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Christology

Christology is the branch of Christian theology that pertains to the person of Christ. Jesus did not teach that he was the Christ, or anointed one, or Messiah. However, after his crucifixion and resurrection, the disciples believed he was the Messiah. This helped create their understanding of “who” Jesus was. During the period of the New Testament, there was a pervasive consciousness of eschatology, the tenet that deals with life after death and the world’s final stage. There are four main patterns that emerge in the New Testament where Christology is concerned. The first formation looks back at Jesus’ earthly life as the messenger of eschatology and a servant of God. It also looks forward to Christ’s second coming as the Messiah. A second formation views Jesus as the prophet-servant of the final days, but in this formation he was also seen as having become Lord, Christ, and Son of God during his resurrection and exaltation. In the third formation, the titles of Lord, Christ, and Son of God were given to Jesus in his earthly incarnation to highlight his role as savior. The fourth version of Jesus identifies him with Divine Wisdom, or Logos. In this view he is seen as conceived as incarnation of the divine being, the agent of creation, revelation and redemption. However, there are many discrepancies among modern theologians regarding the true nature of Christ, which an analysis of the New Testament helps clarify at least from a traditional Christian perspective, “He was, and is, fully God and fully man. He did not ever cease to be God (Col. 2:9-10) and yet was also truly human. The incarnation will always remain a mystery (I Tim 3:16). He lived a perfect, sinless life (Heb. 2:21, I Peter 2:21), fulfilling all of the divine law. He then offered Himself up as a spotless substitutionary sacrifice for all of mankind” (Christology, The Doctrine 1).

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Christology. (1969, December 31). In LotsofEssays.com. Retrieved 01:14, March 29, 2024, from https://www.lotsofessays.com/viewpaper/1685194.html