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INSTE I:2 FYM Week 9
The Lord Jesus Christ
Question | Answer |
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Proofs of the Deity of Jesus (4) | 1. He Bears Divine Titles 2. He possesses Divine Attributes and Divine Qualities 3. He exercises Divine Powers and Offices 4. Jesus occupies the same place in the NT as Jehovah occupies in the OT |
In the incarnation Christ had two natures: | One divine and one human, in only one person |
Proofs of the Humanity of Christ | He was known by human names: 1. The Son of Man; 2. Christ (the Messiah or the "annointed one"), 3. Son of David; 4. Jesus |
Divine Title: Son of God | Born of God; Expresses the eternal relationship between the Son and the Father in the Trinity |
Divine Title: The Word: Logos | The expression of the Word of God. |
Divine Title: The Lord | Adonai or Jehovah in the OT. The One who is sovereign. Title gained because of His redemptive work. |
Son of Man | Participant of the nature and human qualities; Identification of Jesus w/humanity and His dependence on God to full his earthly task |
The Christ | The Messiah or the Annointed |
Son of David | Descendant of David |
Jesus | Savior |
3 versus that affirm the deity of Jesus | John 8:58; John 5:26; John 20:28; Matt. 28:18; Mark 2:5-10 |
Names used in the NT that define/affirm Jesus' deity (Divine titles) | 1) Son of God; 2) the Word: Logos; 3) the Lord. |
Divine Attributes and Divine Qualities | Preexistence; Power to give life; Power over death; Immutability; Omnipotence; Fully God; Omniscient; Omnipresent |
Divine Powers and Offices | He is Creator; Sustainer of all; Forgives sin; Judge of all men; Accepts adoration; Name to be called upon in prayer |
1 John 5:20 | We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true - even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. |
The emptying of Christ means | The eternal Son of God voluntarily limited Himself in the manifestation of His attributes to take the form of a servant and die on the cross for our sins. See Phil. 2:5-8 |
In Christ there is only one person in two natures: | The person is the Word; the two natures are the divine and the human |
Proofs in the N.T. the Jesus was truly a man? | 1. He experienced human emotions; 2) He died a human death |
What is incarnation? | God became man and had two natures: fully God and fully man. |