Fundamentals of the faith Week #4 – The Person of Jesus Christ
Scripture Matthew 17:1-8 Philippians 2:5-7
Who is Jesus Christ ? CHRIST IS: GOD (PG. 36-37) CHRIST BECAME: MAN (PG. 35-36) CHRIST IS: LORD & SAVIOR (PG. 37-38)
WHO IS JESUS CHRIST ?
Christ is: GOD (pg. 36) Colossians 2:9-10 Attributes of God the Son = God the Father (Sovereign, Eternal, Unchanging, All-Knowing, Perfect, Holy, Truth) Attributes Displayed in the Flesh by CHRIST
Christ is: GOD (pg. 36) Luke 4:40 Matthew 8:26-27 Winds & Sea Obey Him Walking on Water Power Over Sickness & Diseases Blind, Deaf, Crippled
Christ is: GOD (pg. 36) John 11:43-44 Luke 4:33-36 Power Over Death Power Over Demons Demon possessed man “Get behind me Satan” Power Over Death Lazarus Christ Resurrection
Christ is: GOD (pg. 36) Mark 2:7-10 Power To Forgive Sins Authority to Forgive Sins, makes Christ God in Flesh
Voluntarily (Set Aside/Emptied) Himself of: Christ is: GOD Voluntarily (Set Aside/Emptied) Himself of: His Glory (John 17:5) His Independent Authority (Philippians 2:7) His Eternal Riches (2 Corinthians 8:9) His Face-to-Face Relationship (Matt. 27:46)
Christ BECAME: man (pg. 35-36) Luke 2: 49-52 Luke 24:39 Grew in Strength & Wisdom Became Tired Became Hungry “Jesus Wept” Resurrected Physical Body Shows that Our Bodies will Be Resurrected “Vile Body – Glorious Body” (Philippians 3:21)
Christ is: LORD & SAVIOR (pg. 37-38) John 1:29 Acts 2:36 Came for a Purpose “Sinners to Repentance” “All Authority Given to Me” Thomas’s Testimony (John 20:28-29) Fulfilled the Purpose “Jesus is THE Savior” Vs. “Jesus is MY Savior”
Summary Who is Jesus Christ ? Hebrews 1:2-3 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;