Who's Jesus?

Cross Training VI

I. Did Jesus claim to be God?
-note on the Son of God – Adam, Israel -> Jesus in a unique way
-Matt 10:32, 33 (awknowledge, deny)
-Matt 11:27 (HIS Father, exclusive relationship)
-Matt 12:6, 8 (better than the temple, the Sabbath)
-Matt. 13:41 (send his angels into HIS kingdom…)
-Matt. 22:42-45
-Matt. 24:29, 30
-Matt 26:64, 65 – Jesus seated at the right hand of God and coming on clouds
-Matt. 28:18 – all authority
-John 8:58
-John 14:9 – seen Jesus = seen the Father
-John 20:27, 28 – Thomas’ confession
-same activities: Creator, Judge, King, Light, Rock, Savior, Shepherd

II. Do the Scriptural writers claim that Jesus is God?
-Matt. 3:3 – prepare the way of the Lord
-John 1:1 –
-Col. 1:15-16
-Heb. 1:3, 8
-sidenote – the early post-apostolic writers are universal in their assent of Christ’s deity

III. What difference does it make?
-relationship – John 14:9
-revelation – Heb. 1:1-3; John 14
-authority of Scripture – Heb. 1:1-3; john 16:13-15
-finality of the NT – Heb. 1:1-3
-exercises God’s authority (though this is a change) – Heb. 1:3; Rom. 1:1-4; Matt. 28:18
-will judge the world in holiness – john 5:21-23

IV. The Bible emphasizes Jesus’ humanity
-1 John 4:2, 3

V. The Bible emphasizes Jesus’ humanity for these reasons
-salvation is by Jesus’ obedience to the Father as a perfect man – Rom. 5:19; Matt 3:17
-Jesus can identify with our suffering – heb 4:15
-Jesus can serve as the NC mediator(!) – heb 8:6-13
-Jesus secures our glorification -1 cor 15:12-22; Rom. 6:5

VI. What difference does our Christology make?
-salvation - -Col. 2:8-13; 1 John 4:2, 3; Rom. 4:22-25; Gal. 2:16
-how we read the Bible – John 14, Heb. 1 again