The Christian religion centers on the question, “Who is Jesus Christ?” Many will say that Jesus was a good moral teacher. Realistically, how could He be a good moral teacher and knowingly lie to multitudes of people at the most important point of His teaching – His own identity? Do you believe Jesus is God? Either He is just an ordinary man, the son of God, or just a mad man. This research paper will prove that Jesus Christ is God in the flesh by showing evidence of the union of Godhead and manhood in the person of Jesus Christ. As co-eternal and co-equal, how Jesus Christ was God’s incarnate, and how he also was completely human. It will then show how these two natures came together as Jesus Christ. So with that being proven, no one …show more content…
However, they still remain two separate persons in the Godhead. Gregory of Nazianzus summarized this quote: “What He was He laid aside; what He was not He assumed; not that He became two, but He deigned to be One made out of the two.”4 Continued claims that Jesus Christ made about himself, that points to the fact he must be God. He claimed the authority of God to forgive sins and by healing a man that was paralyzed, which was documented in Mark 2:9-12. Jesus proved that he had the authority to forgive sins. Since, the sins had been committed against God, the people that heard him asked, “Who can forgive sins but God alone?” Which was also documented in Mark 2:7. Having this kind of authority to forgive sins, he was actually representing God; in fact, he was God. Then he goes on to claim, he was the only way that a person could get to the living God. And that if you really knew him you knew the Father as well.
From now on, you do know him and have seen him.5 That in itself, Jesus claimed to be God. The Bible mentions that Jesus will be the one that will judge all human beings at the end of time.6 While other verses spoke about God the Father being the judge of the end times of all humans.8 Furthermore, two verses in the Old and New Testament scriptures refer to God the Father as being the “Lord of Lords.”7 And yet in the New Testament refer to Christ as the “Lord of Lords.”9 This making strong convincing statements, that the
The Christian worldview believes in trinity, which means God is a trinity of persons. That is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are one. This was evident during creation. In Genesis 1:26 states “then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on
Over the course of history, the historical information regarding Jesus Christ has been interpreted by many different individuals and has led to different beliefs and views regarding the existence of Jesus Christ as a real man. Today I will be interpreting this evidence and i will be attempting to answer the question “Was Jesus Christ a real man?”. The evidence I will be looking at to answer this question will be information regarding the context of Jesus Christ, the historical accounts of non-Christian authors as well as the evidence for the Bible which is the main source regarding the life of Jesus Christ.
Jesus did claim to be God in human form not once, nor on a few occasions, but frequently and consistently throughout his sermons. This is established in all four gospels, and in Paul's letters to the early church. Jesus himself claimed to be God, in what he said, his miracles and in what he did. The earliest Christians recognize that Jesus was God in human form starting with Peter's prediction before the resurrection. The whole theology of Christianity has been centered on the divinity of Jesus Christ throughout history.
In the book by Christopher J.H. Wright, Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament, the author argues the very existence of Jesus Christ in the New Testament is portrayed within the Old Testament. Wright writes, “the deeper you go into understanding the Old Testament, the closer you will come to the heart of Jesus” (ix). Wright explains many Christians love Jesus, but do not know much about the Scriptures that He read. This is the author’s intention of the book, bringing the readers to a deep understanding of the Old Testament and gaining a greater understanding of Jesus. The purpose of this review is to summarize and critique Wright’s work along with presenting the strengths and weaknesses of the book.
I was a clarinetist in the EAHS High School band during the marching season (July-November). We practiced after school on Tuesday through Thursday every week leading up to our largest competition- The Louisiana Showcase of Marching Bands. On Friday nights, we performed our show, The Seasons, at the football game and played music in the stands to cheer on our team. The hard work paid off as the band placed 2nd place overall at Showcase. This is the best that the EAHS Spartan Band has ever performed at this competition.
Over the centuries, Christianity has organised its beliefs into a systematic theology that draws from its sacred writing and tradition. While the main beliefs of Christianity are shared by all Christian variants, there are degrees of different in the interpretation of these beliefs and how they are lived out in everyday life. This can be seen in the important of sacred text, principle belief of the concept of salvation in John 3:16, principle belief of divine and humanity in ‘John 1:14’, principle belief of resurrection in ‘Mark 16:1-8’, principle belief of revelation in ‘1 corinthians14:6’, and beliefs through the Trinity in ‘2 Corinthians 13:14’. This essay will explain the important of the sacred text and the principal beliefs of Christianity.
Hezekiah, unlike his father, took it upon himself to ask God for a sign during this time of preparation for a possible Assyrian invasion (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). In Isaiah chapter 36 we find that Sennacherib threatens Hezekiah and the people of the city stating that God can not save them from this invasion that had been ordered for them by the King of Assyria (Isaiah 36:15 King James Version). It was then that Hezekiah went to the temple and prayed the most humbling pray asking God to save them. God sent word that would ensure Hezekiah and the city of Jerusalem would be safe from the enemy as he had plans for Assyria.
When discussing and proving the person of Christ, there are two basic laws that must be addressed and proven. First you must prove that Christ is one hundred percent human (humanity), then you must prove that at the same time Christ is one hundred percent God (deity).
In Ways of Seeing, which is a 1972 BBC four-part television series of 30-minute films created chiefly by John Berger and producer Mike Dibb, Berger raises questions about ideologies in visual images in a Western cultural context. In episode 2, Berger mainly talks about ways of being seen, rather than ways of seeing--"Men looked at women; women watched themselves being looked at". More specifically, Berger asserts that either in average European oil paintings or modern advertising images, women are mostly depicted as sexual objects, whose sights are solely based on men's judgement--in other words, women always see themselves through a male scope, and put themselves under men's criteria to judge "what do they look like, and how should they look
“Who do people say that I am?” (Mark 8:27) is one of the most fundamental questions that Jesus asked his disciples. It is a question, from my personal viewpoint, that has a simple answer. Jesus is Lord! Needless to say, there is more to the identity of Jesus, but it is my belief that Jesus is the Messiah, the second person of the Holy Trinity. He is the promised Savior foretold in the Old Testament by the prophets. There is an endless list that gives Jesus titles such as Ruler and King, Master and Teacher, Savior and Christ, but in Acts 2:36 Luke writes, “God has made him both Lord and Messiah, this Jesus whom you crucified.” Jesus is the one who went to the Cross to bring humankind forgiveness, redemption, and salvation.
With given a choice of what to write this paper, I could not get past the subtle nature of who we are as God’s creations. This fundamental truth of our identity is simplified with the truth of our identity in Jesus. We are created in God’s image with a purpose here on earth to display all of God’s greatness, His beauty, and to reveal all of His character aspects. Best of all, we are completely dependent on God. This new enlightenment of my identity in Christ as God’s creation will allow me to help people around the world become one with Christ by revealing the truth of their identity.
Next we must understand that Jesus was fully God and fully human. We must have both parts in order to understand that he saved us and that he was one and the same with God. McGrath says, “Although all people are children of God in some sense of the word, the New Testament holds that Jesus is the son of God.”(McGrath, 67) This shows us that Jesus is directly connected to God and therefore he
Throughout the history of mankind, there have been many great men who have left an impact on today’s world. Some of these men may have changed a certain system was run or established a better community for other people. While doing these things is certainly commendable, there is one man who stands above the rest. This man is unique in every way from His conception to His death. In addition, this man made astonishing claims and performed many great miracles. While there were many that embraced this man, there were many that called him foolish and a sinner. This man was Jesus Christ. Through the use of Old Testament prophets, various New Testament testimonies, and certain divine attributes, it is proven that Jesus Christ is unique in that He and God are one.
Jesus was declared to be the Mighty God and Everlasting Father long before he was ever conceived in the womb of Mary. The Everlasting Father became the child and son born in the manger. Therefore Jesus truly is Immanuel, God with us. Jesus is Almighty God become a man.
According to the Christian faith, Jesus Christ is the second person in the trinity of God. He is God in human form, the Son. He is God in the flesh. He is known as the God-man. He was fully human, yet fully God. (Theology for Today, Towns, 155) He experienced all of the trials, temptation, pain, suffering of being confined to a human body. Even so, Jesus was God almighty. By the word of His mouth he could perform miracles never seen before. There were