
Day 16: The God Man
The big idea of John’s account is that the creator showed up in a cradle! John says that God literally wrapped Himself in skin (vs.14). Now this is not only amazing, but very distinctive! Of all the religions of the world, Christianity has a God who became a man, not a man who became a God! John says Jesus is not only God wrapped in skin, but he also is the explanation of God. If we ever wondered what God is like we can look at Jesus. The fact that God became a man means I can know Him and that He can sympathize with me. John referred to Jesus as the “Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world! When Jesus is referred to as the Lamb, it is referring to Him as the perfect and ultimate sacrifice for sin.
Read John 1:1-34
Q: List all the things you think of when you think of God.
Q: List all the things you think of when you think of a baby.
Q: Why is it significant that God became a man?
Q: How does God becoming a man change the way you and I can pray and interact with God?
Q: What does this passage say about the sacrifice of Jesus as the Lamb of God?
Q: How had the Old Testament sacrificial system set the stage for the arrival of Jesus Christ? How could many of the Jews have missed his arrival? Why do some of us miss it still today?
Q: How does the fact that Jesus died once for all change my understanding and view of my sin?