Chapter 7 Dogmatic Teachings

Question 1

What are the twelve dogmatic teachings?

Answer 1

1. Jesus is the only Son of God
2. Jesus Christ is true God
3. Jesus Christ is true God, God from God, light from light
4. Jesus is “begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father
5. All things were made through the Son
6. There is only one Person in Christ, the Divine Person
7. Mary, by conceiving God’s Son, is truly the Mother of God
8. There are two distinct natures in the one Person of Christ
9. As a true man, body and soul, Jesus embodies the divine ways of God in a human way
10. As a true God and man, Jesus has a human intellect and a human will
11. Jesus, God-made-man, is our Savior
12. The mission of Christ and the Holy Spirit are distinct but inseparable

Question 2

Jesus is the only Son of God

Answer 2

The father of Jesus is the first person of the trinity, God the father; all humans are the adopted children of God, only Jesus is the natural son of God

Question 3

Jesus Christ is true God

Answer 3

Jesus has the same nature as the Father; there was never a time when Jesus wasn’t God; He was born of the Father

Question 4

Jesus Christ is true God, God from God, light from light

Answer 4

the Son has a divine nature just like the Father; Jesus Christ is true God just as light is identical to the light which it comes

Question 5

Jesus is “begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father

Answer 5

the Council of Nicaea distinguished between “begotten and created”; the Son is not “made” by the father because the Son is not a created being

Question 6

All things were made through the Son

Answer 6

since the Son is one in being with the father, he also shares in creation of the world

Question 7

There is only one Person in Christ, the Divine Person

Answer 7

Jesus Christ is the word of God; everything in Christ’s human nature is to be attributed to his divine Person

Question 8

There are two distinct natures in the one Person of Christ

Answer 8

Jesus had a human nature and a divine nature; he is perfect in divinity and humanity;

Question 9

As a true God and man, Jesus has a human intellect and a human will

Answer 9

both are perfectly attuned and subject to his divine intellect and will, which he has in common with the Father and the Holy Spirit

Question 10

Jesus, God-made-man, is our Savior

Answer 10

we will share in the eternal life he has promised

Question 11

The mission of Christ and the Holy Spirit are distinct but inseparable

Answer 11

whenever the Father sends his Son, he always sends his spirit