by j.d. stegall

Created on: October 24, 2009

Before we answer that question, we must first answer the bigger question it points to: who did Jesus claim to be? We know through reading the scriptures Jesus claimed to be the Son of God (equal with God). In Luke 23: 23 when Jesus was talking to the Pharisees and they said to him, "who do you think you are-are you greater then Abraham?"

Jesus answered, "Before Abraham was, I AM", a direct reference to being the exact same God that spoke to Moses in the burning bush.

A lot of us Christians assume since Jesus was God that he always knew everything but when this question is studied out, the bible demonstrates that he did not. Now I'm sure some of my Christian brethren are saying, "Oh, wait, stop the train!"

Now don't think that I just got a priority-mail candy gram with a letter from Satan to persuade me to say this - I said the bible demonstrates this to be truth, scripture interprets scripture.

Voluntarily Downsizing

Downsizing is like a four letter cuss word to most people in this world. It's not a fun thing to do. You know you and your family are in trouble when your dental plan at work has been reduced to a company kit - some string, pliers and two ibuprofen.

Most of the times people are forced to downsize do to loss of income, divorce, death, etc. Whatever the reason, all of a sudden like a tsunami, it assaults our standard of living.

However, we see a different picture in Jesus. In the Bible, it gives another name of Jesus as the Word. Starting in John 1:1 It states, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made." Then it states in verse fourteen, "the Word became flesh and dwelt among men."

That is the greatest voluntary downsizing plan in the history of the universe. God became a peon for all of humanity, giving up omniscience along with all of his other divine attributes. We also know he was not all knowing while on the earth because in the book of Hebrews it says he had to "learn obedience". However, this did not make him any less God and I will explain later.

If he had to learn, we know he certainly was not omniscient while on earth. In reference to when Jesus is coming back to the earth, the book of Mark says, "Know one knows the day or hour when these things shall happen, not even the angels in Heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows."

Why Give Up Omniscience

Jesus is theanthropus: one

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