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Jesus, The Son Of Man - God's Puzzle Solved

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IntroductionWhy is <strong>Jesus</strong>, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Son</strong> of <strong>Man</strong>? You are about to discoverthat this question requires a biblical answer.History began as a prophecy regarding <strong>The</strong> <strong>Son</strong> of<strong>Man</strong>. <strong>The</strong> Word of God reveals God’s people are theonly humans who have the solution to this conundrum.PhilosophyWho was <strong>Jesus</strong>? He called Himself <strong>The</strong> <strong>Son</strong> of <strong>Man</strong>,“I am…the <strong>Son</strong> of man” (Mark 14:62). Yet, He was,also, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Son</strong> of God. What a contradiction! Is thisdifference a religious or an educational problem?“Education” is “a philosophy” or “knowledge abouthuman life.” <strong>The</strong> Apostle Paul knew the difference,“Beware lest any man spoil you [rob] through philosophyand vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after therudiments of the world and not after Christ [the study orknowledge of life]” (Colossians 2:8). Colossians is notspeaking about how Christians choose to worship. Itis speaking about what their teachings (doctrine) instructregarding the existence of human life.Listen to what Job’s young friend Elihu said, “Butthere is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almightygives them understanding” (Job 32:8). It isn’tthe body that makes the difference, but “the type ofSpirit” God gives you.<strong>The</strong> Apostles understood their human bodies weremerely tents or tabernacles. It all has to do with whattype of house you occupy. A person goes to a templeto worship, but he/she goes to a school or a synagoguevii

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