Person Of Jesus Flashcards

Question

Bible accounts of show Jesus’ authority as the Son of God

Answer 1

- Mark 6:47-52 Jesus walks on water: Disciples were stuck in the middle of the lake on a boat rowing against the wind. Disciples were shocked to see Jesus walking on water, who initially was going to pass by them. Jesus spoke to them who initially at once, “Courage!” he said. “It is I. Don’t be afraid!” Then he got into the boat with them and the wind died down. The disciples were completely amazed because they had not understood the real meaning of the feeding of the 5000; their minds could not grasp it. - John 9:1-47 Jesus heals a Man Born Blind: Jesus spat in the ground and made some mud with the spittle; he rubbed the mud on the man’s eyes and said “Go and wash your face in the Pool of Siloam”. So the man went, washed his face, and came back seeing. People denied that this blind man could now see. The authorities heard of what happened and whoever believed that Jesus made this man see would be expelled from the synagogue. They questioned the man himself saying, “Promise before God that you will tell the truth! We know that this man who cured you is a sinner”. The man responded, “I do not know if he is a sinner or not… One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I see”. Jesus said that “I came to this world to judge, so that the blind should see and those who see should become blind”. Pharisees asked him “Surely you don’t mean that we are blind, too?”. Jesus answered, “If you were blind, then you would not be guilty; but since you claim that you can see, this means that you are still guilty”.

Answer 2

- Teaching about the law (Sermon on the Mount): Remember that as long as heaven and earth last, not the least point nor the smallest detail of the Law will be done away with - not until the end of all things. So then, whoever disobeys even the least important of the commandments and teaches others to do the same, will be least in the Kingdom of heaven. I tell you, then, that you will be able to enter the Kingdom of heaven only if you are more faithful than the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees in doing what God requires. - Teaching about Anger (Lk 12:57-59): Whoever is angry with his brother will be brought to trial, whoever calls his brother ‘You good-for-nothing!’ will be brought before the Council, and whoever calls his brother a worthless fool will be in danger of going to the fire of hell. So if you are about to offer your gift to God at the altar and there you remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar, go at once and make with your brother, and then come back and offer your gift to God. ‘Settle a dispute before you get to court’. - Teaching about Adultery: Anyone who looks at a woman and wants to posses her is guilty of committing adultery with her in his heart. So if your right eye causes you to sin, take it out and throw it away! It is much better for you to lose a part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into hell. - Teaching about divorce (Mt 19:9; Mk 10:11-12; Lk 16:18: If a man divorces his wife, for any cause other than her unfaithfulness, then he is guilty of making her commit adultery if she marries again; and the man who marries her commits adultery also. - Teaching about vows: Do not use any vow when you make a promise. Do not swear by heaven, for it is God’s throne; nor earth, for it is the resting place for his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. - Teaching about Revenge (Lk 6:29-30): You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth’. But now I tell you: do not take revenge on someone who wrongs you. If anyone slows you on the right cheek, let him slap your left cheek too. - Love for enemies (Lk 6:27-28, 32-36): Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil. Why should God reward you if you love only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that! - Luke 15:11-32 (Parable of the Lost Son): A man divides his property between his 2 sons. The younger son sold his property and left home with the money and wasted his money on and reckless lifestyle. A severe famine spread and he was left with nothing, so he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him out to his farm to take care of the pigs. He came to his senses and went back to his Father and said, “Father, I have sinned against God and against you. I am no longer fit to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired workers”. His father made a feast for him rejoicing that his dead son had finally become alive. His eldest son was jealous as he had never disobeyed his father and did what was required of him and he never got a feast. His father simply said “My son you are always here with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be happy, because your brother was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found”.

Answer 3

- Political revolutionary: At the time of Jesus, the Jews were ruled over by the Romans. Historically the Jews had been oppressed. We have evidence of this going back to Moses in the Old Testament where he freed the Jews from slavery in Egypt. The Old Testament scripture had many prophecies about a Messiah who would save the Jews. Many Jews believed this Messiah would be a warrior prepared to gift their cause. We have evidence of Jesus warning his disciples that they needed to arm themselves (Luke: “He who has not a sword should buy one”). Some of the disciples were also regarded as Zealots hinting that Jesus himself might have been extremist. When Jesus entered the temple on a donkey, at what we call Psalm Sunday, he was purposely fulfilling prophecy about a Messiah who would overthrow the oppressors of the Jews. Aslan has emphasised these teachings on Jesus being revolutionary but his book ‘Zealot: The life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth’ is controversial because we have even more evidence that Jesus promoted peace and that he was more interested in the kingdom of God rather than any Roman led kingdom on Earth. - Social revolutionary: We have evidence to show that Jesus wanted to bring different groups into society together. For example, the Parable of the Good Samaritan shows the Samaritan to be the good guy. Through this parable, he’s trying to break down social barriers and racist attitudes. Jesus is also mixing openly with groups of people who have been marginalised in society, for example, the extremely poor, the very sick (contagious), the women caught in adultery, tax collectors, etc. Jesus is a social-leveller. He is liberating people from social constraints. - Religious Revolutionary: We have evidence to suggest that on a number of occasions Jesus came into conflict with the Jewish authorities too. When Jesus turns the tables over in the temple, it is a clear indication that he is against the way the Jewish authorities have enforced temple taxes and turned the temple into a ‘den of thieves’. Jesus conflicts with the Pharisees on teachings about the Sabbath. He heals someone and also picks food for his disciples on the Sabbath. He is accused of breaking Sabbath law by the Pharisees. When Jesus is arrested he is first put on trial by the Sanhedrin (the Jewish court). The Jewish authorities saw Jesus as a trouble maker and someone who did not behave according to Jewish Law. Some have suggested that maybe Jesus was painted in more of an anti-Jewish light than he actually was. Jesus was a Jew. The first writings of the New Testaments were written for the early Christian Church and so maybe set Jesus up as this religious revolutionary to set Christianity apart from Judaism. However, Jesus does not really go against the Old Testament in the scripture, he just clarifies teachings that have been misunderstood over 100s of years. Jesus also never refers to himself as the Son of God so he wasn’t setting himself up as the leader of something new, he was just providing clarity for people who already believed in God. Saunders has suggested that maybe he wasn’t as opposed to Jewish authority as scriptures have suggested.

Answer 4

Jesus’ only message was not just how to be good. It was also about forgiveness of sins, salvation and eternal life. Love thy neighbour is only half the story for Jesus loving your God meant that there was more than just life on earth.

Answer 5

Jesus has been credited with liberating people in a number of ways; from physical oppression due to poverty and illness, from political oppression under the Romans, and religious oppression under the wealth of Jewish laws. Jesus goes further than this though and shows people how they can be liberated from death through believing in him and achieving eternal life.

Answer 6

Many people in the scriptures have a special relationship with God, for example Abraham, Moses and the prophets in the Old Testament. Jesus goes further though, Jesus fulfils the prophecies given to these men before him. We even have confirmation from God the father at Jesus’ baptism that this is his Son. Jesus is an inspirational figure but delivers so much more through his actions e.g. miracles and promise of eternal life.

Answer 7

If Jesus did know that he was God, this would mean that any human emotion or doubt that he expressed, for example, in the Garden of Gethsemane seems fraudulent. If Jesus didn’t know that he was God, where does his conviction about salvation and the afterlife come from? How is he able to perform miracles. It’s a mystery. Remover onion analogy about different layers of consciousness.

Person Of Jesus Flashcards

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