1. At once God and Man Jesus, when speaking of Himself, always used the name “Son of Man.”
2. He relinquished all Divine privilege and power to live a completely human life.
3. By the time He was 12 years of age He’d memorized most, if not all, of the Torah – Genesis through Deuteronomy – and insisted, when an Adult, “my meat is to do the will of my Father;” “man does not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
4. Despite His Divinity He obeyed His parents.
5. He refused to let any desire divert His unwavering loyalty to His Heavenly Father.
6. He rejected repeated temptations to grab for power.
7. Selfish ambition and image were never deciding factors in any of His choices.
8. He was careful to avoid offending others except when it would mean compromising His love for Our Heavenly Father.
9. He spoke tirelessly of the Kingdom of the Heavens.
10. He believed, and insisted, that His life was the prototype of a human life lived completely as God intended.
11. He taught that anyone who believed He was God, living a completely human life, could also live under God’s rule – as God wills.
12. The message that God’s rule is available to any and all people is, He said, “Good News.”
13. He said life lived the way He lives brings unequalled well-being.
14. He said people who practiced what He taught were “unshakable.”
15. He commanded that His followers take drastic measures, and exercise rigorous discipline to resist the controlling demands of any appetite or desire.
16. He taught and demonstrated that Love is uncompromising – extended to anyone who will accept it and expecting no less than Our Heavenly Father’s best for the beloved.
17. He insisted on, and practiced private conversation with Father God promising that it was rewarding to do so.
18. He assured His audiences that no circumstance or sacrifice was so tragic that God could not use it for the good of humanity and His own honor.
19. He said He is the one who turns death into never-ending life.
20. He says He’s the “Good Shepherd” – the one-and-only TRUE CAREGIVER.
21. He assures people again and again that He always delivers on His promises.
22. “I am,” He said, “the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
23. “Father forgive them,” He prayed, “they don’t know what they’re doing.”
24. One of His followers said that He is, right now, “in the presence of Our Father sticking up for us.”
25. "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion?” He asked. “Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Hang out with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."
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