Christ: The Embodiment of the Triune God
Orientation
A common misunderstanding is to view Jesus as merely a moral example or spiritual guide, separate from the fullness of God.
- This view can lead to uncertainty about our adoption and inheritance.
- It reduces Christ's work to an external example, not an internal, life-giving reality.
- The truth is that His humanity contained the very life of the Triune God, securing everything for us.
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
— Colossians 2:9
Clarification
Christ's words and works were not His own independent effort, but the direct expression of the Father dwelling within Him.
- The Father's indwelling made Jesus the perfect manifestation of God's will and wisdom.
- This indwelling was recognized by spiritual beings and revealed to disciples, confirming His identity as the Son of God.
Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
— John 14:11
Structure
Through His voluntary death and resurrection, Christ's humanity was glorified, establishing Him as the Head of a redeemed human race.
- His exaltation to God's right hand inaugurates humanity's adoption into God's family.
- This is the foundation of the new covenant, where He shares His inheritance as the rightful heir.
Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church.
— Ephesians 1:20-22
Weight-Bearing Prose
The core assertion is that Jesus Christ’s humanity was the vessel containing the Divine Life of the Triune God. The fullness of the Godhead dwelt in Him bodily (Colossians 2:9). This is not a later development but His eternal identity as the Son of God, recognized even by demons (Mark 1:24). His death was a voluntary self-offering, not a life taken from Him. In His resurrection and exaltation, His humanity was glorified and seated at the right hand of God. This Pauline category—the exalted God-Man—is critical. He is now the Head of the redeemed human race (Ephesians 1:22-23), the Last Adam (1 Corinthians 15:45). From this position, He inaugurates the adoption of humanity into God’s family (Ephesians 1:5). The objection that this diminishes Christ’s humanity fails; it actually establishes its supreme dignity as the means by which God is fully revealed and redemption is accomplished. The new covenant of life and sonship flows from this finished work of the God-Man.
Integration
Your assurance and inheritance rest entirely on who Christ is and what He has done. He is the God-Man, exalted as Head. This is a finished reality. Your place in God’s family is secured by His union with humanity in His glorified flesh. There is no pressure to advance into this; you are already included in Him. The adoption is inaugurated. The inheritance is Christ Himself, given freely. Rest in this. The truth is not a challenge to meet but a Person in whom we are complete. Look away from your own understanding or effort. Your safety and sonship are anchored in the exalted humanity of Christ, where the Triune God is fully pleased. He is your life, your righteousness, your sanctification, and your reward. This is your landing place.