The Limited Knowledge of Jesus

Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. The limited knowledge of Jesus. But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no not the angels which are in heaven, neither the sun. But the father. Mark 13, 32.

This verse has always been difficult to understand. If Jesus was God, how could he be ignorant of the time of his second coming? Indeed, he was and is God, but he also was and is man. This is a part of the mystery of the divine human nature of Christ. In the Gospel record, we see frequent evidences of his humanity, but also many evidences of his deity.

He had been in glory with the Father from eternity but when he became man, in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, except for sin. As a child he increased in wisdom and stature like any other human. he acquired great wisdom in the Scriptures and the plan of God. After his baptism and the acknowledgment from heaven of his divine Sonship, he increasingly manifested various aspects of his deity. but he still remained fully human.

With respect to the time of the end, he said that the gospel must first be published among all nations, and only God the Father could foresee just when men would accomplish this. Although the glorified Son presumably now shares this knowledge, in his self-imposed human limitations, he did not. In no way does this compromise his deity. in our own finite humanity, we cannot comprehend fully the mystery of the divine human nature of Christ, but He has given us more than sufficient reason to believe His Word. If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

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