Good Friday

Good Friday

Hebrews 2:14-17

Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death… For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.

#1 – Jesus is fully God

#2 – Jesus is fully man

#3 – He “empties” Himself by adding

#4 – He “humbles” Himself

John 1:1

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

John 1:14

“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Galatians 3:13

“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

2 Corinthians 5:21

“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”