Christians rightly emphasize the deity of Christ, but let's not forget his humanity.
***NOTE: To differentiate between God the Father and Jesus, I use the lower case 'h' for the pronoun 'he' when referring to Christ. This is in no way intended to signify a lack of reverence or respect for Christ.
Jesus Christ is God. That is a central (if not THE central) thesis of orthodox and evangelical Christianity. However, in this celebration of Jesus' deity, we sometimes forget his humanity. Jesus came to us in the flesh. After all, in the King James translation of the New Testament, Jesus refers to himself over eighty times as the "Son of Man." Of course, this title does, in fact, denote a divine dimension. Nevertheless, it emphasizes his humanness.
The main reason why we shouldn't neglect the humanity of Christ is found in Paul's letter to the church at Philippi. Writing of Jesus, Paul says that he was "in the form of God" and "thought it not robbery to be equal with God." Yet, wrote Paul, Jesus "made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men." (Philippians 2:6-7). The magnitude of Jesus' earthly ministry and sacrifice is best understood when we grasp the truth of God taking upon Himself the form of a created, human being.
Hence, Jesus emphasizes repeatedly that he is the "Son of Man" as well as the "Son of God."
