Doctrine of Christology and the Work of Christ

Doctrine of Christology

Jesus Christ, the Son of God is 100% man and 100% God. Jesus existed in the form of God and willfully relinquished His glory to dwell on earth among men by being born of a virgin. Jesus possesses a perfect sinless nature displaying his divinity. Jesus possess the emotion, mind, and will of a human being. Christ displayed His emotion, mind, and will in the Garden of Gethsemane, the flipping of the tables in the Temple, in the Temple as a 12-year-old talking with the religious leaders, and the death of Lazarus.

Why should we study Christology or the Person of Christ and the Work of Christ

To know Christ existed

To know Christ was 100% Man

To know Christ was 100% God

To know Christ was 100% sinless

5. To know Christ came for atonement

Where do we approach or how do we study Christology or the Person of Christ?

Start our study with the Divinity of Christ :From above

Start our study with Christ Humanity: From Below

Start are study with Old Testament Text: From Behind

Start with a combination of all three: New Testament Survey of the Person of Christ

Study of the Person of Christ a New Testament Survey

Matthew

From Behind

Genealogy

Matthew 1:1 “1 The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:”

Old Testament Prophecies

This was full filled what was spoken through the prophet: Used 10 times

Matthew 1:22-23 “22 Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.””

Isaiah 7:14 “14 “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.”

From above

Jesus Birth

Matthew 1:18-25 “18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. 19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. 20 But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 “She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” 22 Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.”

Jesus Baptism

Matthew 3:13-17 “13 Then Jesus arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be baptized by him. 14 But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?” 15 But Jesus answering said to him, “Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he permitted Him. 16 After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him, 17 and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.””

From Below

Son of Man

Matthew 4:1-2 “1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry.”

John

From Behind

Old testament Prophecies

John19:24

“24 So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be”; this was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My outer garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots.””

Psalms 22:18

“18 They divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots.”

John 19:36

“36 For these things came to pass to fulfill the Scripture, “Not a bone of Him shall be broken.””

Psalms 34:20

“20 He keeps all his bones, Not one of them is broken.”

John 19:37

“37 And again another Scripture says, “They shall look on Him whom they pierced.””

Zechariah 12:10

“10 “I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.”

From Above

Through Christ everything was made

John 1:1-7

“1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. 5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. 6 There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.”

I am Statements

John 6:35

“35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.”

John 8:12

12 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.””

John 10:7

7 So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.”

John 10:11-14

“11 “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. 12 “He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 “He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep. 14 “I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me,”

John 11:25

25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,”

John 14:6

6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”

John 15:1

1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.” Revelation 12:11

From Below

john 11:35

35 Jesus wept.”

John 1:14

14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Objections to the Person of Christ

That he was not both 100% man and 100% God

Docetism- Not human

Apollinarianism-not fully human

Ebionism-not God

Arianism-not fully God

Nestorianism-two persons

Eutychianism-one nature

That he was not born of a virgin

The rarity of the story in the New Testament

Story came from pagan stories

Scientific Problems Jesus was the illegitimate son of Joseph

Evangelical Myth

That He was sinless

1. Did his Birth cause have him to have the sin nature?

Blood is not passed onto the child

2. Could Jesus even sin?

Peccabilism-That he could sin

Impeccabilism- that he could not sin

Prioritizes that he was fully God

The Study of the work of Christ as a part of Christology

Death and Resurrection and Atonement

Death

John 19:32–33

32 So the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who was crucified with Him; 33 but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.”

John 19:34

34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.”

Christian Theology: Biblical, Historical, and Systematic The Historical-Medical Circumstances of the Death of Jesus

A medical assessment of the death of Jesus published in the Journal of the American Medical Association concludes,

Clearly, the weight of historical and medical evidence indicates that Jesus was dead before the wound to his side was inflicted and supports the traditional view that the spear, thrust between his right ribs, probably perforated not only the right lung but also the pericardium and heart and thereby ensured his death. Accordingly, interpretations based on the assumption that Jesus did not die on the cross appear to be at odds with modern medical knowledge

Resurrection

1 Corinthians 15:16–17

16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised; 17 and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.”

Christian Theology: Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Reflections on the Resurrection of Jesus

In the New Testament, the death and resurrection of Jesus are revealed as planned and accomplished by God—though brought about by the hands of sinful men—to redeem and reconcile sinful humanity, whom God the Father loves and desires to forgive and adopt into his family.

Atonement

Biblical Survey

The Law

Passover Lamb-(Exodus 11-12)

Day of Atonement-(Leviticus 16-17)

2. The Prophets

Isaiah 52:13–53:12

Hosea wife

3. Gospels

John 1:29

Matthew 20:28

Mark 10:45

4. Paul’s Letters

Philippians 2:8

Romans 5:8

5.General Letters and Revelation

1 Peter 3:18–21

1 John 2:1–2

Revelation 12:11

Questions

Does the Scripture show Christ humanity?

Does the Scripture talk about Christ divinity?

Does the Scripture show his Sinlessness?

Does the scripture talk about the work of Christ?

Does the scripture talk about atonement?