The Person of the Lord Jesus Christ

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There must be something arrestingly special in the person of our Lord, seeing His resurrection carries with it such far-reaching results. It is very striking that the Apostle John in his wonderful Gospel presents Christ as the only begotten Son of God—One eternally with the Father and the Holy Spirit in the unity of the Godhead. Scripture declares that He ever was the eternal Word, and that as the Word He was with God (that is, a distinct Person in the Godhead); and was Himself God, even as the Father is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, yet ONE God. (John 1:1,21In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2The same was in the beginning with God. (John 1:1‑2)).
And this Divine Person became Man. We read these amazing words: -" And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth." (John 1:1414And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)).
With such a Person before us, everything relating to Him is lifted far above that which marks the greatest and wisest of men. We are not surprised that He was characterized' by actions perfectly unique to Himself, and quite unlike that which happens to men generally.