Lesson 5 Flashcards
(5 cards)
What are the two states of Christ?
- Humiliation
- Exaltation
Detail the various parts of each state
Incarnation
1. The Son assumed a human nature
1. Entry point of his humiliation (Ps 8:5)
1. The necessity of the incarnation (Lk 19:10; Jn 3:16)
1. Born of a virgin (Isa 7:14; Mt 1:18)
Suffering during his life
1. Began in the earliest part of his life
1. His whole life was one of suffering
1. Suffered in body and soul while on the cross
1. Sufferings unique in that they were administered by his Father (Isa 53:4, 10)
1. He endured suffering and temptations (Mt 4:2-3; Heb 4:15)
Death
1. Crucifixion (Deut 21:22-23; Josh 8:29; 10:26)
1. Christ’s cry of dereliction
Burial
1. Christ was still in a state of humiliation (Acts 2:27-31; cf. Ps 16:10)
1. The trajectory of human creation
Descent into hell?
1. Historical roots
1. What about 1 Peter 3:18-20?
1. Various interpretations
* Calvin: Souls of faithful OT saints
* The spirits are fallen angels of Gen 6:1ff (Joachim Jeremias)
* Demons, offspring of fallen angels, taken refuge in the earth
* Spirits are fallen angels, and the preacher is Enoch
* Souls of those who died in the flood who heard the gospel preached in their own day
4. Descent into hell in the Apostles’ Creed
Which two words are ascribed to Christ’s state of humiliation, and what do they signify? (hint, They’re in Greek)
Kenosis (κενόω, “to empty”)
* Subtraction by addition (Phil 2:7)
* Adds human nature thus subtracting from Himself
* Veiled his divine majesty and glory (Mt 17:2; Jn 12:41; cf. Isa 6:1-3)
Tapeinosis (ταπεινόω, “to humiliate”)
* “the subjection of the so-assumed submissive human nature under the curse and the demand of the law.” (Vos, RD, III.185; see, Gal 4:4-5)
* Not an eternal state
How is the resurrection the sine qua non of the Christian faith?
The resurrection is a sine qua non of the Christian faith (1 Cor 15:13-19)
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. 15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope[b] in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.
What are the four stages of Christ’s glorification
Resurrection: Receives as glorified body (1 Cor 15:20, 42-44)
* Spiritual Body - A Body dominated by spirit.
* Our spiritual body receives it’s glorification from Christ’s spiritual body
Effects of Christ’s Resurrection
* Declaration that death has been conquered
* Reversal of the human judicial sentence passed against Christ (1 Tim 3:16; Rom 1:3-4)
* Beginning of the end as Christ is the firstfruits of the general resurrection (Rom 6:4-5; 1 Cor 6:14)
* Secures the justification of believers (Rom 4:24-25; cf. Isa 53:11)
* Inaugurates the eschatological age (Rom 1:3-4)
* The resurrection is a sine qua non of the Christian faith (1 Cor 15:13-19)
Author of the Resurrection
* Christ has the power to raise himself up (Jn 2:19; 10:18)
* The Father raised the Son (Acts 2:23-24; Rom 6:4)
* The Spirit is involved (Rom 8:11)
* The resurrection is an of the triune God
The Ascension
* Declarative (Ps 110:1; Acts 2:34; Heb 1:13)
* Exemplary (Eph 2:5-7)
* Instrumental
* Necessary (Jn 14:2-3)
* Inaugurates Christ’s rule over the nations (Ps 2:7-8; Heb 1:1-3)
* Unleashes the outpouring of the eschatological Spirit (Acts 2:33)
Session at the Father’s Right Hand
* A metaphorical term denoting Christ’s exalted position (Rev 17:7)
* Christ sits (Heb 1:3-4; cf. 2 Thes 2:4)
* Christ predicted that he would rule at the Father’s right hand (Eph 1:20-23)
* Christ is actively engaged in his high priestly intercession for his people
Return of Christ
* Christ will return as judge of all people (Mt 19:28; 25:31-34; 2 Cor 5:10)
* Scriptural terms
* Parousia, “presence” (Mt 24:3)
* Apocalypsis, “reveal,” or “revelation” (2 Thess 1:7)
* Epiphaneia, “appearance” (2 Thess 2:8)
* Physical and visible return (Acts 1:11)
* Brings present evil age to a conclusion
