Christians are prone to so focus on the reality of Jesus' divinity that we minimize or ignore the realities of humanity. That he called himself the son of man more than any other title emphasizes that Jesus lived humanly in our fallen world, facing our temptations and living out the tensions of being human in the flow of life. He was just like us, human in a sinful world, yet he did not sin.
So what can we learn from Jesus' glorious life about the meaning of our own humanity, about the tensions of being human in a sinful world and the difference between being a sinner and being a finite, flesh-and-blood human being? With this book as a helpful and trustworthy guide, we can learn from Jesus how to:
live gracefully in our bodies, even our wounded and dying bodies
live with integrity as finite human beings who are created to enjoy limits
love our family, friends, neighbors, strangers, and enemies
