Unit 2 Handout Flashcards
Ask the question: who is Jesus?
Ontological Christology
Ask the question: what did Jesus do?
Functional Christology
A global council/gathering of Christians to discuss certain issues/questions
Ecumenical council
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
The Council of Nicaea
A heresy that tried to make God just ONE God NOT three persons; put God into three modes
Monarchianism
The trinitarian heresy that views the Trinity three modes or manifestations of the one divine person of God
Modalism/Sabellianism
A heresy. Jesus was the first and greatest creation. “There was a time when he was not”
Arianism
A great speaker and very convincing. The man who said Jesus was the first and greatest creature
Arius
The bishop who saved Christianity from Arius’ heresy at Nicaea and argued that the Trinity was aligned in will and essence
Alexander of Alexandria
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
Athanasius of Alexandria
Similar substances –> Arianism
Homoiousia
One substance –> orthodox argument
Homoousia
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
The Nicene Creed
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
The Council of Chalcedon
People who say Jesus is ONLY divine; he doesn’t have a human nature
Monophysites
Jesus’ divine nature took over his human nature
Eutycheism
Jesus has two natures (divine and human) in one person. Jesus’ two natures cannot be confused but cannot be separated
Hypostatic Union
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
Chalcedonian Creed
Father: unbegotten
Son: Eternally generated
Holy Spirit: Eternally spirated
This is the only thing that distinguishes the persons of the trinity
Eternal Modes of Subsistence
There was never a time when Jesus didn’t exist; he is eternally begotten and not created
Eternal Generation of the Son
The trinity has one divine will and so they share one mission
Inseparable Operations
The different acts/roles of the trinity (Spirit poured out … Jesus became human)
Appropriation
Ontological equality but economic subordination (by role)
Eternal Functional Subordination
Outward workings of the trinity (economic)
Add Extra
Internal workings of the trinity (immanent)
Add Intra
God’s inner life
Immanent Trinity
What God does
Economic Trinity
The belief in three separate gods
Trithesim
Jesus has two wills (human + divine). Jesus has two natures and therefore two wills because will belongs to nature not person
Dyothelitism
“Communication of properties” The two natures of Jesus do not communicate
Communicatio Idiomatum
There is something “extra” about Jesus in his humanity and that is his divinity. He operates out of both natures at once
Extra Calvinisticum
Jesus becomes fully human
Incarnation
“Kenosis” means emptying – Jesus emptied himself of his divinity in the incarnation (This is not true)
Kenotic Christology
Jesus was temporally begotten as a human. His father was God and Mary was a virgin
Virgin Birth of Christ
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 _____________
Obedience and Righteousness of Christ
NOT possible to sin
Non Posse peccare
Possible not to sin (Adam)
Posse Non Peccare
The cross was completely unjust and the worst day in history. Jesus was charged by Rome and died in Roman hands
Passion and Death of Jesus
Christ hatred. At the cross the Father hated the Son
Christus Odium
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
Resurrection of Christ
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
Ascension of Christ
Jesus sacrifices himself, leads people, communicates between people and the Father
Office of Christ as the priest
“Thus says the Lord.” Jesus brings revelation from the Father
Office of Christ as prophet
Jesus rules over all and the kingdom of everything is his
Office of Christ as King
Denies Jesus’ divinity; wanted Jesus to be “poor in Spirit”
Heresy: Ebionism
Says that Jesus’ humanity was an illusion. He appeared to be human but really wasn’t
Heresy: Docetism
Says that Jesus was a really good man so God adopted him into divinity at his baptism
Heresy: Adoptionism
Says that Jesus was the first and greatest created being. “There was a time when he was not”
Heresy: Ariansim
The divine essence took over a human body but has a godly soul and mind
Heresy: Apollinarianism
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
Heresy: Nestorianism
