  while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.”  The “wind” here is the Spirit!  So what we hear is that there are three natures of God.  Not just two!

In the first chapter of Genesis, and the first Chapter of John, we have the whole definition.  The “wind” blow over the deep.”  The Spirit!  God “spoke” the creative word.  And that word became flesh.  Jesus!

There are other interesting passages as well.  Read Proverbs 8 especially verses 22-36. Or John 14, 15 (wee below) and 16.  

God is God in whatever form God chooses to be!

6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him." 8 Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied." 9 Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, "Show us the Father'? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves. 12 Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it. 15 "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. 17 This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you. 18 "I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. 19 In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. (John 14:6-20)