Luke 2:39-52 | In My Father's House | Matthew Dodd

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At the heart of the word, Christianity is Christ.
2. Everything about Christianity is determined by the Person and Work of Jesus Christ.
3. Jesus is the beginning and the end of what we believe.
4. Jesus, Himself, made the question of Who He is the central theme of His ministry when He asked His disciples,

Matthew 16:15, “But who do you say that I am?”

5. Jesus has been asking the same question to all men and women from that moment on.
6. To be wrong on this most important question of all questions is fatal.
7. So tonight, we are going to focus our time on the person of Jesus Christ by looking at Luke’s description of His childhood and His first recorded words while He was sitting in the midst of rabbis at the Temple in Jerusalem.
8. By doing so, we will understand what Jesus meant when He called the Temple His Father’s house and how His example of dedication to the Fathers’ will is one that we must follow.

Luke 2:39-52

Context
1. Dr. Luke devoted a significant portion of his Gospel to the conception, birth, and childhood of Jesus Christ; more than the other three Gospels. Why did he do so?
2. Luke was a Gentile and original recipient of this Gospel, Theophilus, was a Gentile as well. (1:3)
3. The Gentiles were quite familiar with stories about gods visiting humans because it was part of their Greek and Roman mythologies.
4. But it is important to note that those gods never became humans; they remained distinctly different from us mortals.
5. Likely, Luke devoted more space to his account of Jesus Christ’s childhood years to help his readers understand and believe Jesus became a real man at the Incarnation.

Transition – This context is helpful for us too as we seek to understand what the Bible has to say about the Person of Jesus Christ.

I. Jesus Christ is Fully Man

• Luke records that after Mary and Joseph performed the customs according to the Law of Moses, they travelled north, about 65 miles, to their home in Nazareth.
• Taking a step back, it is relevant to note that in verses 21-40, Luke references the Law of Moses five times in connection with the Person of Jesus. Why did Luke do so?

Transition – Because an important aspect of Jesus Christ being fully human is understanding His relationship to Law.

A. Jesus was born under the Law
1. To deliver His people from bondage to and condemnation from the Law, Jesus was “made” or “born” under the Law.

Galatians 4:4-5, But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

2. In order to be identified with and qualified to represent those He came to redeem from the condemnation of the Law, Jesus was born under the Law.
3. To understand the significance of this point, let’s unpackage it further so that we may have a greater appreciation for why Jesus Christ needs to be fully man.
4. First, Jesus Christ was born under the Law to fulfill the Law, not destroy it.

Matthew 5:17-18, Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

5. This means Jesus Christ came to fulfill the righteous requirements of the Law by living a perfect, sinless life. This leads us to the next point.
6. Second, having been born under the Law, Jesus Christ perfectly obeyed the Law.
John 8:46, Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?

7. Third, Jesus Christ bore the curse of the Law for us when He died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins.

Galatians 3:13, Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE”

8. Lastly, Jesus Christ set us free from the condemnation of the Law.

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