One person wrote saying that Jesus was “omniscient” even while living upon the earth.  Omniscience is a big word that simply means “to possess infinite knowledge” or “to know all things.”  If, in fact, Jesus were “fully God” as many claim while living as a human being, then we would expect him to know all things.  Certainly, God is not limited in His knowledge of things.

There is a problem, however, with declaring that Jesus knew all things while living as a human being.  Mark, in his gospel  is writing about Jesus’ second coming, and he records this thought:  ”No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven. nor the Son, but only the Father” (Mark 13:32). Mark states that Jesus Christ, the Son of God did not know regarding the day or hour of  his second coming.  If he did not know the day and hour when this event was to take place, then he was limited in his knowledge of this matter.

For those who claim that Jesus was “fully God” and  ”fully man” while living as a human being, this presents a problem.  To say  that he was “the Son of God” as Scripture affirms numerous times, satisfies this and other supposed dilemmas.  Other thoughts could be given to reinforce this point, but if one is unwilling to accept the above, then additional information would likely be rejected.

What needs to be remembered is that Jesus relied on the Father for everything relating to the fulfilling of his mission; namely, “seeking and saving lost humanity” (Luke 19:10).

Honest, sincere people in talking about what Jesus went through in order to save the human race from condemnation often ask:  ”Why did it have to be Jesus who was completely innocent and had nothing to do with our sin?”  Now that is a good question deserving an answer.

As a starting point it is necessary to remember that God is holy and sin is an abomination to Him.  His justice would not allow Him to ignore or overlook sin.  He put in these words in Ezekiel 18:20, “The person who sins must die” (NASV).  Since death means separation, it led to being separated from God, our creator. This dilemma could only be resolved by offering a perfect sacrifice to atone for sins.

What better way for God to demonstrate His awesome love for humanity than to allow Jesus Christ to leave His heavenly environment, come down to the earth and pay the supreme price for our sins.  Furthermore, nothing else and no one else could satisfy God’s justice and provide the clearest evidence of His great love for the highest of His creation.  It required a perfect sacrifice offered by one possessing perfect faith and willing to show perfect obedience.  That narrowed the choice down to one individual, Jesus Christ. (See: The New International Version, Romans 3:21-26).

Yes, it had to be our precious loving Savior who, while hanging on that Cross,  pleaded, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34). What a Savior!  Thank you Jesus.

In the New Testament, the words Justification and Righteousness mean the same thing since they originate from the same Greek word.

When the apostle Paul wrote in Romans 8:33, “God is the one who justifies,”  he eliminates the possibility of human effort being involved.  Justification simply means that God has declared or pronounced us righteous because we are in Christ Jesus. So it comes down to relationship we share with our heavenly Father through Jesus Christ, His Son.  It is a result of Christ’s faith and faithfulness that we become recipients of God’s righteousness. (Romans 3:22).

Human faith, by itself, is insufficient to justify anyone.  You recall how Jesus referred to the faith of his chosen twelve, the apostles:  ”O You of little faith”  (Matthew 14:21). “How is it that you have no faith” (Mark 4:40)?  Not only is human faith imperfect, but often it leads to doubt or even disobedience.  The act of justification requires perfect faith and perfect obedience, something no human is able to achieve.  That narrows the choice to one individual, Jesus Christ, the perfect Son of God.  He alone is worthy of our complete allegiance.