Jesus became flesh and blood so that He could dwell among us, so that He, God, could become one spirit with us. God’s ultimate purpose was not merely for us to believe in Jesus, nor simply to take us to heaven someday, but to make us one spirit with Him now. The Bible says that the one who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with Him. For this union to be possible, Jesus had to become flesh and blood. He also had to die to a selfish life and surrender everything to the Father. This is the nature…