Making Jesus a sort of divine super being (Superman if you will), when He was a human being was an early heresy in the coming church. Docetism was an error with several variations concerning the nature of Christ. Generally, it taught that Jesus only appeared to have a body, that he was not really incarnate, (Greek, “dokeo” = “to seem”). Ignatius of Antioch (died 98/117) and Irenaeus (115-190), and Hippolatus (170-235) wrote against the error in the early part of the second century. Docetism was condemned at the Council of Chalcedon in 451, but it’s alive and well today in many denominations.
Those who followed this early heresy emphasized the divinity of Jesus. He was unlike you or I. And I am talking about while here on earth. He had divine knowledge. Sure, He looked normal. He looked like Aramaic, though we picture Him as American-European.
Right? 
Most Christian would deny being docetic, if they knew what the term meant, but then they’d turn around and say Jesus was God. Not pre-resurrection He wasn’t. Looking back from this side of the cross though it’s easy to see how the community of believers could say that.
He could heal the sick. He had knowledge of things that God was going to do in advance. He could turn water into the best wine of the time. Only God could do that you know.
And therein believing we have put Jesus out of reach for the common man. It makes Jesus NOT one of us and of course it makes His command to FOLLOW ME, impossible.
But then if you’ve read any of my LRCHouston.com posts you know I believe He was completely human, but perfectly ONE with the Father and when He broke through the crack in the Cosmic Spiritual Egg, He left enough room for us to follow after Him.
Are you?
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