4 Christology
4 Christology
Significance: The deity of Christ, like the doctrine of the Trinity, is foundational to Christianity.
• To deny the deity of Christ is to attack the very core of our faith. Cults
• The denial of the deity of Christ is the ultimate landing place in the slippery slope of liberalism.
Result
The result of the incarnation is that Christ remains forever unblemished deity, but He also possesses true,
sinless humanity in one Person forever. అవత్ర్ణ వలన ప్
ర తిఫలమేమనగా - జరగినదేమిటి అనగా –
నిర్ద
ో షమై న ై దవత్వం మరయు నిజమ
ై న, పాప్ర్హిత్ మానవత్వం ఒకక వేక్త
ి య ై న క్ర ి లో స్దకాలముగా
ర స్త
ఉండడం
Purposes
✓ To reveal God to men (Jn. 1:18)
✓ To take away sin (Heb. 10:5-13)
✓ To satisfy God’s wrath (Rom. 3:25; Heb. 2:17; 1 Jn. 4:10)
✓ To serve as our High Priest before God (Heb. 4:14-16)
✓ To serve as an example of obedience to God (1 Pet. 2:21)
✓ To fulfill the Davidic Covenant (Luke 1:31- 33)
The Virgin Birth
Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6 Probably a direct Messianic prophecy
Matt. 1:18, 25; Lk. 1:27, 34 - – Mary was a virgin
Luke 1:35-37 - The conception was exclusively God’s doing.
Jesus was a unique “holy offspring.” It was a miraculous birth.
The Kenosis
• Phil. 2:5-11 - Jesus was truly God (existed in the “form of God” - 2:6) but He took on true humanity (the
“form of a servant” - 2:7).
– Jesus temporarily relinquished the use of some of His divine attributes (kenosis - “emptied Himself” - 2:7)
Explanation: At the ascension, Christ did not leave His humanity behind.
He remains 100% human and 100% divine. Once human…. always human.
Humanity is an essential nature, not a temporary condition.
Significance: The hypostatic union of Christ is critical because for Christ to accomplish our salvation he had to
be 100% divine and 100% human at the same time.
• Furthermore, for Him to function as our “once for all” high priest in heaven today, He must remain 100%
human and 100% divine.