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sinners are not brothers of Jesus Christ, but only those who are born again. Only the partakers of the divine nature are fellow members of Christ (II Peter 1:4; I Peter 1:23-25; Galatians 3:26-27; Ephesians 1:4-11; 2:11-20; John 1:12-13; 3:3-6).
It is very important to note the scripture which says, "All things are delivered unto me of my Father; and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him" (Matthew 11:27). If Christ was from humanseed,thereisnoneedtosayHeisamystery. AsPaulteachesusin Acts 20:28, the blood of Christ is of God. If the blood is of God, the flesh isalsoofGod.(John1:1-14;ITimothy3:16). Wemustbeawareofthewarn ing of I Peter 2:8, Christ is indeed "a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: where- unto also they where appointed."
Let us summarize the holiness and sole nature of the Man Christ (the sec ond Adam) in a table that compares and contrasts Him with the first Adam and sinful humanity.