Jesus Christ is truly man because he has the nature of man, having a body and soul like ours.
To be truly human, Jesus had to possess everything that belongs to human nature. The Church therefore teaches that Christ has a real human body and a real human soul. He did not merely appear human, nor was His humanity an illusion. Jesus experienced human emotions, thoughts, choices, and physical limitations, while remaining completely free from sin. At the same time, His humanity was united to His divinity in the one Person of God the Son. This union did not diminish either nature. Jesus remained fully God and fully man. Because He possesses a true human nature, He can sympathise with our struggles and serve as the perfect example of holiness. His humanity also enables Him to offer Himself on behalf of humanity, reconciling mankind to God through His sacrifice on the Cross.
The Son of God worked with human hands; he thought with a human mind, acted by human choice and loved with a human heart. Jesus Christ is true God and true man. Each of his two natures remains distinct while united in the one divine Person.
Philippians 2:7-8
But emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.
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