Praise the Lord. Christ must be magnified—not merely admired, but exalted for the fullness of His Person and work. The Word of God is not a passive text; it is the instrument by which God Himself unveils the virtues and excellency of Christ. When you open the Scriptures, you are not left to your own devices or imagination. The power that raised Christ from the dead and seated Him at the right hand of God now operates through the Word, granting you a firsthand vision of His glory.
"That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ."
— Philippians 1:10
The Word: God’s Tool to Reveal Christ
Do not underestimate what happens when the Word is opened. It is not your eloquence, your zeal, or your intellect that brings Christ before your eyes. The Word itself, empowered by the same might that exalted Christ, cuts through every veil and reveals Him as He is. This is not a suggestion or a possibility—it is the very design of God. The Scriptures are the means by which God shines the light of His Son into your heart, exposing every counterfeit and fixing your gaze on what is truly excellent.
The revelation of Christ’s excellency is not a luxury for the advanced; it is the foundation of Christian living. If you are not beholding Christ as the One who has been raised and glorified, you are left with a Christ of your own making—a powerless substitute. The Word, energized by resurrection power, gives you a vision of the One who now holds all authority, who is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact impress of His substance.
Christ: The Last Adam and True Heir
You must come to terms with this: Christ is not merely a moral example or a spiritual guide. He is the Last Adam—the Representative Man who has reclaimed and surpassed everything the first Adam lost. Adam’s failure forfeited the birthright and blessing, plunging humanity into alienation and impotence. But Christ, through incarnation, became the Son of Man, the rightful Heir, and accomplished redemption as our substitute.
He is the Creator and Upholder of all things, but in His humanity He became the Radiance of God’s glory for us. In resurrection, He did not shed His humanity; He exalted it. He inherited a name more excellent than the angels, not as God alone, but as Man—so that humanity itself is now enthroned.
"And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit."
— 1 Corinthians 15:45
The Glorification of Christ’s Humanity: Our Security
Here is the staggering reality: Christ’s humanity has been uplifted, divinized, and glorified. The Son of Man now enjoys, in His humanity, the very status He possessed in His divinity as the Son of God. This is not a theological curiosity; it is the bedrock of your assurance. If Christ’s humanity is not glorified, then neither is yours. If He is not the Last Adam, quickening and life-giving, then you are still in Adam—still in your sins, still without hope.
But because He has been exalted, your redemption is not partial or theoretical. He has purged your sins and sat down. He has secured the inheritance as your Representative. Your hope is anchored in the One who has already entered glory in your name and nature.
What Is Lost If This Is Denied
If you accept any teaching that diminishes the exaltation and glorification of Christ’s humanity, you lose everything. You forfeit the security of your justification, the certainty of your inheritance, and the reality of your sonship. You are left with a gospel that cannot save, a Christ who cannot represent, and a hope that cannot endure. This is not a secondary matter—it is salvific. There is no room for compromise: the distinction between covenantal promise and human performance is absolute. Christ, as the Last Adam, has done what Adam never could, and to blur this is to collapse the entire foundation of the faith.
The Only Way to Live Sincerely
Therefore, as you open the Word, let it do its work. Let it reveal Christ in all His excellency. Approve what is excellent—not by your own discernment, but by the vision granted through the Scriptures. Only then will you live sincerely and without offense until the day of Christ. Anything less is to settle for a gospel that leaves you outside the inheritance, still striving, still uncertain, still in Adam.
See Christ as He is: exalted, glorified, and enthroned as the Last Adam. This is your hope, your assurance, and your life.
