[Hoffman]

Originally Posted by LetUsReason

For every passage that declares Jesus was a genuine man, one could point out two or more that clearly state or clearly imply Him as God. Jesus was a man but He was also God manifest in flesh AS a man. This is fundamental to Christianity. Without being fully God and fully man simultaneously, the Atonement could not have been accomplished. The Messiah HAD to have been both God and man. If He was not a genuine man, He could not act as a sacrifice to atone for the sins of mankind. If He was not God in flesh, He could not have been the sinless, spotless sacrifice. Jesus, of theological necessity, in fact HAD to be both fully man and fully God.

Very well written.