1. Christology: The Doctrine Of Christ

2. Could Jesus Sin or Was He Incapable of Sin? A Question to Consider…

3. Christ’s Temptation  Peccability or Impeccability  Calvinist: COULD NOT SIN  Arminians: COULD SIN, BUT DID NOT

4. Christ’s Temptation  Peccability – Capable of Sin  Hebrews 4:15  Temptation implies Possibility  If Not Possible, Can’t Sympathize

5. Christ’s Temptation  Impeccability – Incapable of Sin  Immutable – Hebrews 13:8  Omnipotent – Matthew 28:18  Omniscient – John 2:25  Deity – James 1:13

6.  The Study of Christ Christology

7. Pre-existent and Eternal  OT proofs: Micah 5:2  NT proofs: John 1:1 Prophecies of Christ  Lineage  Birth  Life, Death, Victory

8. Offices of Christ  Prophet revealed God’s message to man  Priest involved in intercessory work  King had right to rule over Israel

9. Incarnation of Christ  “In the flesh”  Eternal Took on an Additional Nature  True, Sinless Humanity in One Person

10. Christ’s Humanity  Virgin Birth  Flesh and Blood  Mental, Physical, Spiritual, Social Growth  Soul and Spirit

11. Christ’s Deity  Denied by Liberal Theology  God, not God-like – Attributes  Omnipresent – Matthew 28  Omniscient – John 4  Omnipotent – Matthew 28  Immutable – Hebrews 13

12. Hypostatic Union  Two Natures – One Person  Theanthropic Person  God-Man

13. Kenosis – “Emptying”  Philippians 2:7 – He “emptied” Himself  “Emptied” of What?  Emptying ≠ subtraction  Human nature added  Deity NOT surrendered

14. Death  Vicarious - Substitutionary  Anti = For… Huper = In place of…

15.  Vicarious - Substitutionary  Anti = For… Huper = In place of… Death - Resurrection  Validity of Christian Faith – 1 Cor. 15:17  Guarantee of God’s Acceptance – Heb. 5:7

16. Death - Resurrection - Ascension  Validity of Christian Faith – 1 Cor. 15:17  Guarantee of God’s Acceptance – Heb. 5:7  Vicarious - Substitutionary  Anti = For… Huper = In place of…  Ended Earthly Ministry  Essential for Holy Spirit – John 16:7

17. NEXT TIME: PNEUMATOLOGY The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit