Christology Test Flashcards
Jesus was virgin-born
Isaiah 7:14
Jesus was fully human
Luke 2:52
Jesus (“the Word”) is God in the flesh
John 1:1, 14
Jesus claimed to be God
John 8:58
Jesus is the only way to Heaven
John 14:6
Christ will physically return to earth one day
Acts 1:11
Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection are the essence of the Gospel message
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
as God-incarnate, Jesus humbled Himself as the sacrifice for mankind and God the Father has exalted Him as Lord of all
Philippians 2:5-11
Jesus is the Creator God
Colossians 1:16-17
Believers are complete in Christ, the eternal God
Colossians 2:9-10
human and divine natures in one indivisible Personality; Jesus is 100% God and 100% man at the same time
hypostatic union
refers to the miraculous conception of Christ, so that He was born of a virgin mother
virgin birth
the Son of God becoming a man / taking on human flesh
incarnation
Jesus possessed incorruptible character, i.e., He did not sin and could not sin
impeccability
the suffering and death of Christ
the passion
Christ’s suffering & dying in our place, i.e., as our substitute
vicarious death
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
exaltation
views involving intentional deception (wrong tomb theory; theft theory)
fraud theories
swoon theory and hallucination theory
fallacies
how is Jesus God?
- 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
how did Jesus claim to be the God of the Old Testament?
- John 8:58-59
- “I am the Self-Existent God” (referencing the burning bush in Exodus
- most powerful
what are the O.T. names for God that Jesus was referred to by?
- “the First and the Last” (Rev. 1:17)
- “the Holy One” (Acts 3:14)
- “the King/Lord of Glory” (1 Cor. 2:8)