VIII. The Lord the Redeemer
(Jehovah God made Human to subjugate the hells and glorify His Human)
1. Doctrinal Core
Jehovah God Himself came into the world as the Lord, taking on a human nature from the virgin Mary, in order to subjugate the hells, restore spiritual order, and glorify His Human. Redemption was not accomplished by a legal transaction, substitution, or imputation, but by real spiritual combats (temptations) endured throughout the Lord’s life, culminating in the passion of the cross.
True doctrine teaches that:
- the Lord fought directly against the hells,
- these combats progressively united the Human with the Divine,
- the maternal human was put off and the Divine Human put on,
- and the cross was the final temptation, not redemption in isolation.
2. The Literal Message of the Word
True doctrine teaches:
- God Himself came into the world as Jesus Christ.
- He allowed Himself to be tempted and attacked by hell.
- By overcoming these attacks, He restored balance between heaven and hell.
- Through this process, His Human nature became fully Divine.
- The cross was the final and hardest struggle in a lifelong battle.
In short:
The Lord saved humanity by personally confronting and defeating the forces that were destroying spiritual freedom. We can now be saved through sanctification / regeneration.
3. Spiritual Message of the Word
Spiritually, true doctrine reveals that:
- hell had gained dangerous influence over human minds,
- heaven could no longer protect humanity indirectly,
- and Divine intervention was required on the plane where hell operated.
By taking on a Human:
- the Lord entered the arena of temptation,
- met hell on equal terms,
- and reduced it to order.
Glorification means that:
- the Human was fully united with the Divine,
- Divine truth and Divine love became one in the Lord’s Human,
- and God became eternally present in a form that could be received.
4. Psychological Meaning
Psychologically, the Lord’s redemption mirrors the pattern of human regeneration:
- evils resist change and attack truth,
- victory requires sustained struggle, not avoidance,
- and transformation occurs through perseverance in temptation.
The Lord’s victories established:
- a stable spiritual environment,
- the possibility of freedom,
- and the power for individuals to resist evil.
Redemption is therefore not something applied to the human mind, but something that makes inner change possible.
5. Regenerative Process
(What changes in a person over time)
True doctrine teaches that regeneration involves:
- Putting off:
- the idea that salvation requires no struggle,
- reliance on transferred merit,
- passive religiosity.
- Putting on:
- responsibility in resisting evils,
- trust in the Lord’s victorious power,
- endurance through spiritual temptation.
This process is gradual because:
- evils are deeply rooted,
- freedom must be preserved,
- and genuine change cannot be imposed.
6. Daily Life Application
(How true doctrine lives in practice)
In daily life, true doctrine calls a person to:
- take temptations seriously rather than deny them,
- resist evils because they are sins against the Lord,
- trust that resistance is supported by Divine power,
- and view hardship as spiritually meaningful when rightly met.
It reframes:
- suffering as potential struggle rather than punishment,
- discipline as cooperation rather than self-effort,
- and faith as lived perseverance.
7. Common Misunderstandings Corrected
(What true doctrine is NOT saying)
Being a Christian does not mean:
- that the Father punished the Son,
- that guilt was transferred from humanity to Christ,
- that the cross alone accomplished redemption,
- or that human life requires no effort after belief.
It explicitly rejects:
- substitutionary atonement,
- forensic justification,
- imputed righteousness,
- and salvation without regeneration.
8. Doctrinal Connections
True doctrine governs:
- Redemption - what the Lord’s work accomplished
- The Trinity - Divine soul, Human body, Divine operation
- Faith - trust in the Lord as Redeemer
- Repentance - resisting evils made possible
- Freedom of choice - equilibrium restored
- The Word - Divine truth embodied
Without true doctrine, Christianity collapses into abstraction.
9. In Short:
The Lord redeemed humanity by coming into the world, enduring real spiritual temptations, subjugating the hells, and glorifying His Human. Redemption was achieved through Divine victory in conflict, making freedom, repentance, and regeneration possible for all.
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