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tionship. In the same way, Christ came only in the likeness of sinful man without bearing the nature of sinful mankind to be a holy sacrifice to save sinners (Isaiah 53; John 1:29; Luke 1:35; Hebrews 7:26,-9:14).
• God testifying of His divine manifestation said, "Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuer (Isaiah 7:13-14).
• "But Thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the Children of Israel, And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the Name of the LORD his
God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth" (Micah 5:2-4).
• "And the angel answered and said unto her. The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee:
therefore also that holy thing shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God" (Luke 1:35).
• "Andsheshallbringforthason,andthoushaltcallhisnameJESUS: for heshall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, say ing, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is'
God with us" (Matthew 1:21-23).
• "InthebeginningwastheWord,andtheWordwaswithGod,and G^ was the Word (see Greek Bible). The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made." "AndtheWord was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten ofthe Father), full ofgrace and truth" (John 1:1-3,14).
• "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory" (I Timothy 3:16).
• "Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and Iwill raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood,dwellethinmeandIinhim. AsthelivingFatherhathsentme, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me"