the person of jesus christ

Question 1

Hypostatic union

Answer 1

Christ is both fully God and fully human

Question 2

Homoousios

Answer 2

of the same substance or of the same being

Question 3

the word

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Incarnation

Answer 4

God born as a human being, in Jesus christ

Question 5

Messiah in christianity

Answer 5

associated with jesus christ, who is believed to be the Son of God and the saviour

Question 6

Messiah in Judaism

Answer 6

equivalent in meaning to ‘son of god’, in the sense someone is chosen by God to perform certian deeds

Question 7

Docetism

Answer 7

Jesus was fully God and only pretended to be human

Question 8

Arianism

Answer 8

Jesus was created by God

Question 9

three persons of the trinity

Answer 9

the father, son and holy spirit as one

Question 10

how much of Jesus is human and how much is God

Answer 10

Jesus is 100% God and 100% human

Question 11

John 1:1

Answer 11

“in the beginning was the word, and the word was with God and the word was God”

Question 12

John 20:28

Answer 12

doubting thomas calls jesus “my Lord and my God”

Question 13

Hicks divinity development argument

Answer 13

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

Question 14

The Nicene Creed

Answer 14

there is one God who exists in three persons, “we believe in one God”

Question 15

jesus as liberator

Answer 15

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

Question 16

teacher of wisdom: sermon on the mount summary

Answer 16

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

Question 17

motive + inner purity quote

Answer 17

“its not what you put in your mouth that defines you, its what comes out” - meaning dont be a hypocrite

Question 18

the parable of the prodigal son showed…

Answer 18

jesus’ teachings on forgiveness

Question 19

what happened in the parable of the prodigal son

Answer 19

• 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

Question 20

the father says to the son….

Answer 20

“my son, you’re always with me, and everything I have is yours… he was lost and is found”

Question 21

who does the father represent and what does the parable of the prodigal son show

Answer 21

God
shows unconditional love

Question 22

quote for wealth as an obstacle to closeness to god

Answer 22

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”