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The Word became flesh (5)       [John 1:1-4, 9-14]                     Why did God the Son, “the Word,” become “flesh” (man)?  What is its purpose?  Its purpose is threefold: (1) To dwell among us, (2) To be the mediator between God and us, (3) To be peace offerings.                The first purpose for God the Son, “the Word,” to become “flesh” (man) is to dwell among us.                   Look at John 1:14a – “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us ….”   Here, the word 'dwell' means 'to pitch a tent' or 'to live in a tent'.   In the Old Testament, the first passage in which the word “dwell” appears is Genesis 4:20 – “ Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have liv...

  ‘Sin living in me’           [Romans 7:17-20]                         Look at Romans 7:17, 20: “As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.    …    Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.”    The Apostle Paul repeatedly said twice that “it is sin living in me.”    Here, “me” refers to the Apostle Paul himself.    Who is Paul?    He was a zealous persecutor of the church.    Look at Philippians 3:6 and 1 Timothy 1:13 – “as for zeal, persecuting the church …” (Phil.3:6), “Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, …” (1 Tim.1:13).    While on his way to arrest Christians in Damascus, he met Jesus on the road to Damascus (Acts 9). See the conversation between Je...