Answer requested by Jesper Rietbergen
From what we can read in the Bible, it appears that the Son of God emptied Himself of His pre-existent glory to become a human, taking the form of a man so that He could identify with us, His pitiful creatures. This was done so that we might be ransomed from the threat of eternal judgment for the evil we commit when violating the Ten Commandments.
- Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant,[a] being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross. (Philippians 2:5-8)
Humanly speaking, we understand what it means to transgress the law and face a judge. When pronounced guilty, we are then sentenced to serve time for our crime of having thumbed our noses at the law.
- Make friends quickly with your accuser, while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison; truly, I say to you, you will never get out till you have paid the last penny. (Matthew 5:25-26)
- I have much to say about you and much to judge; but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him. (John 8:26)
- He who rejects me and does not receive my sayings has a judge; the word that I have spoken will be his judge on the last day. (John 12:48)
Unlike human law, the law of God is not about politicians existing to make life more difficult with regulations and laws that fill pages of books. Instead, it concerns violations of ten commandments that pertain to relationships.
The violation of the Ten Commandments complicates our lives; however, if we do not violate them, life becomes easier. Our relationships with our Creator and others remain fluid and intact, free from accusations of impropriety or suspicion of wrongdoing by others, unless they are corrupt themselves. Of course, not being a mere finite mortal like we are, our omniscient, omnipresent Heavenly Father knows even the thoughts and intentions of our hearts, so He has no need to be suspicious due to any uncertainty.
- For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12)
When the Son of God appeared on Earth, He came so that people might be saved through Him, not to judge everyone.
- If any one hears my sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. (John 12:47)
When the Son of God came to Earth, He came that the love of God might be demonstrated through His death and resurrection, by paying the price for redeeming the first man—and all that came after him (including the woman that was made from his DNA)—from the captivity of Lucifer, the first violator of the Ten Commandments, which previously did not exist.
The reason the Ten Commandments did not exist prior to the first rupture of a relationship—between the Evil One and the Lord God—was that there was no need to define that which did not exist. Definitions are only required when there is a case for separation. Since no one had been foolish enough to think they could challenge the Omniscient One and outsmart Him, there was no need to define the consequences of such a challenge.
When the Son of God came to Earth and manifested as the man Jesus of Nazareth, He kept the whole law and did not violate it even once. Therefore, when Jesus was crucified on the Cross of Calvary, He was able to impart His righteousness to all of us who are willing to accept His death as payment for our own violations of the Ten Commandments, so that we might not be eternally judged as unrighteous and condemned to prison for eternity, having been judged as guilty.
- For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. (James 2:10)
While the Son of God identified with us as human beings, unlike us, He did not sin by breaking the law at any point; therefore, we must admit that He is superior to us. Besides, which one of us has the power to overcome death, as the Lord Jesus Christ did? He is available to be discovered by the genuine, honest seeker. I know this because I have the assurance of it after the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to me.
Since I have encountered the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ, I have learned that it is up to us whether we want to acknowledge that He is superior to us. Those who acknowledge the truth do so, while those who do not acknowledge the truth do not escape—because the truth reigns!
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