God-Man

Mark 4:41,
"And they feared exceedingly, and said
one to another, What manner of man is
this, that even the wind and the sea obey
him?"

MARK 4:35-41

When God created this physical world and all
of its inhabitants, He gave mankind authority
to rule and subdue His creation.

Although God still owned the universe and all
that was in it, He gave control of the earth to
man.

When man sinned, he began to use this power
against God's wishes.
God did not ordain all the terrible things that
have happened throughout history, and yet He
did not take back man's right to dominate the
earth.

Instead, He became a man and took back
that authority to Himself by conquest.

After Jesus' resurrection, He said in
Matthew 28:18, "...All power is given unto
me in heaven and in earth," and then He
gave the great commission to His disciples,
giving them authority, also.

Jesus becoming flesh was absolutely
necessary for gaining all power (or
authority) in heaven and in earth.

Jesus was a "God-man."
In 1 Timothy 3:16, He was God manifested
in the flesh, which is a great mystery.
Jesus came in the power and authority of
His Father to point men to the Father God.

Jesus existed before His coming on this earth
in the form of God and was equal with God;
yet, He humbled Himself and became a
servant while here on earth.

He did not come to promote Himself but to
give Himself as the way unto the Father.

This is different from the way some "great
men" present themselves.
The Roman Caesar of Jesus' day proclaimed
that he was God and demanded worship.
Lesser leaders ruled by exalting themselves
over the people they governed.

But, Jesus showed us that "whosoever will
be great among you, let him be your
minister; and whosoever will be chief among
you, let him be your servant: even as the Son
of man came not to be ministered unto, but
to minister, and to give his life a ransom for
many" (Matthew 20:26-28).