Chapter 7

Lesson 3

Jesus’ Humanity

What is a human being?Body• A body is physical and with

physical functions• It has senses• It can move and relocate• It can suffer and die

Soul• A soul is spiritual and immortal

(it will never die)• An immortal and rational soul

has the powers of intellect (to think)

• A will (to choose)• Can acquire human

knowledge, feel emotion, and make judgments

God was also man and had all these human abilities and weaknesses.

Turn to page 49 in your textbook.Read “The Humanity of Jesus.”

How do we see Jesus’ humanity in the gospels?

Jesus is God’s perfect and full revelation.

He is God and, by becoming man, he helps us to know God and understand his teachings.

• What did Jesus teach us by his words?

• What did Jesus teach by his example?

What would Jesus do?

How can we model Jesus in our words and actions?

There are no pictures of Jesus. By reading the gospels, do we know what he looks like?

• Appearance• Facial expressions• Tone of voice• Choice of words• Tenderness and compassion• Manliness• Signs of divinity• Truth

Jesus is like us in all things except sin (Hebrews 4:15)

• Jesus is sinless because he is God, who is all holy.

• Jesus did experience temptation

Jesus was human

• We can live lives of holiness

• We can be free from sin

• We need his grace

• We need his teachings

How can you imitate the virtues of Jesus?