Was Christ's blood divine or human?
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It's not the fact that Christ's Blood was "divine" and therefore saved us...it transcends beyond that. God is perfect and a perfect holy God cannot be around imperfection and because of our adam and eve we were born with the nature of Sin therefore we were separated from God only through a sacrifice could we be 'forgiven' (see all of Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, ehh basically all of the old testament). Every year the high priest would provide a sacrifice in the temple the "holy of hollies" which was where God's presence would be manifested. It was very interesting indeed, they needed to first provide a sacrifice for themselves so they could be considered "clean" before sacrificing for the people. They would take one lamb sacrifice it, and another lamb would have all their sins "passed" on to it and that lamb would be released in the desert to die. Interestingly enough they would have a rope tied around their ankles and had little bells hung on their clothing so that when they went in the holy of hollies if they were considered of sin God would strike them dead...if those on the other side could not hear the bells they would know the person died and would be able to pull them away from the holy of hollies since no one but the high priest could go in.
Fast-Forward to Jesus...Jesus was without sin 100% man & 100% God by being the substituted "Lamb" with no sin, Jesus through his sinless life and death became the Ultimate Sacrifice for us so that through HIS SACRIFICE & DEATH (not the blood per say) if we accept and embrace that he is the Lord that HE Died for us...well we are forgiven and we are no longer needed to sacrifice and spill blood for our transgressions as his death fulfilled that sacrifice...Jesus declaring he would destroy the temple and rebuild it in 3 days was him metaphorically saying...that through is death and Resurrection (3 days) He would abolish the requirement of a sacrifice and the separation between God & Man...he would be the bridge between God and man...so much so that in his death the veil (which separated the Holy of Hollies from the rest of the Temple) was ripped and split! So that in his death there was no longer that separation!
So yea...it wasn't his blood that was particularly Divine but more of the act of his blood being spilled in Sacrifice.
Gosh there's so much to say about this...
Fast-Forward to Jesus...Jesus was without sin 100% man & 100% God by being the substituted "Lamb" with no sin, Jesus through his sinless life and death became the Ultimate Sacrifice for us so that through HIS SACRIFICE & DEATH (not the blood per say) if we accept and embrace that he is the Lord that HE Died for us...well we are forgiven and we are no longer needed to sacrifice and spill blood for our transgressions as his death fulfilled that sacrifice...Jesus declaring he would destroy the temple and rebuild it in 3 days was him metaphorically saying...that through is death and Resurrection (3 days) He would abolish the requirement of a sacrifice and the separation between God & Man...he would be the bridge between God and man...so much so that in his death the veil (which separated the Holy of Hollies from the rest of the Temple) was ripped and split! So that in his death there was no longer that separation!
So yea...it wasn't his blood that was particularly Divine but more of the act of his blood being spilled in Sacrifice.
Gosh there's so much to say about this...
K
There was something different about His body and blood. I believe He never got sick. When the soldier at the cross speared His side blood AND water flowed. Who of us, aside from pregnant women, have blood and water inside? We all know His blood was spiritually different, but it was physically different as well. I believe He had human blood, but it was also Devine. It was not like the blood of His physical siblings.
Normally a baby starts out with a seed and a sperm, and makes its own blood once it developes bones and bone marrow. The DNA in the blood (and elsewhere) comes from both parents. If one parent has type A blood, and the other parent has type B blood, the child will have type AB blood. But if one parent has type A and the other type O, the child will be type A because it dominates over type O. But Christ physically had a type that no one else ever had or will have.
I believe it was both human and divine, but that the divine blood dominated over the human blood powerfully. But both come from God. Just as Jesus suddenly appeared in a locked room after His death, I believe He appeared as a seed inside Mary. Christ can just appear, and He can float up to the sky, there are so many ways He could have escaped the cross, but He died and shed His blood to set us free. How true the saying: Freedom isn't free.
Normally a baby starts out with a seed and a sperm, and makes its own blood once it developes bones and bone marrow. The DNA in the blood (and elsewhere) comes from both parents. If one parent has type A blood, and the other parent has type B blood, the child will have type AB blood. But if one parent has type A and the other type O, the child will be type A because it dominates over type O. But Christ physically had a type that no one else ever had or will have.
I believe it was both human and divine, but that the divine blood dominated over the human blood powerfully. But both come from God. Just as Jesus suddenly appeared in a locked room after His death, I believe He appeared as a seed inside Mary. Christ can just appear, and He can float up to the sky, there are so many ways He could have escaped the cross, but He died and shed His blood to set us free. How true the saying: Freedom isn't free.
Well, we receive 50% of our DNA from each of our parents. And since they received 50% from their parents, it would mean we get 25% from our grandparents and so forth. Basically the 50% from the mother and 50% from the father is a dilution and convolution of your parents ancestors to create a very unique you.
Now what does our DNA determine? It determines our appearance like eye and hair color, what sex we are, whether we are at risk for certain illnesses, and so on. The interesting thing about Jesus is that, according to Scripture, 50% of his DNA is non-human, or supernaturally imprinted by God. That makes Jesus an interesting specimen because He didn't stand out physically from any other middle eastern man. Since God's DNA is probably not that of a middle eastern human, I guess you'd have to assume that God implanted artificial DNA (in regard to genes that determine appearance) to compensate for the other 50%. That includes those traits that allow you to roll your tongue and determine if you have attached earlobes or not. These must have been artificially inserted unless we are to believe God has these genes.
There are certain behavioral traits and tendencies that can be passed down through the genes as well, but it is by and large appearance-based. Your physical makeup, not as much your mental makeup. And it definitely has nothing to do with spiritual makeup. So Christ's blood? I would say human. 100% human.
Now what does our DNA determine? It determines our appearance like eye and hair color, what sex we are, whether we are at risk for certain illnesses, and so on. The interesting thing about Jesus is that, according to Scripture, 50% of his DNA is non-human, or supernaturally imprinted by God. That makes Jesus an interesting specimen because He didn't stand out physically from any other middle eastern man. Since God's DNA is probably not that of a middle eastern human, I guess you'd have to assume that God implanted artificial DNA (in regard to genes that determine appearance) to compensate for the other 50%. That includes those traits that allow you to roll your tongue and determine if you have attached earlobes or not. These must have been artificially inserted unless we are to believe God has these genes.
There are certain behavioral traits and tendencies that can be passed down through the genes as well, but it is by and large appearance-based. Your physical makeup, not as much your mental makeup. And it definitely has nothing to do with spiritual makeup. So Christ's blood? I would say human. 100% human.
I know brother. It was a compliment in a way.
No pressure. There is only One who is always right, as we both know?
On the other hand, you didn't present any scripture this time....and since you usually seem to 'quick draw' verses....I was wondering and actually went...... hmmmmm?
No pressure. There is only One who is always right, as we both know?
On the other hand, you didn't present any scripture this time....and since you usually seem to 'quick draw' verses....I was wondering and actually went...... hmmmmm?
Yeah I cant personally think of a Scripture that fully explains that or I would have posted it, Yah willing.
C
I put "human".... even though - 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.
My brothers don't have my father's blood type -- only I do and he has his mother's blood type, which is a rare type ... so the blood does not necessarily come from the father and sometimes, a child can have a different blood type then either parent.
His lineage had to be from David - the lineage given in the Gospels.
My brothers don't have my father's blood type -- only I do and he has his mother's blood type, which is a rare type ... so the blood does not necessarily come from the father and sometimes, a child can have a different blood type then either parent.
His lineage had to be from David - the lineage given in the Gospels.
C
And prayerfully, no contentions ... as a New Years resolution ... unless it's a Salvational issue.
John had to write his Gospel & 1st & 2nd Epistles [besides the Revelation is loaded] to combat those that were coming in saying that "Christ was Not GOD".
So even though Paul wrote Titus 3:10, there were times when they wrote 3 times or more to correct on The Essentials in The Church.
John had to write his Gospel & 1st & 2nd Epistles [besides the Revelation is loaded] to combat those that were coming in saying that "Christ was Not GOD".
So even though Paul wrote Titus 3:10, there were times when they wrote 3 times or more to correct on The Essentials in The Church.
Sorry everyone, God is transcendent and beyond any material form or composition, or quantifying (1 Tim. 6:15-16, 1 Tim. 1:17).
Jesus came to rectify the damage that Adam had rendered, he therefore had to be on the same playing field as his fellow human, otherwise Adam can not be held accountable for disobedience if no human could meet the requirements stipulated by God. As much as Adam's human blood was able to convict all mankind of sin, equally Christ's human blood was sufficient to exonerate all humans from sin. Obedience was the catalyst behind both condemnation and absolution, it's a spiritual warfare, nothing to do with blood.
The Old Testament sacrifices were simply symbolic, every wise person knows that blood does not appease God or make men righteous, only reverence, love and contrition do.
Jesus came to rectify the damage that Adam had rendered, he therefore had to be on the same playing field as his fellow human, otherwise Adam can not be held accountable for disobedience if no human could meet the requirements stipulated by God. As much as Adam's human blood was able to convict all mankind of sin, equally Christ's human blood was sufficient to exonerate all humans from sin. Obedience was the catalyst behind both condemnation and absolution, it's a spiritual warfare, nothing to do with blood.
The Old Testament sacrifices were simply symbolic, every wise person knows that blood does not appease God or make men righteous, only reverence, love and contrition do.