Pastor Ralph Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 1. Since Jesus was already the Son of God, why did he have to "grow" in understanding and wisdom? (2:40, 52) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry Coffey Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 I think that Jesus had to grow as a human being in order to experience the human condition; the Bible says He was man and God...100% human and 100% God....humans have to go through the growth process; mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. So, our perfect Savior, did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Monica Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 It was necessary for him to be born like a normal human, so why wouldn't he also have to grow? We can assuredly know that he went through all the same emotions and trials that all of us face, which is one of the things that makes it all so wonderful--he's truly our Friend, not just our Savior. I've heard whacked-out theories from non-Christians who say Jesus traveled to the Far East, like India and maybe even farther, during the years between 12 and 30 and that's where he got all his wisdom. I don't know where people get this stuff, except it's a way for them to somehow bring in things like reincarnation and Eastern mysticism into their beliefs. It makes me sad as I have family members who are into this "New Age" junk and I'm praying for them daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest queenie Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 As God loved the world so much that he had to give his only begotten son as a sacrifice. God had to send jesus down on thi searth to live among men, hence he had to have a greater understanding from god to deal with every situation he would come across he had to have an answer to every question that was put forward by men. He had to tackle them wisely Hence even though Jesus was the son of God he had to grow in understanding and wisdom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darleen Nelson Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 Jesus was born as a man and like a man He had to grow and experience all that other men do. He became manlike when He was born and went through all of the experiences that other men did. Growing in the Lord is one of these experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_Julie Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 Praise the Lord for this, for if Jesus did not have to grow in understanding and wisdom He would not have experienced the same things we did, because of this growing He is able to understand us and share in our emotions and communicate with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jenifer Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 I believe that Jesus had to a model for us. We are called to be like Christ. If he knew everything, then there would be nothing for us to model. This way we can see that we can grow in our faith and experience greater wisom and understanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_brad griffin Posted December 20, 2002 Report Share Posted December 20, 2002 it was essential for christ to experience the growth process as we do. this gives him more credibility as a saviour when we learn jesus lived a sin-free life growing though the same trials we do instead of being granted immunity to situations we face.telling us to "turn the other cheek" when he was never slapped in the first cheek wouldnt have been as effective. just knowing that jesus matured on earth,was corrected by his parents, learned by his trials, earns so much respect for jesus' walk on earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IN_A_MELLOW_TONE Posted December 27, 2002 Report Share Posted December 27, 2002 All of the key words to that question (understanding, grow, wisdom) takes time and patience. I agree with all of the other posts but I also think it symbolizes man in his most perfect state still has to go through the whole process of becoming a man. What better person to make an example of this than Jesus? Also to carry the burden of the cross, feeling the worlds pain, and not forgetting being tempted on the mountain, were all crucial elements that added to his wisdom. This is cool. You could think about this one all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Margo Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Jesus had to grow to his earthly maturity in order to have the human existence that would allow him to relate to the people he was destined to teach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Angel Posted January 18, 2003 Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 I believe that Jesus had all the understanding and wisdom as God, but He had to endure the same situation now as a man, He had to learn from the point of view of the flesh, fight temptations, fleshly desires, learn obedience from his earthly fathers, learn to share His wisdom with people that were astray from God's love, people that were rejecting God's offer, people that have stonned God's prophets. I believe that as we saw later in Hid ministry, many times the leaders of the jewish religion rejected Him, because we was telling them the truth about their sinful ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jackie Brown Posted February 9, 2003 Report Share Posted February 9, 2003 1. Since Jesus was already the Son of God, why did he have to "grow" in understanding and wisdom? (2:40, 52) To my understanding, (why Jesus had to grow in understanding and wisdom) is to show us as born again christians the steps we need to take in this christian walk. Jesus first entered this earth through flesh, being the son of God. My interpertation of this line, tells me that we as christians, first were born in sin and then had to be born again , meaning we had to confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved (Rom:10:9) after doing this the growth of Jesus shows the pathern in which we need to follow. Jesus being the son of God did not have to grow in wisdom and in understanding, because he is already the Meshiah, but Jesus did it any how. Jesus did the walk on earth in that manner for us the born again believers to grow in this way. We first need to get understanding, and thats by reading the bible daily. Wisdom comes by us reading the bible and studing. Wisdom help us to be wise with the choices we make also keeps us in line with God. Through all this we gain knowledge of the word. With having wisdom, knowledge and understanding it help keep us in tune with God, that when we go out about our Father's business that we'll be ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmoore4102 Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 I am Kevin Moore a childrens pastor just feeding myself on the word to show myself approved before God. Jesus had emptied himself of ominscience so of course he would have to learn all of the different lessons of growing up in order to identify with the very people he would go to the cross for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelOnLine Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Q1. Since Jesus was already the Son of God, why did he have to "grow" in understanding and wisdom? (2:40, 52) Jesus had to experience the same learning and growing experiences that we do, so we would have an example to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mllwrghtswf Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 This is a very challenging question. Jesus being God in the fleah would not need to grow in wisdom. As the scripture says he was reaching puberty, and doing the will of his Father he did sit with the elders and conformed to their understanding so that he might teach or conform them to the ways of the Father. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karahbear Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 Jesus had to be the perfect, unblemished lamb for sacrifice. He had to grow in the same ways as God's other lambs in order to reach that perfection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llogan Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 1. Since Jesus was already the Son of God, why did he have to "grow" in understanding and wisdom? (2:40, 52) I think the reason Jesus had to grow is because one of His purposes here on earth was to show us, human beings, He was also in our skin. Therefore knowing what we go through as we grow and change. It just another example of how close we are to God and how close He chose to be with us. How wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scout Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 1. Since Jesus was already the Son of God, why did he have to "grow" in understanding and wisdom? (2:40, 52) I think this is a lesson for us. We may think that we know it all, but we need time to mature emotionally, spiritually and even physically. We know from studies of the teenage brain that certain judgment functions are not fully developed. Jesus being 100% human would be subject to those laws of nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendamay Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Jesus was born of a human Mother, therefore he had to learn like we do. So that he would experience our ways, and understand our failings, and our strengths. So that when the time came for his ministry, He would be able to preach on the peoples intelligence, and understanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissioned Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Q1. Since Jesus was already the Son of God, why did he have to "grow" in understanding and wisdom? (2:40, 52) Even though Jesus was the Son of God he had to "grow" in understanding and wisdom because "He emptied Himself" of omniscience and became the likeness of man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Irving Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 On 12/8/2002 at 12:58 AM, Pastor Ralph said: 1. Since Jesus was already the Son of God, why did he have to "grow" in understanding and wisdom? (2:40, 52) Even though He is the Son of God, He still went through childhood like any human has to. Growing in wisdom and stature or size. He had to be protected from Herod when He was a child in the gospel according to Saint Matthew. He wasn’t Baptized until He was about 30 years old by John the Baptist. Then came the temptation from the devil, and Jesus used the Word of God like the sharp weapon it is the truth against lies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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