NLX 101 is all about facilitating an environment whereas being in a relationship with Jesus Christ is the most sensible any man, woman, or child would know to do. For this to be realized, people in recovery need to have an accurate understanding about who Jesus was then as a human being, so that they can more adequately understand and know who Jesus is as their Savior today.
So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of oursunderstands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. Hebrews 4:14-16 (NLT)
- What do you understand about Jesus Christ in relationship with you?
- To what degree would you say that Jesus Christ understands you?
Sympathy is defined this way: from Latin sympathia, from Greek sympatheia, having common feelings, sympathetic, pathos feelings, emotion, experience—pathos means an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
Definition: 1 a: an affinity, association, or relationship between persons or things wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other, b: mutual or parallel susceptibility or a condition brought about by it, c: unity or harmony in action or effect
2 a: inclination to think or feel alike: emotional or intellectual accord b: feeling of loyalty: tendency to favor or support
3 a: the act or capacity of entering into or sharing the feelings or interests of another b:the feeling or mental state brought about by such sensitivity
The Bible states matter of factly that Jesus is the Christ our Savior.
Savior is defined as:
1: one that saves from danger or destruction
2: one who brings salvation
The objective of this lesson is to let participants in on what might be the best kept secret about the humanity of Jesus the human being. Jesus himself (John 5:30) admitted that he was without authority as a man. He believed that his authority came from his Father, God. He stated emphatically that he was not interested in pursuing his human desires and intentions but committed to the will of God in his human experience.
This lesson is not intended to be controversial about the deity of Christ. Jesus humbled Himself to step down from all authority as God to start from nothing to be incarnated as an embryo in Mary’s womb. He would be raised by parents, educated in the ways and customs of Jewish law; learn to recognize his calling as the Son of God; experience the temptations of the human experience to satisfy human needs and desires; grow to fully depend on his Father, God, to strengthen his body, mind, heart, and soul to maintain a sinless, selfless life as he would experience hunger and thirst, weakness and fatigue, anger, betrayal, rejection, and loneliness; and to resist the temptation to fight back, which would have jeopardized all that he was called to do, not for his sake, but for ours.
Questions are asked about the similarities and differences of the human experiences and temptations of Jesus compared the experiences and temptations we experience today. As participants come into greater awareness of the full scope of the human experience of Jesus Christ, they can know that He knows and understands them, sympathizing with what they are dealing with today, because He lived it—all of it. Then they can grow in confidence that the personality of God is that of a loving Sympathetic Savior.