161 The Root of Man’s Resistance and Disobedience to Christ
Verse 1
Christ is divine above all men,
the highest power among all things.
This authority is His divinity.
That is, the disposition
and being of God Himself
are what determine His identity.
Verse 2
So it matters not how normal
the humanity of Christ is,
none can deny He has God’s identity.
No matter which standpoint He speaks from,
how He chooses to heed God’s will,
it cannot be said He is not God Himself.
Chorus
The reason man resists and disobeys God
stems from Christ’s normal humanity,
and from the fact that the incarnate God
submits to God’s will and authority.
Verse 3
Foolish and ignorant men
often see Christ’s normality
as nothing but a defect, as a flaw.
No matter how He expresses
the being of His divinity,
man can’t acknowledge He is Christ at all.
Chorus
The reason man resists and disobeys God
stems from Christ’s normal humanity,
and from the fact that the incarnate God
submits to God’s will and authority.
Bridge
The more Christ obeys, shows humility,
the more lightly by foolish men He is seen.
Some even act with an attitude,
showing contempt or excluding Him,
yet they place “great men” of high images
upon the table to be worshiped.
Chorus
The reason man resists and disobeys God
stems from Christ’s normal humanity,
and from the fact that the incarnate God
submits to God’s will and authority.
Adapted from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. The Essence of Christ Is Obedience to the Will of the Heavenly Father
