the person of jesus christ Flashcards
Hypostatic union
Christ is both fully God and fully human
Homoousios
of the same substance or of the same being
the word
from the Greek ‘logos’, another name used for the second person of the trinity, used at the beginnning of johns gospel to describe the incarnation
Incarnation
God born as a human being, in Jesus christ
Messiah in christianity
associated with jesus christ, who is believed to be the Son of God and the saviour
Messiah in Judaism
equivalent in meaning to ‘son of god’, in the sense someone is chosen by God to perform certian deeds
Docetism
Jesus was fully God and only pretended to be human
Arianism
Jesus was created by God
three persons of the trinity
the father, son and holy spirit as one
how much of Jesus is human and how much is God
Jesus is 100% God and 100% human
John 1:1
“in the beginning was the word, and the word was with God and the word was God”
John 20:28
doubting thomas calls jesus “my Lord and my God”
Hicks divinity development argument
the gospel of John was the last gospel written
clear statements of Jesus’ divinity do not exist in earlier gospels. this doubts the credibility of John, suggesting Jesus’ divinity was a later invention. the divinity of Jesus was developed over time
The Nicene Creed
there is one God who exists in three persons, “we believe in one God”
jesus as liberator
some of jesus followers were tax collectors and prostitutes
wanted to free people from social convention, religious restrictions and political domination
he was arrested and handed over to Pontius Pilate, the political authority, to be executed
teacher of wisdom: sermon on the mount summary
matthew 5:17
- he hasnt come to abolish the law, but fulfil it
- seek reconciliation
- do not commit adultery
- do not divorce
- speak plainly
- dont retaliate
- love your enemies
motive + inner purity quote
“its not what you put in your mouth that defines you, its what comes out” - meaning dont be a hypocrite
the parable of the prodigal son showed…
jesus’ teachings on forgiveness
what happened in the parable of the prodigal son
- a man with two sons is asked by the younger one for his share of the inheritance early
- he wastes his wealth
- returns to his father and repents, saying has sinned against heaven and the father
- the father forgives him
- the older brother feels it is unfair that he worked hard and received no celebrations, while the other wasted their wealth and does
the father says to the son….
“my son, you’re always with me, and everything I have is yours… he was lost and is found”
who does the father represent and what does the parable of the prodigal son show
God
shows unconditional love
quote for wealth as an obstacle to closeness to god
Matthew 19:22
“it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven”
