The person of Jesus

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  • Created on: 02-06-17 22:11
What is Jesus referred to as?
The son of god which is linked to the doctorine of the trinity, he called God "abba" meaning father, heavenly voices called Jesus "my son" but Jesus doesnt use this term himself
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Is Jesus Human or divine?
Human=if Jesus was human would he have the same sinful corrupting nature we have?, Divine=in order to save humanity drom sin jesus must be divine as only god has redemptive powers, but if jesus was god did he really suffer on the cross?
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What did Karl Rahnar believe?
human consciousness must have an unkown future, If Jesus had his fathers awareness at all times he wouldnt be human. An onion can show his top layers being his self awarness and the deeper layers being his divine conciousness
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what did Gerald O'colins belive?
we cannot answer these sort of questions because understanding inner experiences of Jesus' life is challenging as he left no writings
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what did CS Lewis believe?
Jesus' moral guidance cannot be seperated from his divine nature "A man who is merely s man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher,he would either be a lunitic or else he would be the devil of hell"
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What are miracles? what are the examples of them?
Jesus walking on water, driving out demons, recreating sight and life= things which only god can do meaning that he is the son of god, miracles can occur today through the continued presense of the holy spirit
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What did NT Wright believe?
Jesus cures people from groups that have been excluded from society, he brings the excluded back in to a relationship with God showing his greater authority
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what was the bleeding women, healing the blind and reserection?
women=he healed a women through touch showing an inclusive attitude, he had women disciples also, blind=miracle was not accepted straight away and was investigated by the pharisees, Resurection=The disciples changed worship to focus on christ
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What were the effects of resurection?
shows god in a new way (suffering,new life, unconditional love), certainty in the future kingdom of god, revelation oj Jesus, revealed glorifies transformed beings, anyone can understand gods message
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Was Jesus a teacher of Wisdom?
He advocated repentence,forgiveness, spiritual purity, love for others, healing the sick, looking out for others. he was called a Rabbi which is a term of respect for teachers who interpreted the law. He could read and he preached at synagogues
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What did Jesus say about laws?
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the laws of the prophets: i have not come to abolish them but to fufill them"
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What did the Sermon on the mount show?
intentions more important than outcomes,blessed are the poor in spirit, those who mourn,the meek, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers, this contained most of Jesus' teachings
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What did Jesus teach us about love?
Agape love, not physical or emotional but without condition "love thy neighbour" "love your enemies as you love yourself"
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What did Jesus teach us about justice and mercy?
we must treat other people fairly, forgiveness should come first, we should not judge others without looking at our own shortcomings first "If anyone of you is without sin, let him be the first one to throw a stare at her" (john)
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What did jesus teach us about service and humility?
put others first (not for rewards) never think of yourself better than others "Now that I, your lord and teacher have washed your feet, you should also wash one anothers feet" (john)
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what did jesus teach us about honesty and intergrity?
we need consistant good behaviour, we need to set examples to others of telling the truth and being true to ourselves
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What did jesus teach us about spirituality?
we need to be genuine in our love for God and focus on our spiritual life, we should not put importance on material goods, "it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter heaven" (matthew)
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Was jesus a liberator?
he wanted to set people free from the social convention, religious restriction and political domination
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Was Jesus a Religious revoloutionary?
challenged religious authorities with spiritual messages designed to seperate god from his people,had arguments with Pharisees over religious laws, arrested by the supreme court of justice in Jerusalum, he was arrested for a civic crime
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Was jesus a political and social revoloutionist?
liberated people of israel from Roman occupation, some of his followers had suspicious names (simon of zelot after a leading group of conflict, Judas iscarriot from Iscarri meaning dagger man) early church tried to hide Jesus' revolutionist tendicies
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What is an example of one of jesus' political moves
When Jesus entered Jerusaulum on adonkey the crowd laid down cloaks in memory of King Jehu and laid down palm branches to symbolise the machobeans who liberated israel two centuries earlier, this may have been orchestrated by jesus to liberate isreal
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What examples of there of Jesus being a pacifist?
sermon on the mount "blessed are the peacemakers", refused to take up military power when tempted in to the wilderness, stopped weapons being used to prevent his arrest in the garden of Gethsemane "those who take up the sword will die by the sword"
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What examples are there of Jesus not being a pacifist?
spent time with the oppressed,demonstrated rightou anger when driving out money changers from the temple, he was crucified next to bandits
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