The Christology has been debated by theologians since the resurrection of Christ. Christology is a doctrine that concerns the nature and significance of Jesus Christ, the study of His nature and work. It has been questioned whether the Son is the Savior and whether the Son in God. For centuries there were councils that attempted to answer those questions and came up with their own explanations. Around 300 CE, Arius, a priest from Libya decided to share his view of the nature of Christ with other
An angel appeared before a woman named Mary and stated to her that she would give birth to a son. She would name her son Jesus. Mary being a virgin gave birth to a child, conceived by God through his Spirit. Jesus being conceived in a supernatural manner became man and God in one creation. God became incarnate in this child who became known by the name of Jesus (Mathew 1:18-25) . Jesus was a Palestinian Jew, born in a town south of Jerusalem, raised in Nazareth in a small village in Galilee. Jesus
nature of Jesus Christ. According to Alister E. McGrath, “The question focused on whether Jesus Christ may legitimately be described as God.” The debates at the council concerned what the church believed about Jesus and the Trinity. Origen’s Christology and Trinitarian Beliefs Origen a biblical scholar of the Alexandrian school believed that the Father is the source of the Trinity and therefore He is the absolute God or unbegotten God. Origen taught that the Son manifest attributes of God the
312 –315 who became a bishop of Laodicea in 360. Originally, a supporter of orthodoxy against the Arians, his Christological teaching becomes a heresy among scholars, at a synod in Rome in 374-80 and by the Council of Constantinople in 381. The Christology of Apollinarius is summarised as, one hypostasis, one physis, one prosopon and one energia (activity). The intention of this essay is to examine the background of Apollinarius and his teachings. It will also look at his main opponents Gregory
would like to address this briefly here with consideration to possible ways of regaining continuity between the human and divine. The discontinuity between the Jesus of History and the Christ of Faith is one of the fundamental concerns of modern Christology. Due to the notion of the Scandal of the Cross, which we know of from Pre-Easter faith, there seems to be a divide presented between the Christ of history and the Christ of faith For example, Bultmann stated that “it is the Christ of the Kerygma
Jesus Christ, he needs to be understood, so we look to the New Testament. The life of Jesus is described in the Four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The Church has taken this knowledge amongst other writings in the bible to develop Christology. I will now discuss how the early church during the first five centuries has developed its understanding of the person of Christ from this. The Christian movement probably began from many different centres, where different groups of disciples
affirms that the Council of Chalcedon made significant achievements with regards to the person of Christ. The aim of the Council was not to write a new creed but to re-enforce previous creeds and also to produce a statement of faith defining orthodox Christology. The Council?s aim was to stop the controversy and arguments caused by the extremism of Nestorianism and Euytichianism. At the council, Eutyches was condemned, and Dioscorus was excommunicated and deposed of his position as bishop. Also, the two
Christology is the study of how Christ works. People are constantly perplexed by Christology when they observe Christians. We don 't always do a good job of representing our savior and need to do outreach through social ministries to show that Christ 's love is alive. When Christians act poorly it is a representation of flesh not of God yet so many people look at how Christians act as if that represents the Christ. Social ministry is ideal for breaking the Christian stereotypes and show people we
When a person is saved from hell to heaven by the grace of God and the death of Jesus Christ he becomes a new creature. The things he used to be must be left behind and he must strive to become Christ-like (2 Corinthians 5:17). Jesus Christ was the only blameless, sinless, perfect human being to ever walk the face of the earth. There is no possible way for anybody to achieve such perfection. The only way one is able to ever come close is to put away all things of this world, and live only for Christ
Four movements, now heresies, of the past each adopted one of these four views mentioned previously. They are: Nestorianism, Eutychianism, Apollinarianism, and Arianism. Nestorianism and Eutychianism fall under the controversy of the relationship between the two natures. The controversy of Nestorianism arose over the propriety of the term theotokos (“God-bearing”) as a description of Mary. At the Council of Chalcedon in 428 Nestorius gave his view of theotokos to which he held and overly dividing
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” John 1: 14. The verse that has inspired and bewildered Christians for centuries. Since its occurrence, church members and theologians have marveled at the principle of the Incarnation. How could God, perfect, sinless, unable to suffer, become sinful, corruptible flesh, and suffer ultimate punishment for the sins of man? This is the same question that puzzled many early church fathers, and the one that most potently effected Cyril, bishop of Alexandria
Matthew's Christology Matthew’s Christology is one that emphasises to a Jewish audience the Jewishness of Jesus. It will be the purpose of this paper to argue that the raison d’etre of Matthew’s Christology is to portray Jesus as entirely compatible if not with the Judaism of his day then with ancient Judaic tradition, namely the Old Testament. Whilst there are numerous titles given to Jesus that are exclusive/predominant within the Matthean account, such as that of Son of God, it is the writer’s
Margery Kempe was an English Christian who is responsible for dictating The Book of Margery Kempe, which is possibly the first autobiography in the English language. This autobiography documents her travels and her experiences of divine revelation as she remembers them. It is quite evident that Margery Kempe, who refers to herself as “the creature,” is exceedingly obedient to a man that might not even exist, but why? Throughout this entire book, there are many signs indicating objectification. This
People have been offering sacrifices to various gods since the beginning of time. They would bring the appropriate animal into the temple and present it to their god according to the traditions of their people. The Israelites in the Old Testament built altars to present burnt offerings to worship God or obtain His favor and forgiveness. The Mayan people sacrificed humans to give their gods the life-giving fluid of blood. This practice was extremely common in ancient times, but is rarely practiced
Religion is a time old method used universally to express beliefs and help us understand some mysteries of life before time, in the present, and the future life, or afterlife. Although, it is not that simple to comprehend. Over time, it has morphed and evolved into ideas and traditions completely different from what was previously known and taught. One of the biggest changes of all time in religious history was brought about when Jesus Christ, Son of God, became flesh here on Earth. Not only did
The Person of Christ 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). As human, Christ had a body, he had a soul and spirit, he had human characteristics, and he was called by human names. In Luke 2:52, it is written that Christ, even though he had a virgin birth, He was born
There are a lot of heresies that came out in the early churches. They emerge probably because the early church does not have a very strong understanding of theology, and also because some people just wanted to share their ideas on how to interpret things from the Bible. Nestorius is one of those people. He developed a heresy that is called as Nestorianism. The Christians at that time was having an issue about the exact nature of Jesus Christ. This is because the idea that a person can be 100%
Simon In the novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the concept of good fighting evil is clearly shown to be a big picture. In many cases, Jesus Christ represents good and bliss in the universe, while the devil represents evil. In this novel the reader sees the when good fights evil, the evil is a good turned evil. For example, before the devil became evil, he was an angel. He was good turned evil and is now fighting good. Simon represents the good and bliss, he is the Christ figure on the
In Herman Melville’s, Billy Budd, Sailor, the protagonist is an innocent, naïve sailor with spiritual resemblances to Jesus Christ. Randa Dubnik says, “There are several references to Christianity and to Billy as a Christ-like figure…” (78) Throughout the story, Billy Bud faces many of the same trials throughout his life that Jesus once faced and consequently dies in a similar manner. Billy is known to be innocent and naïve, partially due to his speech impediment restricting his actions and words
Christology: A Global Introduction Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen is associate professor of systematic theology at Fuller Theological Seminary and holds a teaching post at the University of Helsinki and Iso Kirja College in Finland. He is the author of Christology: A Global introduction, Pneumatology: The Holy Spirit in Ecumenical, International, and Introduction to Ecclesiology: Ecumenical, Historical, and Global Perspectives (Back Cover). Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen presents the latest, comprehensive introduction