The Differentiator
Vol. 19 New Series October, 1957 No. 5
Man is not so essentially different from God as to render the Incarnation impossible. God is not totally separated from man by omniscience and omnipotence.
Nowhere does the Bible represent Jesus as a dual character, God united to a man, but God become man, the Word made flesh. When on earth, Christ's divine functions and honours were largely handed over to the Father, and again bestowed by the Father upon the Son after His resurrection from the dead.
Disbelief in the Incarnation robs humanity of the honour put upon it by the Word becoming flesh. Those who believe that Christ was Emmanuel, God manifest in the flesh, are not likely to slight humanity, or to have degrading views of mankind. The Incarnation shows that man has a dignity which God clearly recognizes. If man were a mere animal, born of the dust, like the lower creatures, and sharing their destiny, then one would be astonished that God should care so much for us. But as man is endowed with divine powers for a divine destination, then to recover such a being from ruin and raise him to bliss, is an end worthy of God's condescension, worthy of the Incarnation.
From "Who was Jesus Christ?"by F. W. Aveling, M.A.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Articles of Alexander Thomson
The Articles of Major R. B. Withers
Treasures of Truth
Acharith: The Latter Days
Scan of Differentiator Front Cover
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES
A Deplorable Attitude (Larsen)
An Introduction to the Study of the Second Death (Larsen)
Attitudes (Larsen)
A Wicked Trinity (Larsen)
Consummation (Larsen)
Controversial Subjects (Larsen)
Does All Sin and Evil Issue Directly Out of God? (Larsen)
Do Those Who Say (Larsen)
God's Relation to Sin and Evil (Larsen)
Editorial Notes Sept. 1949 (Larsen)
On E.A. Larsen's View of God (Larsen)
Our Bodies - The Body of Christ (Larsen)
Readjustment (Larsen)
Sectism in New Garb (Larsen)
The "Bema" of Christ (Larsen)
"The Dispensation of the Grace of God" (Larsen)
Was the Kingdom of the "Old Testament" Postponed? (Larsen)
Sun, Moon and Stars (Larsen)
Does God heal Physical Infirmities? (Sheffield)
The Bible Doctrine of Grace (Smith)
Is God a Trinity? (Miller)
An Open Letter to Major R. B. Withers (Sheffield)
Prayer (French)
Strong and Weak Points of the Modern Reconciliation Movement (Mundell)
The Conciliation - What is it? (Meredith)
The Freedom of the Human Will (Meredith)
The Fullness of Time (Stephens)
The Snare and Condemnation of the Devil (Lambie)
The Supremacy of Subordinate Service (Pohorlak)
The Thessalonian Letters (McDivitt)
The Variety Department (Larsen)
Two Days Distinguished (McDivitt)
The Great Secret (Scranton)
Who is our Owner? (Farwell)
I Corinthians 15:28 (Graves)
Who was Jesus Christ (Aveling)
A Few Notes on Revelation 3:14 (Farwell)
The Light Side of the Moon (CMN)
Atonement (Steedman)
Greeks or Grecians (Steedman)
Psalm 1 (Steedman)
Psalm 2 (Steedman)
Psalm 3 (Steedman)
Psalm 4 (Steedman)
Psalm 5 (Steedman)
Psalm 6 (Steedman)
Psalm 7 (Steedman)
Psalm 8 (Steedman)
Who is He? (Burns)