Of all the debates concerning the Christian faith, the most important lies in the understanding of the very one whom the faith claims to follow: Jesus Christ. Who was Jesus Christ and what did he do here on this earth? In emphasizing the importance of these questions, the apostle Paul surprisingly goes so far as to assert that the Christian faith is useless if it rests on a false assumption of the saving work of Christ (1 Cor. 15:14). Indeed, there are no truths more central to our faith than the character and work of Jesus Christ, and yet serious disagreements exist as to the nature of these principles. Jesus lived here on earth as fully divine and yet fully human in one person, and his death on the cross served as the perfect sacrifice and substitute for the necessary punishment of death that all sinners deserve. To understand Jesus Christ, we must first deal with the question of the incarnation. What does it mean that “the Word became flesh” (John 1:14)? Was Jesus human or was he God? In order to cling to a Jesus Christ who brings salvation, one must recognize that He is the God-Man, that is, He came to earth and lived as a person who is fully divine and yet fully human. How did He do this? Although it may be difficult for us to understand this fact, Jesus paradoxically exercised his full humanity and his full divinity simultaneously. For example, while retaining his omniscience, he found himself confronted with the limits of knowledge. This can be seen in his encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4 where he demonstrated his supernatural knowledge by completely knowing the woman's unrevealed past. Yet in Matthew 24:36, Jesus shows limited knowledge by admitting that He does not know the time of His second...... middle of paper ......o deserves death, but He is died for us, that is, in our place, bearing our punishment due to us because of our sin. He took our place and satisfied our punishment, and in return we receive his healing. Because of His gracious and perfect sacrifice, we can accept His righteousness now imputed to us (Rom. 5:19). Ultimately, we can indeed recognize that in some areas the revelation given by God leaves us with questions, such as how we are to explain the paradoxical hypostasis of the full divinity and humanity of Christ . However, we must also remain grateful for revelation that remains unambiguous, such as that which explains how Christ took our place of death in order to appease the wrath of God, so that we could receive righteousness and live with Him forever. Praise be to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for the salvation brought to us through the person and work of Christ.!