Title: Son of God and Marys Son
1Son of God and Marys Son
- Jesus Christ both human and divine
2Journal Entry 3
- As a Lutheran School we should insist that we
sing in chapel everyone should join in. After
all we are Christian community! - How would you react to this?
3Son of God and Marys Son
4Son of Mary
- Jesus Christ both human and divine
5Son of Mary
- Mark 630
- He sleeps, eats, gets tired, wants to escape
crowds, etc. - Matthew 41-11 Hebrews 218 58 Luke 413
- He is tempted - i.e. capable of sinning
- Mark 1435-36
- He is afraid to die
6Son of Mary
- Matthew 2255, Luke 736ff 2349ff
- Popular with women
- Mark 1332
- Doesn't know the end of time
- Most people feel comfortable in his presence.
7Son of God
Read - Mark 1461 John 1025 There is
something different about him. John 1020 Mark
321 He's so different some call him mad
John 142,7,21 158 and Mark 1436. He calls
God "MY Father and Abba Mark 122 He
speaks with AUTHORITY ("Truly I say to
you".) Mark 24ff He forgives sin
8Son of God
Exodus 314/John 858 etc 107ff Claims God's
O.T. Name Mark 115ff He brings a new age
He may not claim Divinity with clear words, but
his actions shout it (John 1024-25).
9Implications
- Jesus Christ is God Mary gave birth to Jesus
- Mary is the mother of God (theotokos)
- Jesus was crucified Jesus is God
- God suffered and died
- God created the world Jesus is God
- Jesus is the creator of the world
10Implications
- This is a mystery that defies logic
- the finite contains the infinite
- Phil 26,7
11Unsatisfactory Solutions
- Jesus only seemed to be human Docetism
- Jesus was only human Mormons, JW
- Jesus a human adopted by God
12Theories of Atonement
- Atonement is the work of Jesus by which our
relationship with God is restored. - Various images
13Vicarious sacrifice
- God demands sacrifice for sin. Jesus perfect
sacrifice is once for all - Hebrews 928 101-18
- Jesus scapegoat of Leviticus 16
- We are living sacrifices Romans 121
14Satanic entrapment
- Christs victory over evil.
- Jesus entered the world disguised in humanity, to
deceive Satan into believing hed be easily
defeated. - Loured him to the cross and turned defeat into
victory. - Jesusworm on hook
- BUT
15Satanic entrapment
- BUT
- Satan seemed to know that the cross would be hi
doom and tried to lead Jesus away Mark 831-33
1531f
16Ransom
- Mark 1045
- Jesus pays for our freedom with his life. We are
released from Satan and become subjects of a kind
and caring Master. - Service to him peace and freedom
17Courtroom Drama
- Humans have disobeyed, incurred Gods wrath, and
deserve punishment. Jesus accepts our punishment
on himself. We are set free. - BUT
18Courtroom Drama
- BUT
- This is an agreement between Father and Jesus, we
have no part to play, nor does Satan.
19Dying and Rising with Christ
- In Paul, baptism joins us with Christs death and
resurrection (Romans 6) - We are incorporated with Christ in his death. we
remain sinners, but we also receive his
perfection. We now rise, clothed in his
righteousness, to live and enter the new realm of
God.
20Moral Example
- Moved by his high ideals and death, we strive to
live in him.
21Non violent
- 2 Samuel 211-9
- Romans 831f
22Journal Entry 4
- Jesus asked his disciples, Who do you say I am?
(Matthew 829). Share your answer to that
question.