Did Jesus Leave His Humanity Behind When He Ascended to Heaven?
Core Christianity
Aaron Simon
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🗓️ 4 October 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Episode 1329 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.
Questions in this Episode
1. Why did God's plan of salvation have to require the death of his son?
2. How should I understand God's grace and its impact on my life?
3. Who are the "spirits in prison" that Jesus preached to while in the grave?
4. Should Christians be concerned about Seventh-Day Adventist beliefs?
5. Did Jesus lose his humanity when he ascended to heaven?
6. How was there light before God created the sun, moon, and stars?
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| 0:00.0 | Did Jesus leave his humanity behind when he ascended to heaven? |
| 0:10.2 | That's just one of the questions we'll be answering on today's edition of Core Christianity. |
| 0:15.4 | Hey, it's Bill Meyer along with Pastor Adriel Sanchez, and this is the radio program where we answer your questions about the Bible and the Christian life every day. |
| 0:23.4 | You can call us now with your question at 833-the-core. |
| 0:27.5 | If you've got our voicemail system, feel free to leave your voicemail there. |
| 0:30.7 | 833-843-243-2673. |
| 0:34.3 | You can also post your question on one of our social media sites, |
| 0:37.2 | and you can always email |
| 0:38.8 | us at Questions at Core Christianity.com. |
| 0:42.3 | First up today, let's go to Kay, who's listening in Minnesota. |
| 0:46.3 | Kay, what's your question for Adriel? |
| 0:48.3 | Hi, yes. My question is, if God could create the world in any way, and he chose to create us and create us in his image, |
| 1:02.0 | why did he choose to set it up so that his son would have to die for our sins? |
| 1:10.0 | He could have chosen to do that in a different way so that his son would not have to die. |
| 1:15.6 | Okay, excellent question, and one which has actually been the topic of theological discussion and debate throughout the history of the church. I don't just say |
| 1:29.6 | that there have been whole theological treaties written on on that very question. Why the God man? |
| 1:37.7 | Why did God have to send his son into the world? Well, there are another way of redeeming humanity. |
| 1:48.7 | And my view and the view of so many others, is that, no, |
| 1:54.3 | this was necessary. And it was necessary for a couple of reasons. So God created the world, |
| 1:58.6 | not out of any necessity on his part. It wasn't that he was missing something. It wasn't that God had a man-shaped hole in his heart and he just wanted some companionship or something like that. God created out of the abundance |
| 2:05.1 | of his glory and love and goodness and he created man with free will. The freedom to follow him, |
| 2:12.3 | to obey him. And God gave man a choice there in the garden. You have this test, if you will, |
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