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Unit 2 Handout Flashcards

1
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Ask the question: who is Jesus?

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Ontological Christology

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2
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Ask the question: what did Jesus do?

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Functional Christology

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A global council/gathering of Christians to discuss certain issues/questions

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Ecumenical council

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325 A.D. The first ecumenical council; called for by Constantine to solve the Arian controversy. Asked: “Is Jesus God”
- Decision made: homoousia is correct

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The Council of Nicaea

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5
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A heresy that tried to make God just ONE God NOT three persons; put God into three modes

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Monarchianism

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The trinitarian heresy that views the Trinity three modes or manifestations of the one divine person of God

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Modalism/Sabellianism

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A heresy. Jesus was the first and greatest creation. “There was a time when he was not”

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Arianism

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A great speaker and very convincing. The man who said Jesus was the first and greatest creature

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Arius

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The bishop who saved Christianity from Arius’ heresy at Nicaea and argued that the Trinity was aligned in will and essence

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Alexander of Alexandria

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Alexander’s stenographer; became bishop after Alexander died; wrote a book for the common person saying if Jesus isn’t God, he can’t save you

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Athanasius of Alexandria

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11
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Similar substances –> Arianism

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Homoiousia

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12
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One substance –> orthodox argument

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Homoousia

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Statement made to formalize the conclusion made at Nicaea “Jesus is NOT created but begotten before time” and to share this truth. Jesus is God

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The Nicene Creed

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520 A.D. The gathering to discuss “what does it mean for Jesus to be human?” There were two parties: the humanity and the divinity party

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The Council of Chalcedon

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15
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People who say Jesus is ONLY divine; he doesn’t have a human nature

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Monophysites

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16
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Jesus’ divine nature took over his human nature

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Eutycheism

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17
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Jesus has two natures (divine and human) in one person. Jesus’ two natures cannot be confused but cannot be separated

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Hypostatic Union

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18
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The formal declaration at the Council of Chalcedon that Jesus Christ was to be regarded as having two natures, one human and one divine.

The two natures are inconfusedly, unchangeably, indivisibly, inseparably – outline the hypostatic union

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Chalcedonian Creed

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19
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Father: unbegotten
Son: Eternally generated
Holy Spirit: Eternally spirated

This is the only thing that distinguishes the persons of the trinity

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Eternal Modes of Subsistence

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20
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There was never a time when Jesus didn’t exist; he is eternally begotten and not created

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Eternal Generation of the Son

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21
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The trinity has one divine will and so they share one mission

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Inseparable Operations

22
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The different acts/roles of the trinity (Spirit poured out … Jesus became human)

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Appropriation

23
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Ontological equality but economic subordination (by role)

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Eternal Functional Subordination

24
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Outward workings of the trinity (economic)

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Add Extra

25
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Internal workings of the trinity (immanent)

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Add Intra

26
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God’s inner life

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Immanent Trinity

27
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What God does

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Economic Trinity

28
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The belief in three separate gods

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Trithesim

29
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Jesus has two wills (human + divine). Jesus has two natures and therefore two wills because will belongs to nature not person

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Dyothelitism

30
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“Communication of properties” The two natures of Jesus do not communicate

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Communicatio Idiomatum

31
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There is something “extra” about Jesus in his humanity and that is his divinity. He operates out of both natures at once

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Extra Calvinisticum

32
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Jesus becomes fully human

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Incarnation

33
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“Kenosis” means emptying – Jesus emptied himself of his divinity in the incarnation (This is not true)

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Kenotic Christology

34
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Jesus was temporally begotten as a human. His father was God and Mary was a virgin

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Virgin Birth of Christ

35
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Jesus’ active obedience was his active securing of obedience
Jesus’ passive obedience is what he allowed to happen to him in obedience
Jesus never sinned, therefore he is _____________

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Obedience and Righteousness of Christ

36
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NOT possible to sin

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Non Posse peccare

37
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Possible not to sin (Adam)

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Posse Non Peccare

38
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The cross was completely unjust and the worst day in history. Jesus was charged by Rome and died in Roman hands

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Passion and Death of Jesus

39
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Christ hatred. At the cross the Father hated the Son

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Christus Odium

40
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The best day in history. The beginning of the exultation of Christ. As a work, this clarified a lot of the things Jesus talked about during his ministry

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Resurrection of Christ

41
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Luke 24:50-53 (Jesus goes up to heaven) It is biblical and beautiful. It’s where he went and where we are going. After this act he sits at the right hand of God meaning his saving work is complete and our salvation is secure. He is now our mediator and high priest and because he left he sent the Holy Spirit

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Ascension of Christ

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Jesus sacrifices himself, leads people, communicates between people and the Father

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Office of Christ as the priest

43
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“Thus says the Lord.” Jesus brings revelation from the Father

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Office of Christ as prophet

44
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Jesus rules over all and the kingdom of everything is his

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Office of Christ as King

45
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Denies Jesus’ divinity; wanted Jesus to be “poor in Spirit”

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Heresy: Ebionism

46
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Says that Jesus’ humanity was an illusion. He appeared to be human but really wasn’t

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Heresy: Docetism

47
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Says that Jesus was a really good man so God adopted him into divinity at his baptism

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Heresy: Adoptionism

48
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Says that Jesus was the first and greatest created being. “There was a time when he was not”

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Heresy: Ariansim

49
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The divine essence took over a human body but has a godly soul and mind

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Heresy: Apollinarianism

50
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Says that there are two separate persons, the divine and the human, with two separate natures in one Christ. An over-emphasis of Jesus’ humanity

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Heresy: Nestorianism

Theology Mid-Term (5 decks)

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