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Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says? For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.

His son by the slave woman was born according to the 👉flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise(Faith/Spirit)

These things are being taken figuratively:

The women represent two covenants.

One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar. Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai(Flesh)....

Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise.(Faith)

At that time the son born according to the flesh persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit.

(Since Cain and Abel)It is the same now.

But what does Scripture say? “Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.” Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.

​The Core Message

​If you try to secure your standing with God by putting yourself back under the law, you are choosing slavery over freedom. Believers are like Isaac, children born of the Spirit and heirs to God's promises. Because the two mindsets cannot coexist, the text concludes with a clear directive: cast out the legalistic mindset ("the slave woman and her son") to fully walk by Faith! Keeping the law will be a fruit out of love and a healed heart

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If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

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“How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! [13] For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north; [14] I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.’

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O how they wanted to build a tower to reach the sky!

O how Cain wanted to please God with his good work!

O how much LGT wants to reach a state of sinless perfection!

O how other religions outside of the gospel wants to be illuminated and reach a state of perfection in this sinful human nature!

But God wants us to be humble and depend on a saviour!

Abel's blood is crying out from the ground!

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But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now.

[30] Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.”

Galatians 4:29-30

Be careful, exceedingly careful, as to how you dwell upon the human nature of Christ. Do not set him before the people as a man with the propensities of sin. He is the second Adam. The first Adam was created a pure, sinless being, without a taint of sin upon him; he was in the image of God. He could fall, and he did fall through transgressing. Because of sin, his posterity was born with inherent propensities of disobedience. But Jesus Christ was the only begotten Son of God. He took upon Himself human nature, and was tempted in all points as human nature is tempted. He could have sinned; He could have fallen, but not for one moment was there in Him an evil propensity. He was assailed with temptations in the wilderness, as Adam was assailed with temptations in Eden. {10LtMs, Lt 8, 1895, par. 14}

Bro. Baker, avoid every question in relation to the humanity of Christ, which is liable to be misunderstood. Truth lies close to the track of presumption. In treating upon the humanity of Christ, you need to guard strenuously every assertion, lest your words be taken to mean more than they imply, and thus you lose or dim the clear perceptions of his humanity as combined with divinity. His birth was a miracle of God; for, said the angel, "Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great and shall be called the son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 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 which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God." [Luke 1:31-35.] {10LtMs, Lt 8, 1895, par. 15}

These words do not refer to any human being, except to the Son of the Infinite God. Never, in any way, leave the slightest impression upon human minds that a taint of, or inclination to corruption rested upon Christ, or that He in any way yielded to corruption. {10LtMs, Lt 8, 1895, par. 16}

He was tempted in all points like as man is tempted, yet He is called "that holy thing." [Verse 35.] It is a mystery that is left unexplained to mortals that Christ could be tempted in all points like as we are, and yet be without sin. The incarnation of Christ has ever been, and will ever remain, a mystery. That which is revealed is for us and for our children, but let every human being be warned from the ground of making Christ altogether human, such an one as ourselves, for it cannot be. The exact time when humanity blended with divinity, it is not necessary for us to know. We are to keep our feet on the Rock, Christ Jesus, as God revealed in humanity. {10LtMs, Lt 8, 1895, par.17]

I perceive that there is danger in approaching subjects which dwell on the humanity of the Son of the infinite God. He did humble Himself when He saw He was in fashion as a man, that He might understand the force of all temptations wherewith man is beset. {10LtMs, Lt 8, 1895, par. 18}

The first Adam fell; the second Adam held fast to God, and His Word under the most trying circumstances, and His faith in His Father's goodness, mercy, and love did not waver for one moment. "It is written" was His weapon of resistance, and it is the sword of the Spirit which every human being is to use. "Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me"-nothing to respond to temptation. [John 14:30.] On not one occasion was there a response to his manifold temptations. Not once did Christ step on Satan's ground, to give him any advantage. Satan found nothing in Him to encourage his advances. {10LtMs, Lt 8, 1895,par. 101

In this letter, Ellen White outlines several critical concerns regarding how the humanity of Christ is taught:

The Danger of Presumption: She warns that discussing Christ's humanity is highly sensitive, and teachers must guard their words strenuously to avoid crossing the line into theological presumption or creating misunderstandings.

Absolute Freedom from Sinful Propensities: She explicitly states that Christ did not possess the inherent propensities of disobedience or inclinations to corruption that Adam’s posterity inherits.

Total Lack of Internal Response to Evil: She emphasizes that Jesus had "nothing in Him" to respond to temptation. While He faced intense external temptations, He never harbored an evil desire or gave Satan any internal leverage.

The Warning Against Total Equivalence: She strongly warns against making Christ "altogether human, such an one as ourselves," affirming that His miraculous birth made Him unique.

The Incarnation as an Unexplained Mystery: She asserts that the blending of Christ's divinity and humanity is an unexplained mystery that human minds cannot fully unpack, and it must be left as such rather than overly systematized.

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Millions of rich voices in the universe of God in anthems of adoration. But he humbled himself, and took mortality upon Him. As a member of the human family He was mortal, but as a God he was the fountain of life to the world. He could, in His divine person, ever have withstood the advances of death, and refused to come under its dominion; but he voluntarily laid down His life, that in so doing he might give life and bring immortality to light. He bore the sins of the world, and endured the penalty which rolled like a mountain upon His divine soul. He yielded up His life a sacrifice, that man should not eternally die. He died, not through being compelled to die, but by His own free will. This was humility. The whole treasure of heaven was poured out in one gift to save fallen man. He brought into His human nature all the life-giving energies that human beings will need and must receive.

"Wondrous combination of man and God! He might have helped his human nature to withstand the inroads of disease by pouring from his divine nature vitality and undecaying vigor to the human. But he humbled himself to man's nature. He did this that the Scripture might be fulfilled; and the plan was entered into by the Son of God, knowing all the steps in his humiliation, that he must descend to make an expiation for the sins of a condemned, groaning world. What humility was this! It amazed angels. The tongue can never describe it; the imagination cannot take it in. The eternal Word consented to be made flesh! God became man! It was a wonderful humility!" RH July 5, 1887

"Christ alone was able to bear the afflictions of all the human family. "In all their affliction he was afflicted." He never bore disease in his own flesh; but he carried the sickness of others. When sufferinghumanity pressed about him, he who was in the health of perfect manhood was as one afflicted with them. With tenderest sympathy, he looked upon the suffering ones. He groaned in spirit as he saw the work of Satan revealed in all their woe, and he made every case of need and of sorrow his own. Numbers did not distract him; anguish did not overwhelm him. Though the pain of the sufferers thrilled through his whole being, yet with a power that never quailed, he cast out the evil spirits that possessed both mind and body. The power of love was in all his healing. He identified himself with suffering humanity. Of the suffering multitudes who were brought to Christ it is said, "He healed them all." YI Dec. 29, 1898

Did Christ maintain His divine nature when He became man?

"But although Christ's divine glory was for a time veiled and eclipsed by His assuming humanity, yet He did not cease to be God when He became man. The human did not take the place of the divine, nor did the divine of the human. This is the mystery of godliness. The two expressions "human" and "divine" were, in Christ closely and inseparably one, and yet they had a distinct individuality. Though Christ humbled Himself to become man, the Godhead was still His own. His deity could not be lost while he stood faithful and true to His loyalty..." 5 BC 1129

"The Godhead was not made human, and the human was not deified by the blending of the two natures. Christ did not possess the same sinful, corrupt, fallen disloyalty we possess, for then He could not be a perfect offering" MS 94, 1893

"In His human nature He maintained the purity of His divine character... He came to impart His own divine nature, His own image, to the repentant, believing soul." Ml. 323

"When Christ's indwelling glory flashed forth, it was too intense for His pure and perfect humanity to conceal... The led to the words of Christ, "Ye know who I Am." Men and devils were compelled, by the shining forth of His glory, to confess, "truly, this is the Son of God." Thus was God revealed; thus Christ was glorified." ST May 10, 1899