Hugh ross mackintosh, the person of jesus christ london. Jonathan edwards the excellency of christ monergism. Christ s kingdom and the magistrates power daniel 12. Feb 02, 2021 in the person of christ, stephen wellum answers the question by grounding the response in the scriptures, by guiding readers through historical theology, and by summarizing these teachings and truths theologically. Christ was an announcement to the jews and the whole world that this child was like no other child. The person of jesus christ loyola university chicago. But before we can reach a conclusion concerning that question we must settle another which is vitally related to it, namely, who was, or who is jesus christ. The effects of the union of the two natures in one person.
According to wayne grudem, jesus was fully god and fully man in one person, and will be so. Jesus christ was fully god and fully man in one person, and will be so forever. Ones faith in and understanding of jesus christ involve the most important theological issues anyone can face. Our format will be to reflect on the humanity of jesus christ, then discuss his deity, and then show that these two natures are true of a single person. The obligation of loyalty or fidelity to a person, promise, engagement, etc. The unique person and work of the word of god incarnate, our lord and savior jesus christ. If a person is unwilling to accept the facts about jesus death on their behalf or to bow before the lordship of jesus christ over their life, that person cannot receive forgiveness of sins. Christology, christian reflection, teaching, and doctrine concerning jesus of nazareth. The person and work of christ when it comes to discussing biblical truths, there can be no matter more important, than the person and work of jesus christ. The person of christ by philip schaff, 1865, american tract society edition, in english. There is practically unanimous agreement that a person bearing this. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. The person and work of christ is a survey work and so, inevitably, it raises issues which it cannot deal with in detail. Migliore emphasizes on the need of christian understanding of god.
The person of christ contours of christian theology macleod. Thus, acquainting the students with the major doctrines of jesus christ, while focusing on the centrality of jesus christ in all that. In short, i write that people may know christ better than they already do, and so love him more. The doctrine of the person of jesus christ by mackintosh, h.
Like the samaritan woman who met jesus at the well jn 4. The wedding of a man and a woman is in reality two becoming as on, because there are still two people involved. I remember spinning out of a lecture on christology about 14 years ago which discussed the 4 great ecumenical councils and wondering what the lecture had to do with the jesus i was studying in nt studies. Christ is the greek word for the hebrew word messiah. From the earliest pages of the old testament, the person of jesus christ is the key to the biblical story of gods. Christ myth theorists generally reject the idea that pauls epistles refer to a real person. Many people in the last two hundred yearslike the pastor in the story with which i beganhave affirmed that christ is one person in two natures, but they have not meant by this that he is the eternal son of god who has become human. As an incentive for you to read this book, consider owens comment that beholding the glory of christ is. Sep 12, 2020 the person of christ by philip schaff, 19, american tract society edition, in english rev. Brown succinctly states in a re cent book, that god was in christ is the very heart of the christian faith. Lewis said one time concerning the reading of old books. According to the apostle paul, the gospel is of first importance 1 cor 15. Jesus hrist was fully god and fully man in one person, and will be so forever.
The person of christ the three most prominent differences are the nature of the absolute triune god, the person and work of the founder of the faith and the way of salvation. The person of christ recommended resources desiring god. He knew this and tried to prepare his disciples for his death ahead of time. The person of the redeemer the material will be presented under three heads. The message of the person of christ intervarsity press. The development of the doctrine of the person of christ in. Theology speaks of the theanthropic person in an attempt to indicate that in the complex person of jesus christ there were two natures, a human and a divine. The person of jesus christ the university of chicago press. Gods presence with a people, the spring of prosperity, with their special interest in abiding with him 2 chronicles 15. More than 1900 years later, a historian like myself, who doesnt even call himself a christian, finds. The bible calls jesus the christ 58 times in the new testament. Gods work in founding zion and his peoples duty thereupon isaiah 14.
All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in jesus christ. The uniqueness and significance of the man jesus christ. All throughout the bible, the doctrine of the incarnation is affirmed jesus christ, who is god, took to himself human flesh. One hundred and fiftyeight times, he is called jesus christ. Original page numbers are indicated in the margins and linked to the original scanned pages. Theobject of this bookis simply to show, in a popular style, that the person of christ is the great central miracle of history, and the strong est evidence of christianity. The entire christian race is run by pressing towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of god in christ jesus. Statement of the churchs view respecting the person of christ. Everything in the heavens and on the earth was created by him jesus christ, things invisible as well as those visible whether thrones, authorities, rulers or powers. Christophany is by definition an old testament appearance of christ, the second person of the trinity. The very perfec tion of his humanity is a proof of his divinity. It will then show how these two natures have come together into the one person of jesus christ. Christology is the part of theology that is concerned with the nature and work of jesus, including such matters as the incarnation, the resurrection, and his human and divine natures and their relationship. The biblical call is to yield to him as both the savior and lord he is.
On the cross, he added to all 15 feb physical tortures the final agony of feeling god 1950 foraken. Nestorius affirmed that, yet his christ was a different one from the real christ who alone can save us. The person of christ contours of christian theology. In the beginning genesis 1, the spirit of god was the hovering over the waters, and god spoke the word of creation. Christianity is christ understanding world religions. This knowledge is the highest knowledge acquired by mankind. The person of christ in contemporary speculation and biblical faith.
The doctrines of man, christ, and the holy spirit page 1 systematic theology. He said that he, the son of man, came down from heaven john 3. To begin, lets take a moment to consider the need for jesus humanity. Mcgowan appeals to fed eral theology several times and offers some brief defences of this, prom ising a fuller defence in a future book. The next study deals in greater depth with the issue of lordship and genuine belief. To all this it may be replied that jesus does accept from others the title son of god, and. Prior to all other 15 feb facts about jesus stands the spiritual assurance that 1950 he is divine. We may summarize the biblical teaching about the person of christ as follows. Last week, we defined the person of christ and studied how the bible develops the identity of christ across the canon of scripture, from promise to fulfillment.
Basic christology the person of jesus christ knowing. Notice how the unknown writer of the epistle to the hebrews speaks of the humanity of jesus. In our last session, we began a twopart study of the person of christ. It may initially be difficult to understand, but jesus christ can live in and through you and, as a result, your identity is linked with him galatians 2.
The object of dr owen in this treatise is to illustrate the mystery of divine grace in the person of christ. The person of christ is a valuable point of entrance and a biblical assessment of the full panorama of issues that have shaped orthodox confessions of christ through the centuries. How the two natures were related to each other, and to the person has been the preoccupation of theology from the earliest ages. Such an explanation of the union of 2 natures in christ is wrong because christ is one person. How does jesus describe what will happen to him vs. The mediatorial work of christ and his offices of prophet, priest, and king.
The lutheran doctrine of the communication of attributes. Thus, as we make our way through romans 14, lets follow the outline below. The scanned original is available on the internet archive. Let us now explore this doctrine that jesus christ is fully god and fully man in one person. The pathway of christian revelation and tradition is clearly charted, with hazards new and old carefully marked. In the midst of this discussion, we will mention different heresies that have been propounded over the centuries regarding the person of christ. In our last session, we discussed the virgin birth of jesus christ. This article will focus on the person and work of christ, which is the content of the gospel.
The incarnation of the son of god does not mean that jesus christ is part god and part man, nor does it imply that he is the result of a confused mixture of the divine and the human. Yet their confessions that jesus was lord and christ acts 2. Those who are unsaved are urged to accept christ as their savior. Edited by charles biggsa rich and sumptuous feast of delight in the gloriously diverse person of jesus our savior every christian should read this sermon perhaps one of the single most impacting sermon that you may ever readdear beloved in christ,in my reading and study, i am oftentimes reminded of what c. Like the first volume, the original lecture material has been expertly edited by robert walker. Most of these erroneous doctrines have risen from overemphasizing one aspect of christ and not seeing the complete revelation of the bible regarding who he was. Ivp academic markets this series as a series of concise introductory texts focused on the main themes of christian theology, which is a wellenough categorization. The humanity of christ 1 virgin birth shows that salvation ultimately must come from the god made possible the uniting of full deity and full humanity in one person made possible christ s true humanity with out inherited sin human weaknesses and limitations jesus had a human body jesus had a human mind.
The course description states that the purpose of this course is to present the person and work of jesus christ from his preexistence to his second coming. Arius taught that god the son was at one point created by god the father, and that before that time. The one theologians call the divine logos word, the son of god, the second person of the trinity, our savior jesus christ, did not come into existence when he was born of the virgin mary. The person and life of christ presents the material on the work of christ, centered in the atonement, given originally in his lectures delivered to his students in christian dogmatics on christology at new college, edinburgh, from 19521978. Macleod published the person of christ in 1998, as the seventh installment of the contours of christian theology series ed. The person of christ according to the biblical witness of both john 1 and the opening text of hebrews 1, the identity of jesus christ is revealed in no uncertain terms as son of god. Belief in god or in the doctrines or teachings of religion. Applying this principle to the person and work of christ, professor pfleiderer of berlin, in his early conceptions of christ, finds that the christ of the church has been formed out of those myths and legends which are the common property of religion all over the world. The phrase blood of christ is used several times in the new testament and is the expression of the sacrificial death and full atoning work of jesus on our behalf. Each day of our lives we also look up into the face of our lord and saviour, jesus christ, and say, oh, thou glorious lord and saviour, jesus thou son of god, i thank thee for thy. We have seen that the lord jesus christ is both perfect man and perfect god. References to the saviors blood include the reality that he literally bled on the cross, but more significantly that he bled and died for sinners. Lesson 5 christology the person of christ we believe.
Or, put another way, no person can receive jesus as savior and knowingly reject him as lord over his or her life. This paper will first show how jesus christ was god incarnate and how he also was a complete human being. To see jesus from this perspective is to behold in his face the glory of god, and so, to confirm christs own declaration, he that hath seen me hath seen the. We will examine some of these christophanies and see how to discern which ones are actually appearances of christ or not. The elements of the figure are roughly separable into five groups.
Might he be the idealized incarnation of ethical and religious virtues. The doctrine of christ part 1 the person of christ trinity baptist. He was not simply a man of god or a prophet or a leader but god of very god. Is it possible that the character of jesus was the in vention of a devout and speculative age. The unity of the person of jesus christ as the godman. The person and work of christ new life fellowship church. Hi ted, thanks for your wonderful post on the person of jesus. Christ lives, the same yesterday, today, and for ever. Most theophanies old testament appearances of god are christophanies old testament appearances of christ. He is the only person, born of a woman, who could make that statement. God himself, the second person of the trinity had come to earth to redeem people throughout the whole world.
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