Jesus Christ Flashcards
name 4 titles for Jesus/God
- messiah (the anointed one)
- son of God
- lord
- saviour
- these show that Jesus is like God himself
what can you tell me about Jesus as the Son of God?
- Christians believe that Jesus was God incarcerated
- they believe that he was conceived by the Holy Spirit
- by coming to Earth with a miraculous conception/birth, he fulfils the prophecies about God coming to earth, in the Old Testament
Jews had been waiting a long time for the arrival of the messiah
Many of them expected that he would…
help them to fight & destroy the Romans
origin & significance of Messiah title
- Jesus is anointed with oil (Mark 14:3-9)
- in Caesarean Philippi, Jesus is called the Christ (Mark 8:27)
- significant as Jesus’ life fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies as he came for all people, not just Jews
- his kingdom & rule was spiritual & through his life, Christians believe that their relationship with God can be restored
Jesus was sent to Earth by God the Father to take the…
punishment for all human sin & to restore the broken relationship between God and humanity
- in the book of Romans, it says that the punishment for sin is death; therefore, Jesus came to Earth to die & his death was enough to pay for all human sin as he himself was perfect
The result of Jesus’ death & resurrection was…
forgiveness from God, allowing His relationship with humans to be restored
- Christians worship Jesus, believing that he made it possible for them to spend eternity in heaven with God
‘Blessed are the meek…
…for they will inherit the Earth’
‘blessed are the merciful…
…for they will be shown mercy’
‘blessed are the peacemakers…
…for they will be called children of God’
beatitudes definition
blessings
Jesus taught the law of God that Moses originally brought to the Israelites
However, Jesus taught that obedience to the law must…
…come from a person’s heart; because God knows all our thoughts too & it is our thinking that leads to our actions
- e.g. anger may also lead to murder, therefore Jesus condemns it
Jesus says lust is the act of…
‘committing adultery in the heart’
the Ten Commandments
- no Gods before me
- don’t make false idols
- don’t misuse the Lord’s name
- keep the sabbath holy
- honour your parents
- don’t kill
- don’t commit adultery
- don’t steal
- don’t lie
- don’t covet
In the Old Testament, the Israelites were told not to…
‘bear grudges’ (Leviticus 19:18)
Jesus preaches to love your neighbours but also…
your enemies
Jesus requires true disciples to…
- be sincere in all they do
- keep their fasts & charity private
the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
(Amen)
Jesus warns believers not to build up treasures on Earth/ to worry about earthly needs - instead…
he wants them to have faith that God will provide for them
Jesus teaches that true riches are…
spiritual ‘treasures’, which cannot be destroyed/stolen
- qualities mentioned in the Beatitudes show some of these heavenly ‘treasures’
- he wants to believers to understand that they cannot worship both God & money; love of money leads to selfishness & greed
Jesus’ teaching on judgement
- no person is perfect, so are in no state to judge the sin of someone else
- instead, they should focus on how they can become closer to God & more obedient to Him
Jesus warns believers about the difficulties of being Christian, using the image of..
a narrow gate & pathway, compared to a broad & wide pathway (which leads to destruction)
- the right way of living to lead to God’s blessing is harder
Jesus often helped people in need with miraculous actions such as…
- healing the sick
- raising the dead
- feeding the hungry
he commanded his 12 disciples to do the same & these kind of services occur today in food banks, care homes, etc.
Quote: (Mark 2:17)
HINT:
Jesus himself declared that he went to spend time with those that society rejected
‘I have not come to call respectable people, but outcasts’
Jesus’ actions were accompanied by his teachings. He said that the greatest commandment was to…. (Quote)
‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’
(Matthew 22:37-38)
