THE RAGGED EDGE RADIOBROADCAST WORLDWIDEDECEMBER 2020THE INCARNATION IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING ELSEIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word wasGod. 2He was in the beginning with God. 3All things were created through Him,and without Him nothing was created that was created. 4In Him was life, and thelife was the light of mankind. 5 The light shines in darkness, but the darkness hasnot overcome it.6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 This man came as awitness in order to testify concerning the Light, that all men through Him mightbelieve. 8He was not this Light, but was sent in order to testify concerning theLight.9 The true Light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. 10He wasin the world, and the world was created through Him, yet the world did not knowHim. 11He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him. 12 Yet to allwho received Him, He gave the power to become sons of God, to those whobelieved in His name, 13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh,nor of the will of man, but of God. John 1‘’Wayne Grudem states the significance of the virgin birth to Christ’s humanitysimilarly: The virgin birth also makes possible Christ’s true humanity withoutinherited sin. . . . All human beings have inherited legal guilt and a corrupt moralnature from their first father, Adam (this is sometimes called “inherited sin” or“original sin”). But the fact that Jesus did not have a human father means that theline of descent from Adam is partially interrupted. Jesus did not descend fromAdam in exactly the same way in which every other human being has descendedfrom Adam. And this helps us to understand why the legal guilt and moralcorruption that belongs to all other human beings did not belong to Christ. . . . Sucha conclusion should not be taken to mean that the transmission of sin comes onlythrough the father, for Scripture nowhere makes such an assertion.It is enough for us merely to say that in this case the unbroken line of descent fromAdam was interrupted, and Jesus was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit. . . LIVE NOTES FOR THE RAGGED EDGE RADIO .COM BY RUSS DIZDAR ©. Reflection on that fact allows us to understand that through the absence of ahuman father, Jesus was not fully descended from Adam, and that this break in theline of descent was the method God used to bring it about that Jesus was fullyhuman yet did not share inherited sin from Adam.Clark, John; Johnson, Marcus Peter. The Incarnation of God (p. 107). Crossway. Kindle Edition.PREEMPTORNEWS1. THE ALTERNATIVES• From nothing to nothing• Just the misery• The counterfeits• Made in …. Finiteness2. THE CLARITY OF THE INCARNATION• Did I say…….. massive communication?• They all declared the same thing• They all bowed3. THE ASTOUNDING NATURE OF THE INCARNATION• It is totally personal• It is the only fix4. THE PERFECT MIX GOD AND MAN• Who is JesusLIVE NOTES FOR THE RAGGED EDGE RADIO .COM BY RUSS DIZDAR ©5. EVEN THE DARKSIDE KNOWS!• Before• During• After• ForeverYou believe that there is one God; you do well.The demons also believe and tremble. James 2