Basic Belief of a Believer Part IV

Jesus Christ

I. Pre- existence of Christ

A. From O T

1. Micah 5: 2
2. Isa. 9: 6

B. From N T

1. Jn. 8: 58
2. Colo. 1: 16

II. Incarnation

A. Meaning – in flesh

Isa. 7: 14 – Matt. 1: 23

B. Mary was virgin

Matt 1: 16 and Lk. 1: 35

C. The Purpose of Incarnation

1. To reveal God – Jn. 1: 18
2. To provide an example for Living – I Ptr. 2: 22
3. To provide sacrifice for sin – Heb. 10: 1-10
4. To destroy the works of the devil – I Jn 3: 8

D. The proof of Humanity

1. He had a human body – Matt 1: 18; Gala 4: 4
2. Subject to growth – Lk. 2: 52
3. Seen and handled by men – I Jn. 1: 1
4. He hungered – Matt 4: 2
5. He was thirsty – Jn. 19: 28
6. He wept – Jn. 11: 35
7. He was tested – Heb. 4: 15

III. His Deity

A. Proved by His Names

1. God – Heb. 1: 8
2. Son of God – Matt. 16: 16

B. Proved by His Characteristics

1. Omnipotence – Matt. 28: 18 – 20
2. Omniscience – Jn. 1: 48
3. Omnipresence – Matt. 18: 20
4. Immutability – Heb. 13: 8

C. Proved by His Works

1. Creates – Jn. 1: 3
2. Forgives sin – Lk. 7: 48
3. Judges – Jn. 5: 27

D. Proved by Worship

1. By angels – Heb. 1: 6
2. By all people – Phipp. 2: 10

E. Equality in the Trinity

# Jn. 10: 30 and Matt. 28: 19.

IV. Impeccability

A. Meaning – Christ was not able to sin ( it does not mean merely that Christ was able not to sin).

B. Ref. 2 Cor. 5: 21

Heb. 4: 15

I Ptr. 2; 22

V. Death of Christ

A. Foresee

1. Gen. 3: 15
2. Lk. 24: 44

B. It is the heart of the gospel

# I Cor. 15: 1-3

C. Its description/ Terms used for the death of Christ

1. Redemption = “out of” or “to purchase out of the market” – I Cor. 6: 19 – 20
2. Reconciliation = “to change” or by the death of Christ man’s state of alienation from God is changed so that he is now able to be saved ( 2 Cor. 5: 19)

# it is man who needs changing, not God, and this is what happens in reconciliation.

3. Substitution for sin = “ Christ died in the place of a sinner” – Matt. 20: 28; 2 Cor. 5: 21
4. Propitiation = “to appease or to satisfy a god” –I Jn. 2: 2

VI. Resurrection of Christ

A. Empty tomb

B. Appeared to Mary Magdalene – Jn. 20: 11 – 17

C. Appeared to more than five hundred – I Cor. 15: 6

D. It was a real body – Jn. 20: 20

E. Significance of the resurrection

1. It proved Him to be the Son of God – Rom . 1: 4

2. It guarantees the believers resurrection –2 Cor. 4: 14

VII. His Ascension

A. Acts 1: 9 – 11

B. Significance –

1. Exaltation – Eph. 1: 20-23
2. Headship over the Church – Col. 1: 18

VIII. Second Coming

Heb. 10: 35 – 39; Act. 1: 11

IX. Three Offices of Christ

A. Prophet – LK. 24: 19 – PAST

B. Priest – Heb. 4: 15 – PRESENT

C. King – Matt. 27: 11 – FUTURE.