Have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 2:5-11

The mystery of the Incarnation is how the all-powerful, unlimited, eternal God could become one of His own creations, a man in a specific time and place. Jesus was like us in all things but sin. That means that although He was 100 percent God, He was also 100 percent human. He knew what it was like to be like you and me, and most importantly, He knew what it was like to suffer. We see all kinds of examples throughout Scripture of Jesus’ divinity: His miracles. Each of the miracles of Jesus was, in part, meant to show that Jesus, as God, had all the power of God over creation. Jesus demonstrated His power over material things, over nature, over sickness and sin, and even over life itself. In this lesson, we are going to consider first in greater detail what it means that Jesus was fully God.