Chapter 2 of 10

The Lord Jesus As The Man-Savior

The Lord Jesus As The Man-Savior

THE LORD JESUS AS THE MAN-SAVIOR

The Gospel of Luke presents the Savior as a genuine, moral, and perfect Man. This Man re­ vealed God among men in His saving grace to fallen mankind. In the Gospel of Luke, God is revealed in a Man who saves sinners by His grace. In this book we have a picture of a Man who is genuine, normal, moral, and perfect, a Man who reveals God in His saving grace to fallen man­ kind. This Man did not reveal Himself. Instead, He revealed God in His saving grace.

Luke's Gospel narrates a complete genealogy of the Man Jesus, from His parents back to Adam, the first generation of mankind. This shows that He is a genuine descendant of man—a son of man. Its record of this Man's life impresses us with the completeness and perfection of His hu­ manity. Hence, its emphasis is the Man-Savior.

CONCEIVED OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

WITH THE DIVINE ESSENCE

We need to see that the Lord Jesus is the Man-­ Savior. As the Man-Savior, He was conceived of

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