The Doctrine of Christ part 1

Introduction:

in this series we will look at “Jesus: the man and his ministry”

This is another way of saying we will look at the personality of Christ and his works. we will approach these from two main divisions: Christology - a closer look at the person of Christ; and Soteriology -a study of his work of atonement.

Ryrie’s Basic Theology Chapter 40: The Preincarnate Christ

The doctrine of the person of Christ is crucial to the Christian faith. It is basic to soteriology, for if our Lord was not what He claimed to be, then His atonement was a deficient, not sufficient, payment for sin.

Generally, this study will cover:

in part 1, we would be introduced tot he preincarnate Christ, the preexisting Christ:

The doctrine of Christ part 1: The preincarnate Christ

NOTE: Part one will cover 3 major areas.

The Preexistence of Christ

Preexistenceence of Christ

Preexistence of Christ

The eternality of Christ

The activities of the preincarnate Christ

I. The Preexistence of the Pre incarnate Christ:

sBasic Theology: A Popular Systematic Guide to Understanding Biblical Truth (pp. 272–273). Chicago, IL: Moody Presss

a) What is the meaning of preexistence?

The preexistence of Christ means that he existed before time, it also means that he existed before his earthly birth.

b) what is the importance of preexistence?

use the outline.

c) what are the evidences of preexistence?

II. The eternality of the preincarnate Christ

a) What is the meaning of eternality?

b) What is the importance of eternality?

c) what are the evidences of eternality

III. The activities of the preincarnate Christ

a) His activity as the creator

the extent of it

the purpose of it

the continuation of it

His activity as an angel of God