To human eyes, Christ was only a man, yet he was a perfect man. In his humanity he was the impersonation of the divine character. God embodied his own attributes in his Son,--his power, his wisdom, his goodness, his purity, his truthfulness, his spirituality, and his benevolence. In him, though human, all perfection of character, all divine excellence, dwelt. And to the request of his disciple, "Show us the Father, and it sufficeth us," he could reply, "Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?" "I and my Father are one."

I menneskelige øjne var Kristus kun et menneske, dog var han et fuldkomment menneske. I sin menneskeskikkelse var han legemliggørelsen af den guddommelige karakter. Gud legemliggjorde sine egne egenskaber i sin Søn sin magt, sin visdom, sin godhed, sin renhed, sin sandfærdighed, sin åndelighed og sin barmhjertighed. "Skønt han var menneskelig, boede der en fuldkommen karakter og guddommelige egenskaber i ham. På disciplenes opfordring: "Vis os Faderen, og det er os nok," kunne han svare: ” "Så lang en tid har jeg været hos jer, og du har ikke lært mig at kende, Filip? Den, som har set mig, har set Faderen; hvordan kan du så sige: Vis os Faderen?. . . Jeg og Faderen, vi er ét." Joh 14,8-9; 10,30....."