Four Splendid Typologies of Christ - Introduction

In this new series, we will look at our glorious Savior in four splendid typologies of Shepherd, Mediator, High Priest, and King. Each represents a separate facet of our heavenly Father’s love for us; the One who ultimately created you and I in love so that we, too, would choose love. But true love cannot exist without free will. This is understood to be true, because the very essence of love requires a decision to be made—a decision to give of oneself. Not out of selfish ambition, but out of a true desire for what is good and right. Such a decision cannot be robotic in nature. For it to be of love, we must first have the freedom to choose. In this, we will have a glimpse of our Creator’s original intent for humanity, along with the moral character we were designed to represent, for which we would be given the free will to choose God’s love and thus become extensions of His love. When this flow of love is inhibited to too great a degree, disease is the result. In truth, love with excessive conditions is not really love at all, but an attempt by one person to control another. So the psychopath lashes out as a result of the injustices committed in the name of love. The obsessive seeks to control their life and others as a means to corral love, to bind it in hopes of being able to hold onto it. Those who tend toward emotionalism cry out, saying, “Love me!” They will be whatever they believe they need to be to please others in exchange for love. Because these types of individuals incorrectly harbor their self-worth in other people as opposed to placing it in Christ, their sense of worth is in a constant state of flux. So they use up love’s energy as a means to bolster a distorted sense of self.

While each of us can most likely see our own tendencies toward the characteristics found in the psychopath, obsessive, and emotional personality types, we come to observe in Jesus the ultimate model of a life lived in love. The observance of such a matter is glorious! The uninhibited love of the Father, flowing freely though the life of His Son, is so full of grace that all one can do is stand in awe. 

For a more in-depth study into the typologies of Christ, pick-up a copy of my book, The Conditioned Mind. Looking forward to exploring our Savior in this series!