Getting To Know Jesus

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Getting To Know Jesus

• LABC Word Study
• Fall-Winter 2007
• Dr. Ben Jones, Pastor

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Overview of The Study

• An Argument For this Kind Of Study
• Developing Understanding Of Christian Doctrine
• Defining The Doctrine Of Christ
• Reconstruction Of The Historical Jesus
• A Look At Extra Biblical Sources
• An Old Testament Promise In A New Testament
  Jesus

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Overview of The Study II

• The Different Faces Of Jesus
• How Do You Know What To Believe
• From Facts To Faith
• Keys To Understanding The Word
• What Would Jesus Do

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Rules For Engaging in The Study

• Bring Your Bible with you
• No question is off limits
• Not every question can be answered
• Ask questions vs. Giving Lectures
• We end promptly at 8pm

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An Argument For this Kind Of Study

• 1Ptr 315
• But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord.
  Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone
  who asks you to give the reason for the hope that
  you have. But do this with gentleness and
  respect,

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Argument (cont.)

• Hebrews 512
• In fact, though by this time you ought to be
  teachers,
• 2Tim 215
• Do your best to present yourself to God as one
  approved, a workman who does not need to be
  ashamed and who correctly handles the word of
  truth

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Argument (cont.)

• 2Cor 5 20
• We are therefore Christs ambassadors, as
  though God were making his appeal through us. We
  implore you on Christs behalf Be reconciled to
  God

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Understanding Christian Doctrine
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The Discussion Of Doctrine

• What is doctrine?
• Why is it important for us to know?
• Define the different doctrines of the
  Christian faith
• Define the Doctrine Of Christ
• How does it differ from the other doctrines?
• Relate to Christology

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The Apostles Creed I believe in God the Father
almighty, maker of heaven and earth and in Jesus
Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived
by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin
Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, dead, and buried he descended into
hell the third day he rose again from the
dead he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the
right hand of God the Father almighty from
thence he shall come to judge the quick and the
dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit the holy
catholic church the communion of saints the
forgiveness of sins the resurrection of the
body, and the life everlasting.
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Doctrine is

• A statement of what we believe to be true about
  our Faith.
• It is shaped by theological reflection.
• Theology simply means the study of God. It is
  reflection upon the nature, person, and works of
  God.
• The goal of theology is not to confuse but to
  clarify. Doctrine is intended to sharpen our
  understanding of faith, not to dull it.

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What We Have Been Doing

• Laying A Theological Foundation For Jesus
• Exploring The Doctrinal Arguments That Lead To
  Him
• Examining Why He Is Necessary
• Establishing The Context For Understanding Who He
  Is What He Does

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Types Of Doctrine

• Doctrine Of God
• Doctrine Of Man
• Doctrine Of Sin
• Doctrine Of Soteriology ( Salvation)
• Doctrine OF the Church
• Doctrine Of Christ

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Doctrine Of Sin

• Definition
• Sin is a transgression of the law of God. 1 John
  34
• Sin is a failure to conform to the standard of
  God Rom. 323
• Sin is a principle within man. Rom. 718-19
• Sin is rebellion against God Rom 121
• Sin is wrongful acts /attitudes toward God and
  man. 1Jhn.420

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More On Sin

• Is of the devil. 1Jo 38 Joh 844.
• Omission of what we know to be good is. Jas 417.
  
• Whatever is not of faith is. Ro 1423.
• The thought of foolishness is. Pr 249.
• All unrighteousness is. 1Jo 517.
• Whatever is not of faith is. Ro 1423.

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Biblical Words For Sin( OT)

• Gen 47chata /khawtaw
• to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur
• guilt, forfeit, miss the goal or path of right
  and duty.
• Lev 413 shagah /shawgaw/
• to go astray, stray, err. to lead astray, mislead
  (mentally). 1b3 to lead astray (morally).

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Biblical Words For Sin (NT)

• Mark 25 hamartia /hamarteeah
• to miss the mark. To miss or wander from the path
  of uprightness and honour, to do or go wrong.
  That which is done wrong, sin, an offence, a
  violation of the divine law in thought or in act.
  

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Biblical Words For Sin (NT)

• Eph 17paraptoma /paraptomah
• a lapse or deviation from truth and uprightness.

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Manifestations Of Sin In the Xtian

• 1 John 216 -17 The World
• Eph. 23 The Flesh
• James 47 The Devil

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Doctrine Of Soteriology(Salvation)
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The Doctrine Of Christ
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Key Elements Of the Doctrine Of Christ (
Christology)

• The Person Hood Of Christ
• Virgin Birth Luke 135
• Human Weaknesses and Limitations.
• Jesus Had A Human Mind
• Human Soul and Human Emotions

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A Look Ahead

• The Wonder Of Jesus
• The World Of Jesus
• The Work Of Jesus
• The Witness Of Jesus
• The Words Of Jesus

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The Wonder Of Jesus
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. When the time came, he set aside the privileges
of deity and took on the status of a slave,
became human! Having become human, he stayed
human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He
didnt claim special privileges. Instead, he
lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a
selfless, obedient deathand the worst kind of
death at that a crucifixion.
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The Union of Deity and Humanity in the Person of
the Son
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Christ Emptied Himself ofDivine Consciousness The Son of God laid aside his participation in the Godhead when he became a man. All the attributes of his deity literally ceased when the incarnation occurred. The Logos became a soul residing in the human Jesus.
Christ Emptied Himself of the Eternity Form of Being The Logos exchanged his eternity-Form for a time-form bound down by human nature. In this time form Christ no longer had all the attributes commensurate with Deity, though he could use supernatural powers.
Christ Emptied Himself of the Relative Attributes of Deity This view differentiates between essential attributes, such as truth and love, and those that relate to the created universe, such as omnipotence and omnipresence,
Christ Emptied Himself of the Integrity of Infinite Divine Existence At Christs incarnation the Logos took up a double life, One life center" continued to function consciously in the Trinity while the other became ii1tdlnated with human nature, unaware of the cosmic functions of Deity.
Christ Emptied Himself of the Divine Activity The Logos turned over all of his divine roles and duties to the Father, The incarnate Logos was unaware of the happenings within the Godhead.
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Christology cont.

• The Work Of Christ
• The Atonement is the works that Christ Did in his
  life and death to earn our salvation.

• Jhn. 316

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THE WORK OF JESUS
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His Works is Necessary

• Liberation
• Healing
• Atonement
• Justification
• Conquest Of Death
• Forgiveness Of Sin
• Resurrection Life
• Kingdom Community

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LIBERATION

• The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
• because
• he has anointed me to bring good news to the
  poor.
• He has sent me to proclaim release to the
  captives and recovery of sight to the blind,
• to let the oppressed go free,
• (Lk 418)..

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LIBERATION CONTINUED

• Four Groups of people need liberation
• The Poor (those who lack the basics of life
• The Captives (those held prisoner spirit/
  Emotion)
• The Blind (those blind to spiritual truth)
• The Oppressed ( those under pressure)

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ATONEMENT
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ATONEMENT

• the act by which God restores a relationship of
  harmony and unity between Himself and human
  beings. The word can be broken into three parts
  that express this great truth in simple but
  profound terms at-one-ment. Through Gods
  atoning grace and forgiveness, we are reinstated
  to a relationship of at-one-ment with God, in
  spite of our sin.

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Atonement (continued)

• The Hebrew term frequently translated atone has
  the basic meaning to wipe out, to erase, to
  cover, or perhaps more generally to remove. In
  the kjv it is translated by such expressions as
  to make atonement, forgive, appease,
  pacify, pardon, purge, put off, and
  reconcile.

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Atonement

• What is it?
• Why was it Necessary?
• How was it achieved?
• What does the Bible have to say about It.
• What value is it to us?

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Justification

• it is the judicial act of God, by which he
  pardons all the sins of those who believe in
  Christ, and accounts, accepts, and treats them as
  righteous in the eye of the law, i.e., as
  conformed to all its demands.
• In addition to the pardon (q.v.) of sin,
  justification declares that all the claims of the
  law are satisfied in respect of the justified. It
  is the act of a judge and not of a sovereign. The
  law is not relaxed or set aside, but is declared
  to be fulfilled in the strictest sense and so
  the person justified is declared to be entitled
  to all the advantages and rewards arising from
  perfect obedience to the law

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Jesus Does Not Apply The Word to Himself

• Matt 20 28
• Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered
  unto, but to minister, and to give his life a
  ransom for many.
• Luke 418
• The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he
  hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the
  poor he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted,
  to preach deliverance to the captives,

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The Word Is Found

• Rom. 56-11
• 2 Cor. 516-21
• Col. 119-20
• Romans 3 28-30
• Acts 13 39