The section God Ought to Take Manhood of Adam's Race, and from a Virgin brought up an answer to a question many wonder but I have never personally asked. Why did God take on a form birthed from the race of Adam? The answer Anslem gives is so simple: because it was Adam's line that sinned, it would be only fitting that He take on a body from the same blood, because if He made a brand new human-like being to inhabit, it wouldn't be human. That is something that I hadn't really considered, yet now seems so obvious. We often think that God should have the form of perfection, and be the example we should always strive to be. However, if he had done such a thing, then the sacrifice of Jesus Christ would mean nothing, because He would not have been human; he would have been this alien being that might look and speak as a human would, but without all the flaws and issues we have, in the physical sense. By being born of Adam's line, Jesus ensured that He felt the pains of a body stained by sin, but with a soul perfected, He ensured payment was satisfied for our sins.
I commented on Francesca and Dallas' posts.
I agree, it would have been strange if Jesus was in a different form other than human. It would have been less relatable to us when he sacrificed himself for our own doings.
ReplyDeleteIs that not so cool that God fulfills and renews in a way such as this?! I have heard this concept put in a way where Jesus is referred to as the "new Adam," because He renewed humanity. And Jesus came as a human to redeem other humans. Jesus walked and lived as human, how cool is that?
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