Jesus

Question 1

How do we know Jesus is God? Why is it important?

Answer 1

• What Jesus said: (I AM) John 8:58, (I and the Father are one) John 10:30
• What others said: Matt. 16:16-17 - peter confession, John 20:28 - Thomas confession
• His preexistence: John 1:1-3, Col 1:15-17
• Statements of his Deity: Heb. 1:1-3 - exact representation
• OT References: Psalm 110:1, Acts 2:34-36 “Lord said to my Lord”, Dan 7:13-14 one like the son of man (Matt. 17:9, transfig)
• Importance: Not just a good teacher, but only God could save us, forgive us sin, and resurrect.

Question 2

How was Jesus Human? Why is it important?

Answer 2

• his humanity: Luke 2:40,52 - grew in stature
• importance and evidence: Heb. 2:9,14-18 - shared in our humanity so he could taste death for everyone. make atonement and become high Priest

Question 3

Why was the virgin Birth important? What Biblical truths depend on it?

Answer 3

• fulfillment of prophecy (Isa. 7:14 -> Matt. 1:22-23) God with us
• didn’t receive curse from Adam (Rom. 5:12)
• He had to share our humanity to save us (Heb. 2:14-18)

Question 4

How would you explain the fact that Jesus is both divine and human? If Jesus emptied himself, how could he still be God?

Answer 4

Phil 2:5-11 (7-8)
- laid aside “access to divine privileges” and picked up perfectly spirit filled human card
- seen in limit of knowledge of end times (mark 13:32) and limit of omnipresence in death of Lazarus (John 11:21)

Question 5

Was Jesus able to sin?

Answer 5

NO!
- Heb. 4:15 - tempted like us but didn’t sin
- fully human so temptations were real
- fully God so he would not sin

Question 6

Is Jesus role in the OT? What is his role?

Answer 6

While the man Jesus was conceived in the womb of Mary the Divine Word has existed forever. He was involved in creation (John 1:1-3)
- he also appeared in cases like Joshua 5:14-15 “commander of the Lords army”

Question 7

Why did Jesus come? What is his ministry today?

Answer 7

Why?
- Luke 19:10 - to seek and save the Lost
- John 3:17 - to save the world
- 1 John 3:5,8 - to take away sin and destroy the devil works

Today?
- 1 Pet. 3:22 - at the right hand of God, ruling over all things including angels, authorities and powers
- Heb. 4:14-16 - interceding for us

Question 8

How do we know that Jesus died and rose again?

Answer 8

Proof of Resurrection 5 E’s:
- Empty Tomb - Matt. 28:12-13
- Eyewitness - 1 Cor. 15:3-6
- Enthusiastic transformation - almost every one of 12 died as a martyr
- Early proclamation - 1 Cor 15 written 20 years after the resurrection
- Encounters with Jesus - Luke 24 - Road to Emmaus, Acts 9 - Paul

Question 9

Why did he have to die? Why did he have to rise?

Answer 9

Die?
- 1 John 3:5,8 - to take away sin and destroy devil works
- Heb. 2:9-11 - taste death for everyone (make atonement)
- Heb. 9:22 - without shedding blood there is no forgiveness

Resurrect?
- 1 Cor. 15:12-19 - if he wasn’t raised faith is useless and still in sins. No hope for us.
- Rom 1:4 - declared son of God thru resurrection

Unique?
- 2 Cor. 5:21 - only one to die for sin of others to make us righteous