Jesus Is Identified As A Man And As A Spirit

According to the text written above, Jesus was both identified as a man and also as a spirit. This however was determined by two different groups of people.

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremiahs, or one of the prophets.
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. Matthew 16:13-17

First, the world who only recognized Him as a man and second, the disciples who were able to identify Him as Christ, the son of the Living God.

Is Jesus truly a man, a spirit or is He both? During His earthly ministry, many people refused to identify Him as the true Christ, the son of the Living God despite all that was written and prophesied about His birth. Having heard and revealed His birth through a Virgin Mary, yet they refused to believe and He was thereby identified as Jesus of Nazareth by the unbelievers.
However, He has never denied identifying Himself as Jesus of Nazareth even as He continued in Acts 22:8 while He was being revealed to Paul on his way to Damascus.
In like manner, the angels Mark 16:5-6, the unbelievers Matthew 26:7, the demons Mark 1:24, and believers as well, identified Him as Jesus of Nazareth. The fact remains that Jesus came to the world in form and sinful nature of man through birth by a woman. Therefore, without any reservation, Jesus was generally recognized and truly identified as a man while on earth.

While asking the disciples, Jesus said whom do the men say that I am? Which of course the answer was that they called Him John the Baptist, Elijah, Jeremiah or one of the prophets in agreement with the world identification of Him.

But, He went further and asked them^__His chosen, His followers and disciples in whom at that time the church was represented. It may indeed be surprising to hear the response of Peter that Jesus is the Christ, the son of the Living God. But how did he know this? With reference to the following scriptures; Matthew 7:21, 10:32-33, 11:27, 12:50; Jesus was seen in these passages identifying Himself as one that have a Father in heaven.

Well, Peter has been with Jesus for quite some time and I believe he was there with the other disciples when Jesus was making these speeches prior to the questioning in Matthew 16:13-17. However, even when they heard Jesus telling them about His father in heaven Jesus said, flesh and blood has not revealed this, the human wisdom, knowledge, understanding, art, science and technology have not revealed this to any man but His Father which is in heaven. It is just a knowing and belief in the spirit according to the expositions of the truth that is in the Word of God.

Furthermore, Jesus explained that Peter is a rock (meaning a solid foundation) and upon the rock, the church of Christ will be built. In agreement with this statement, Peter being the first man to become born again assumed the body of Christ (the church) via a reckoning, knowing and confession that Jesus is the Christ, the son of the Living God.

The world recognized Him and He was identified as a man, Jesus of Nazareth but the church sees beyond man’s point of view, Jesus the Christ the son of the Living God.

It is therefore mandatory for everyone that would be translated from this worldly realm to the spiritual kingdom of Jesus Christ to have the same reckoning, knowing and confession that Jesus is the Christ, the son of the Living God since there is no other way to gain access rather than this simple strategy. John 14:6.

Perhaps you have not known and confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the son of the Living God, the truth is revealed to you today and that body of Christ is still in the building, waiting for you to be added. So what are you waiting for? It is time for you to take the bold step of faith, believe in your heart that Jesus Christ died and rose up the third day. Therefore confess with your mouth that He is your Lord and your saviour. This is all it takes to be added in the building. It does not matter how big a sinner you are, the most unfortunate thing is that you cannot help yourself until you have come unto Him. Matthew 11:28.

In agreement with the fact that he is a man, God told Abraham in Genesis 22:18, “And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou has obeyed my voice”. Therefore, Jesus was referred to in this passage as the seed of Abraham. Note: He didn’t say seeds as in many but a seed which is Jesus Christ through whom all the nations of the earth are blessed today. Jesus however as a seed of Abraham is identified as a man. Galatians 3:16.

While the angel revealed the plan of God regarding the birth of the Messiah to Mary in Luke 1:34-35, Mary said unto the angel, how shall this be, seeing I know not a man? But the angel told her the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and that holy thing that will be born of thee shall be called the son of God. Jesus in this passage was seen as being conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of a Virgin Mary. This miraculous conception however with the intervention of the Holy Spirit is a proof that Jesus is identified as a spirit, conceived of the Holy Ghost.

According to all we have discussed so far, it is pertinent to conclude that Jesus is 100% identified as a man and as a spirit. It is only a man that can go to the cross of Calvary and die to pay for the sins of the world but as a spirit, He lives forever more.

It is your right as well to live forever even as Jesus did.
But, you are not qualified to participate in the spiritual until you have been converted from the kingdom of this world into the marvellous light of God.
You have to believe that Jesus is the son of God through whom the way to the Father could be revealed.

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