The Titles Of Jesus Flashcards
What is the messiah according to the Jewish scriptures?
The promised king of Israel who will deliver the Jews from suffering and bring about an age of peace when everyone will worship God
Who do Christians believe that Jesus was?
The messiah promised in the books of Isaiah and Zechariah
What do Christians believe about the fulfilment of the messianic prophecies?
Jesus didn’t fulfil many of the prophecies so they believe he will come again to bring back the messianic age
Why do Christians believe Jesus called himself the son of man?
- he lived, suffered and died as a man
- Jesus could stone for the sins of humanity
- reference to the prophet Daniel
What evidence in marks gospel is there that Jesus is the son of God?
- the voice of God declares Jesus his son
- Jesus prayed to God as father
- Jesus’s miracles showed he had God’s power
- confirmed he was the son of God at his trial
- Jesus rose from the dead
Why do some people think Jesus isn’t the son of God?
- he showed human emotions at gethsemane
- the gospel was written some time after Jesus’s death
What do the words ‘messiah’ and ‘Christ’ mean?
Anointed one
