Test 4 Doctrine and Ethics terms Flashcards
what is the messiah
a title which highlights Jesus’ role as the long-expected savior of God’s people, the anointed one
what is the Son of Man
a title that Jesus uses for himself taken primarily from Daniel 7 where this man is given eternal dominion by the Ancient of Days
what is the Only Begotten Son
a title taken primarily from the gospel of John which speaks to Jesus’ intimate, unique, eternal, and essential relationship with the Father
what is Ebionitism
taught that Jesus was a superior prophet and moral teacher, who guides us to salvation through our own obedience to the law
What is Adoptionism
taught that Jesus, though exclusively human, was adopted as God’s son at his baptism or at some other point in his life
what is Docetism
taught that Jesus only appeared to have a human body
what is Gnosticism
a parody of Christianity which borrowed Christian terms, themes, and figures, but reinterpreted them within a vastly different scheme; grew out of Docetism
what is Subordinationism
taught that Jesus is subordinate (lesser) to the father ontologically (in his essence)
What is Arianism
taught that Jesus was the first creation of God who created the world
What is Semi-Arianism
taught that the son is of a similar essence to the Father
What is Apollinarianism
taught that Jesus had a true human body but the divine Logos had replaced the human soul
What is Monothelitism
taught that Jesus only had one will
What is Monophysitism
taught that Jesus only had one nature, the divine swallowed his humanity
What is Nestorianism
separated Christ’s 2 natures
What is Kenotic Christology
teaches that Jesus in some way emptied himself of this deity; based on Philippians 2
What is Penal Substitution
Christ’s sacrifice was the payment of a debt to divine justice as a substitute for his people
What is Propitiation
Christ’s sacrifice satisfied God’s justice and wrath against sin
What is Expiation
Christ’s sacrifice removes our guilt
What is Reconciliation
Jesus restores a right relationship between God and his creation; the transition from a state of war to a state of peace
What is the atonement theory Satisfaction
God’s wrath is satisfied by Jesus dying on the cross
What is the atonement theory, Christus Victor
He defeated sin and death through the cross
What is the atonement theory Ransom
he pays our debt saving us from our imprisonment
What is the atonement theory Recapitulation
Christ is doing what we should have done and that is how he is fixing things
What is the atonement theory Moral influence
Jesus’ death on the cross motivates us to be better people