Ep 176 – 1 John 1:1-4 PT 5

This is our final episode in the first four verses of 1 John chapter one. I’ve entitled this episode “God Made Visible” and it will continue our look at the divinity and humanity of Christ. John is adamant about establishing the veracity of Jesus’ claim to be the Son of God come in human flesh. There is no doubt that this claim is difficult to get your head around. It sounds unbelievable, if not preposterous. And, as in John’s day, there are still many who find it difficult to swallow the idea of God becoming a man and living among us. That God would use a human being as His spokesperson or as an example of righteous living is a whole lot more believable. But, according to John and the other apostles, that is not what God did. He sent His Son. Jesus, the second member of the Trinity, appeared as a man and made God visible. He walked among men. He knew what it was like to suffer from hunger, grow tired, be tempted, cry, face rejection, and eventually die. And He did it all without committing a single sin. Unbelievable? No doubt about it.