Adrian Turner continues the challenging theme, “Jesus of Nazareth, son of God and son of man,” exploring the mystery of how Jesus could be both the eternal Son of God and fully human.
This message specifically examines Jesus’ human learning process. Because he took on a human body and a human brain, he had to learn just as we do. This required him to learn to operate between two levels of knowledge: the intuitive knowledge derived from his eternal divine source, and the processing human knowledge he acquired through experience.
He details this journey of learning through Jesus’ early self-awareness and understanding of the Old Testament, his “on-the-job training” through live conversations with the Father during his ministry, and his final moments of suffering.
The ultimate learning moments, explored in depth, are Jesus’ wrestle in Gethsemane and his cry of abandonment on the cross, demonstrating that he had to validate his eternal decision in his humanity. Understanding this profound process helps us recognize the immense price Jesus paid willingly to become our faithful High Priest and Savior.