Christology Test Flashcards

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Jesus was virgin-born

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Isaiah 7:14

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Jesus was fully human

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Luke 2:52

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3
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Jesus (“the Word”) is God in the flesh

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John 1:1, 14

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4
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Jesus claimed to be God

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John 8:58

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5
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Jesus is the only way to Heaven

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John 14:6

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6
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Christ will physically return to earth one day

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Acts 1:11

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Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection are the essence of the Gospel message

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1 Corinthians 15:1-4

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as God-incarnate, Jesus humbled Himself as the sacrifice for mankind and God the Father has exalted Him as Lord of all

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Philippians 2:5-11

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9
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Jesus is the Creator God

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Colossians 1:16-17

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10
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Believers are complete in Christ, the eternal God

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Colossians 2:9-10

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human and divine natures in one indivisible Personality; Jesus is 100% God and 100% man at the same time

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hypostatic union

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refers to the miraculous conception of Christ, so that He was born of a virgin mother

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virgin birth

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13
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the Son of God becoming a man / taking on human flesh

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incarnation

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14
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Jesus possessed incorruptible character, i.e., He did not sin and could not sin

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impeccability

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15
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the suffering and death of Christ

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the passion

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16
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Christ’s suffering & dying in our place, i.e., as our substitute

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vicarious death

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17
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the act of God the Father by which the Father gives the Son the honor due Him; begins with His resurrection and continues beyond His ascension

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exaltation

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18
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views involving intentional deception (wrong tomb theory; theft theory)

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fraud theories

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19
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swoon theory and hallucination theory

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fallacies

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20
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how is Jesus God?

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  • He is called God in the Bible
  • He claimed to be the God of the Old Testament
  • Jesus is referred to by other O.T. names for God
  • He is credited with the works of God
  • He is prayed to as God
  • He received worship
  • He raised Himself from the dead
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21
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how did Jesus claim to be the God of the Old Testament?

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  • John 8:58-59
  • “I am the Self-Existent God” (referencing the burning bush in Exodus
  • most powerful
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22
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what are the O.T. names for God that Jesus was referred to by?

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  • “the First and the Last” (Rev. 1:17)
  • “the Holy One” (Acts 3:14)
  • “the King/Lord of Glory” (1 Cor. 2:8)
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23
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what works of God was Jesus credited with?

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  • created (Jn. 1:3)
  • forgave sin (Mark 2:5-11)
  • gives life (Jn. 5:21)
  • will judge mankind (Jn. 5:22)
24
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what are implication of Christ’s deity?

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  • has been debated for centuries
  • NOT an optional doctrine
  • essential and integral to the gospel message
  • anyone who denies Christ’s deity is an antichrist
25
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what does the title “Son of God” imply?

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  • states His primary identity
  • a unique relationship with God
  • oneness with God
  • equality with God
26
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how does “Son of God” state His primary identity?

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  • Jewish figure of speech; idiomatic expression
  • dominant characteristic of the person
27
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how does “Son of God” imply a unique relationship with God?

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  • “Son of man” (Mt. 16:13)
  • “only begotten” Son of God (Heb. 11:17)
28
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what does monogenes mean?

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  • “one of a kind”
  • does not point to the origin of a relationship, but rather to the quality of that relationship
29
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how does “Son of God” imply equality with God (Jn. 5)? (essay)

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equal in works (5:19-21) - Jesus does what God does - “greater works than these”

equal in judgement (5:22, 26-30) - Jesus has God’s right to judge the world (1 Pet. 4:5)

equal in honor (5:23) - Jesus deserves the honor God deserves (Phil. 2:9-11)

equal in ability (5:24) - He, as God, gives eternal life (1 Jn. 4:9-15)

30
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how is the incarnation foretold?

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  • the Protoevangelium (Gen. 3:15)
  • the Abrahamic Covenant (Gen. 12:1-3)
  • the Davidic Covenant (2 Sam. 7:12-16)
  • the promise of a virgin birth (Isa. 7:14)
31
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who’s curse did the virgin birth allow for Jesus to avoid?

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curse of Jeconiah

32
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who is Jesus physically only related to?

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Mary (“her seed”), a descendent of David’s son Nathan (Lk. 3:31)

33
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who is Jesus legally related to?

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Joseph, a descendant of David’s son Solomon (Mt. 1:6)

34
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what was the historical fulfillment of the incarnation?

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  • N.T. accounts of His birth to fulfill O.T. Prophecies (Lk. 1:26-56)
  • God “was made flesh to be with us (Isa. 7:14)
35
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what was the significance of the incarnation?

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  • it reveals God (Jn. 1:18)
  • it provides an example for out lives (1 Pet. 2:21)
  • it destroys the power of death and Satan (Heb. 2:14-16)
  • it provides an effective sacrifice for sin – the God-Man
  • it gives us a sympathetic High Priest (Heb. 4:14-16)
36
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what is the continuing of the incarnation?

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  • post-resurrection appearances
  • appearance in Heaven
  • physical return to earth
37
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how is the humanity of Jesus shown?

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  • humiliation
  • human titles
  • human ancestry
  • sinless human nature
38
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explain the Kenosis passage? (essay)

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“being in the form of God” = morph - existing in the shape of God

“robbery” = to plunder; seize property belonging to another
- Christ did not regard it necessary to take equality with God by force, because He already possessed it

“made himself of no reputation”

He voluntarily humbled Himself (Jn. 10:18)
- “took upon him the form of a servant”

39
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what are the two false theories of the Kenosis passage and their objections? (essay)

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the Son gave up all of His divine attributes to become a human
- objection: God is immutable and unable to “empty” Himself of His attributes (Mal. 3:6; Heb. 13:8)
- to presume that the Son gave up all of His divine attributes in becoming human is the equivalent of stripping Him of His deity

the Son gave up is relative (non-moral) attributes only
- objection: God cannot be fragmented into “essential attributes” and “relative attributes”
- to take one or more away from Christ is to take away Christ’s deity. if He emptied Himself of any attribute, He made Himself less than God

40
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why is it translated “no reputation”?

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  • Christ, who possesses all the attributes of God, and who deserves all glory and reputation, lowered Himself to “no reputation” by becoming man and dying the death of a wrongly convicted criminal
  • it best conveys the truth of Christ’s self humiliation, of the passage’s context on self-abasement, and what Christians ought to work toward
41
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what is the human title of Christ?

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“Son of man”
- full identification with all that man is
- ALSO a reference to His deity

42
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what is the human ancestry of Christ?

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Luke 3 - generally of Mary
Matthew 1 - genealogy of Joseph

43
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what is the sinless human nature of Christ?

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Jesus experienced the physical - yet sinless - limitation of mankind
- experience human growth (Lk. 2:52)
- experienced human characteristics

44
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describe hypostatic union (essay)

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human and divine natures in one indivisible personality

hupostatis = a setting under (support); KJV: person, substance (Heb. 1:3)
“that which lies beneath as a foundation or basis”

in reference to Christ, it describes His fundamental nature, the realty of His existence (1 Jn. 5:20)

Jesus is, at the same time, 100% God and 100% man

how?
- Jesus suppressed within Himself the independent exercise of His divine, non-moral attributes
- He never stopped being God but did not always use His deity

45
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Jesus could have sinned (but did not)

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peccability

46
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was the temptation of Christ legitimate?

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  • the man Jesus was tempted (Heb. 4:15), BUT God cannot be tempted to do evil (James 1:13-14)
  • human nature was temptable; divine nature was not temptable
  • provided a model for us
47
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what was the importance of His death?

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  • it is prominent in Scripture - mentioned over 175x in N.T.
  • it was the purpose of His incarnation (Heb. 2:14)
  • it was the study of the prophets (1 Pet. 1:10)
  • it is the interest of the angels (1 Pet. 1:12)
  • it is the theme of the church (1 Cor. 2:2; 15:1-4)
  • it will be our song in heaven (Rev. 5:9-12)
48
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what was the necessity of His death?

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  • Jesus paid the penalty for sin
  • Jesus appeased God’s wrath
49
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what is sin’s penalty?

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death = separation
- spiritual death
- physical death
- eternal death

50
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how did Jesus appease God’s wrath?

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  • Christ’s death was the only acceptable offering for sin (Isa. 53:10; 1 Jn. 2:2; 4:10)
  • God’s holiness demands that every violation of His law be punished (Exod. 34:6-7)
  • Jesus made the infinite, eternal payment due for our sin (Heb. 10:10-12)
51
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what are the results for His death?

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  • forgiveness of sins (Eph. 1:7)
  • justification = to declare someone righteous (Rom. 5:9; 2 Cor. 5:20)
  • freedom from condemnation (Rom. 8:1, 33-34)
  • cleansed conscience (Heb. 9:14)
  • access to God’s presence (Heb. 10:19-20)
52
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what is the importance of His resurrection?

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  • essential to the gospel message
  • guarantees our physical resurrection and immortality
53
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what are the various false theories with the resurrection?

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the theft theory
- disciples stole body in order to gain power, fame, and finance

the swoon theory
- Jesus didn’t die but just passed out and was “woken up” in the tomb

The hallucination theory
- people who saw Him were hallucinating

The wrong tomb theory
- everyone went to the wrong tomb

54
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why did Christ physically ascend into heaven?

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  • to prepare a place for us (Jn. 14:1-6)
  • to intercede for us (1 Jn. 2:1)
55
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why is Christ seated at the right hand of the Father?

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  • shows Christ’s true nature (Rev. 5:6, 12-14)
  • illustrates His supremacy (1 Pet. 3:22)
  • allows Him to represent us to God (Heb. 4:14-16)