Jesus, the God/Man — and Porn A Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Jesus, the God/Man — and Porn Keyword: "God/Man" "Jesus” Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. The current studies explore the following premise: "If we want to behave Christianly, we've got to believe Christianly." Will the premise help us stand strong in the face of sexual temptation? Passages* John 10:30 [Jesus speaking] "I and the Father are one." 1 John 4:1-3 [The Apostle John speaking] 1. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; 3. and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; and this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world. Questions 1. What does John 10:30 teach about the nature of Jesus?   2. What does 1 John 4:1-3 teach about the nature of Jesus?   Practical help Ever since the founding of Christianity, believers have wrestled with who this Person, Jesus, is. He walked the earth for 33 years and did things that no one else has ever done (healed the sick, cast out demons, healed those born blind, cleansed lepers, walked on water, arose from the dead!). What are we to think of Him? Theologians concluded that we are to think of Jesus as fully God and fully man. He is not a 50-50 mix. In every sense of the word, the Jesus who walked the roads of Palestine was man and God. A trivial, minor point, not worth paying much attention to? A concept that only ivory tower theologues and abstract-thinking eggheads think about? Wrong! The identify and nature of Jesus is something that all people who call themselves Christians are to be vitally concerned with! How could a Person any less than God offer eternal salvation to people like you and me who need forgiveness from sin? In order for His offer to be valid, it is critical that He be fully God. (And the New Testament bears out that He was truly God!) And how could a Person who is anything other than fully human offer genuine help to people who are struggling with sin? It is Jesus' humanity that enables Him to sympathize with those who are tempted in any way (Hebrews 4:15). If we want to behave Christianly, we've got to believe Christianly. If you wrestle with an addiction to porn, you need to know that the God/Man will come to your aid, bringing forgiveness, sympathy, and help to overcome your porn habit. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2003 by eXXit *Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission. ----