The case was certainly desperate, if the Godhead itself did not descend to us, it being impossible for us to ascend. Thus the Son of God behoved to become our Emmanuel, the God with us; and in such a way, that by mutual union his divinity and our nature might be combined; otherwise, neither was [...]
Christology
The Divine & Human Nature of Christ by Herman Bavinck
The testimony which, according to Scripture, Christ has given of Himself is developed and confirmed by the preaching of the apostles. The confession that a man, named Jesus, is the Christ, the Only-Begotten of the Father, is in such direct conflict with our experience and with all of our thinking, and especially with all the [...]
The Eternal Sonship of the Lord Jesus Christ – Author’s Preface by J.C. Philpot
When I was first led to advocate the true, proper and eternal Sonship of our most blessed Lord in the pages of the ‘Gospel Standard,’ and thus, as far as ability was given me, to ‘contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints,’ I little anticipated two consequences which have mainly sprung out [...]
The Eternal Sonship of the Lord Jesus Christ – Part I by J.C. Philpot
The language of complaint put by the Lord into the mouth of one of His prophets of old was, ‘Truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter; yea, truth faileth’ (Isa. lix. 14, 15). May not the same or similar language issue from the lips of His faithful servants now when they look [...]
The Eternal Sonship of the Lord Jesus Christ – Part II by J.C. Philpot
There are two things which every child of God has the greatest reason to dread; the one is evil, the other is error. Both are originally from Satan; both have a congenial home in the human mind; both are in their nature deadly and destructive; both have slain their thousands and tens of thousands; and [...]
The Eternal Sonship of the Lord Jesus Christ – Part III by J.C. Philpot
Whether we set forth truth or whether we expose error, and we can scarcely do the one without at the same time performing the other, the Word of God must ever be the grand armoury whence we take the weapons of our spiritual warfare. This is both apostolic precept and apostolic practice. ‘Take the sword [...]
The Eternal Sonship of the Lord Jesus Christ – Part IV by J.C. Philpot
As one stronghold of the opponents of the true and proper Sonship of the blessed Lord consists in the various objections, raised for the most part by carnal reasoning, which have been urged by various preachers and writers against it, and as some of these objections are very subtle and, at first sight, of some [...]
The Excellency of the Subject (A Display of Christ – Part I) by John Flavel
‘For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ and him crucified‘ – 1 Cor. 2:2. THE former verse contains an apology for the plain and familiar manner of the apostle’s preaching, which was ‘not with excellency of speech, or of wisdom:’ he studied not to gratify their curiosity with rhetorical [...]
Christ in His Essential and Primeval Glory (A Display of Christ – Part II) by John Flavel
‘Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and was daily His delight, rejoicing always before him.‘ – Prov. 8:30. THESE words are a part of that excellent commendation of Wisdom, by which in this book Solomon intends two things: first, grace or holiness; ‘Wisdom is the principal thing,’ Prov. 4:7; secondly, [...]
The Covenant of Redemption Between the Father and the Redeemer (A Display of Christ – Part III) by John Flavel
‘Therefore wilt I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors, and he bare the sin of many, and wade intercession for he transgressors‘ – Isa. 53:12. In the fifty-third of [...]
The Adorable Love of God in Giving His Own Son for Us (A Display of Christ – Part IV) by John Flavel
‘For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son‘ John, 3:16. In these words are to be considered, The original spring or fountain of our best mercies-The love of God. The mercy flowing out of this fountain, and that is Christ, The Mercy, as he is emphatically called, Luke, 1:72; the [...]
Of Christ’s Wonderful Person (A Display of Christ – Part V) by John Flavel
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.” John, 1:14 We have contemplated the covenant of redemption. It is such as infinitely exceeds the power of any mere creature to perform. He that undertakes to satisfy God by obedience for man’s sin, must himself be God; and he that performs such a perfect [...]
Of the Authority by which Christ, as Mediator, Acted (A Display of Christ – Part VI) by John Flavel
‘For him hath God the Father sealed.‘ – John, 6:27. This Scripture is a part of Christ’s excellent reply to an earthly-minded multitude, who followed him, not for any spiritual excellencies that they saw in him, or soul-advantages they expected by him, but for bread. Instead of making his service their meat and drink, they [...]
Of the Solemn Consecration of the Mediator (A Display of Christ – Part VII) by John Flavel
‘And for their sakes I sanctify myself.‘ – John, 17:19. Jesus Christ being fitted with a body, and authorized by a commission from the Father, now actually devotes, and sets himself apart to his work: the further advancement of the glorious design of our salvation. He sanctified himself for our sakes. Wherein observe, Christ’s sanctifying [...]
Of the Nature of Christ’s Mediation (A Display of Christ – Part VIII) by John Flavel
‘And one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.‘ – 1 Tim. 2:5. Great and long preparations bespeak the solemnity and greatness of the work for which they are designed. A man that had seen the heaps of gold, silver, and brass which David amassed in his time for the building of the [...]
First Branch of Christ’s Prophetical Office (A Display of Christ – Part IX) by John Flavel
“A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me: him ye shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.” — Acts, 3:22 Having shown the solemn preparations, both by the Father and the Son, for the blessed design of reconciling us by the [...]
The Triple Cure: Jesus Christ – Our Prophet, Priest and King by Kim Riddlebarger
The diagnosis is not very good: we are ignorant, guilty, and corrupt. As a litany of biblical texts reveals, we find ourselves as fallen sinners ravaged by this threefold consequence of our sins. Our foolish hearts are darkened (Rom 1:21) and our thoughts are continually evil (Gn 6:5). Our minds are clouded by sin and [...]
The Son Declares the Father by W.E. Best
Jesus Christ claims the incommunicable name-I Am (Ex. 3:14; John 8:58). The name signifies unchangeable essence and everlasting duration. Change is written on everything earthly; Christ is unchangeable (Heb. 13:8), for He is God. The statement, ‘Before Abraham was, I am’ (John 8:58), has no reference to Christ’s coming into existence before Abraham. He never [...]
The Person Of Christ According To The New Testament by Benjamin B. Warfield
It is the purpose of this article to make as clear as possible the conception of the Person of Christ, in the technical sense of that term, which lies on—or, if we prefer to say so, beneath—the pages of the New Testament. Were it its purpose to trace out the process by which this great [...]
The Person of Christ by R.A. Finlayson
We may well face at the outset the question so often asked: Is there any need for a presentation of the Person of Christ in theological terms? I can recall some years ago where a particularly close study had been given to a theological analysis of the Person of Christ at a meeting of the [...]
The Nature of the Redeemer’s Humanity by J.C. Philpot
To glorify his dear Son has from all eternity been the purpose of the Father; and both in the plan and in the execution has he manifested the depths of his infinite wisdom, power and love. That the eternal Son of God should take into intimate and indissoluble union with his divine Person the flesh [...]
The Impeccability of Christ by Arthur W. Pink
We are living in a world of sin, and the fearful havoc it has wrought is evident on every side. How refreshing, then, to fix our gaze upon One who is immaculately holy, and who passed through this scene unspoilt by its evil. Such was the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God incarnate. For [...]
The Historical Christ by Benjamin B. Warfield
The rise of Christianity was a phenomenon of too little apparent significance to attract the attention of the great world. It was only when it had refused to be quenched in the blood of its founder, and, breaking out of the narrow bounds of the obscure province in which it had its origin, was making [...]
The Glory of the Coming Lord: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament by Edmund P. Clowney
In southern California, where snow may be seen only on the peaks of the distant San Bernardino mountains, Santa Claus rides a sleigh, his illuminated plastic effigy following Rudoph’s red nose across the roof tiles of a Spanish hacienda. Santa may also be found in malls and on public property, where political correctness has banned [...]
The Eternal Son of God by W.E. Best
The subject of Christ’s Eternal Sonship yields in importance to none. If our thoughts on this subject are not God’s thoughts, we will not only dishonor the Lord but will bring damnation to our own souls. The thoughts of God expressed in the Scriptures must be understood in their obvious significance. Matthew records the first [...]
