Our opening scripture tells us that Jesus was fully human though He was fully God. Aside His divinity, the humanity of Jesus is a striking truth. Remember He was born of the Virgin Mary even though conception was by the Holy Spirit. The virgin birth was vital because He had to be a man to be a legally suitable substitute for other men. To save man He had to become man. The scriptures provides sufficient information that testifies of His full humanity. For instance, He was hungry at one time (Matthew 21:18) and another time He was sleeping in the boat as they sailed (Mark 4:38). He faced the cruel and shameful death of the cross as a man. Philippians 2:8 declares, "And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross". This is the humanity of Jesus. 1 Timothy 2:5 proclaims, "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus". He calls Him "the man Christ Jesus". This is about the humanity of Jesus. This means that He felt every pain any human being could feel when they flogged him and nailed Him to the cross. He allowed this on our behalf. If you only think of His deity, you may not consider that He felt the pain in His body. That was a demonstration of the most pure and self-giving love of God at work in Him. John 15:13 WNT says, "No one has greater love than this—a man laying down his life for his friends". Being fully man, He laid down His life for us. He chose to set aside His power as God at that moment and He made Himself of no reputation. Every temptation that can come to man, Jesus faced and overcame it. Hebrews 4:15 states that, "He was tempted in every way that we are, but he did not sin". He yielded to die for us not just as God but man. Only as a man, would He be qualified to taste death for every man. The other two people who were crucified alongside Him, suffered for their crimes committed but Jesus, as a man, voluntarily yielded to die and felt every pain on behalf of the whole world. The just suffered for unjust (1 Peter 3:18). His humanity is a story of God's amazing love for us.