John 1:14

John 1:14 says, "And the Word was made flesh and dwelt amongst us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."  Jesus was totally man and totally God. We sometimes hear people say that Jesus could not have sinned because He was born without a sin nature.  I guess that is where I differ in my understanding of sin compared to some.  If I was born already condemned to sin with no choice in the matter, how can God condemn me.  He would have made me that way.  We are not punished for the sins of Adam and Eve, or any other long forgotten relative.  We are condemned for our own rebellion against God.  If Jesus had no ability to seek the will of the world instead of the will of the Father, then He was not fully human.  We hear people justify their actions by saying they are only human, as if this removes the responsibility from them.  Jesus showed us what it means to be only human.  God created man and woman and pronounced them very good.  Still, He gave them free will and has to every person since. Those who walked with Jesus beheld His glory.  This does not mean He had a halo hanging over His head or some kind of mystical aura.  It means by His actions and His very nature, people saw His glory.  Some believed and some denied Who He was, and still do today.  As His followers, people should see the glory of God reflected through us, by our actions and our very nature.  If we are judgmental and act superior to everyone, God's glory is not going to shine through.  We can never be the only begotten of the Heavenly Father, but we can be His child.  When we speak of Jesus as the Son of God, we must never forget the Only Begotten Son.  He is the only One Who can restore our relationship to God because He is the Only One Who overcame sin and defeated death.