The Nature and Life of Christ Flashcards
Apollinarianism
a heretical teaching that denied Christ’s full humanity teaching that Jesus was only 2/3 human
Adoptionism
a heretical teaching from the first century that taught that the power of God came upon a man named Jesus to enable him to fulfill the Messianic role, and that Christ was not God
Aranism
a heretical teaching from the 4th century that the eternal, fully divine nature of Christ
Ascension
Christ’s return to heaven from Earth
Atonement
the making of enemies into friends by averting the punishment that their sin would otherwise incur; the act by which God restores a relationship of harmony and unity between Himself and sinful human beings
Docetism
a heretical teaching based off of Gnosticism that denied the true humanity of Christ
Eutychianism
a heretical teaching that stressed the unity of Christ’s natures to the point where any distinction between them was lost and Christ was thought to be some new entity, with only one nature
Heavenly Session
Jesus is currently seated at the right hand of the Father, actively interceding and reigning over his kingdom, awaiting his second coming
Heresy
any teaching rejected by the Christian community as contrary to Scripture and orthodox doctrine. Most of the teachings that have been declared heretical have to do with either the nature of God or the person of Jesus Christ
Impeccability
the doctrine that Jesus was not able to sin
Incarnation
the act of God the Son taking on human nature
Justification
an instantaneous legal act of God in which he thinks of our sins as forgiven and Christ’s righteousness as belonging to us, and declares us to be righteous in his sight. Being pardoned and counted as righteous
Nestorianism
a heretical teaching that emphasized the distinction between the nature of Christ so much that Christ was made to appear as two persons in one body
Priest
represents the people before God and represents God before the people
Prophet
proclaims God’s word to people
