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Oct 12, 2024 · Ultimately, the Bible presents the meaning of life as being found in a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Jesus said, “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10).
Jan 4, 2022 · Jesus is called “a man of sorrows” because of how much suffering He had to endure. He suffered first by leaving the glories of heaven and entering the human race as a man. Then He suffered all the things that humanity suffers, and then finally He suffered the wrath of God as the sin-bearer.
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Jesus received the title “man of sorrows” in chapter 53 of the book of Isaiah. This particular passage is one of the more famous Messianic prophecies - a section of Scripturethat foretells the coming of a future king of Israel who would redeem the world. Centuries later, Jesus would fulfill these prophecies. Early in the passage he is called the ma...
God could have lived His incarnate life anywhere. He could have come as a powerful king, a mighty warrior, a wealthy merchant, or in all His glory. Any of these would have made His life simpler and showed the world who He truly was. He could have claimed everything owed to Him. Instead, for His first time on earth, God the Son came in the most humb...
Seeing the Lord of all things called the man of sorrows is a reminder of God’s care, and our ability to harm Him by our wicked thoughts, actions, and feelings. There are many verses which remind us that God can be grieved: Despite the many sorrows of His life, Jesus loved those around Him. He reached out to others, giving of Himself, serving instea...
Bagnall-Baker, Thomas. Christ The Man of Sorrows. London: R. Wertheim Aldine Chambers, 1846. Rhodes, James. Man of Sorrows, King of Glory: What the Humiliation and Exaltation of Jesus Means for Us. Wheaton: Crossway, 2021. Wiersbe, Warren. The Names of Jesus. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1997. Related articles What the Name ‘Adonai’ Means and Why Chr...
Mar 8, 2018 · A few hours before Jesus was betrayed, tried, beaten, and crucified, he told his disciples, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy” (John 16:20). Sorrow and sighing will flee.
Jesus used the phrase “the beginning of sorrows” (birth pains) in the same way that many of the prophets of Israel had used it in the past and later writers of the New Testament would use it in the future. The image of birth pains is used in the Old Testament in conjunction with end-time events.
Jesus said that He came that we might have abundant life (John 10:10), that He might be a Servant who gives His life to benefit others (Mark 10:45), and that He might find the lost sheep of the house of Israel (Luke 19:10).
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As is evident from this extended passage, the reason Jesus is referred to as "a man of sorrows" is because of all the sorrows He experienced during His time on earth. He made the initial sacrifice to leave heaven and come to earth as a human man.
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