missmuffet Posted October 25, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,989 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 48,687 Content Per Day: 11.92 Reputation: 30,342 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted October 25, 2016 What is Christology? Is it important? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 The term “christology” (from Greek christos meaning “anointed one” or “Christ”) refers to the study of Christ. It often includes such topics as the preexistence and eternality of Christ, OT prophecies about Christ, Christ’s humanity, deity, and incarnation, as well as the issue of his temptations and sinlessness, his death, resurrection, ascension and exaltation, return, three-fold office, and states. https://bible.org/seriespage/3-christology-jesus-christ. But, you probably already read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted October 25, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,989 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 48,687 Content Per Day: 11.92 Reputation: 30,342 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 17 minutes ago, Rick_Parker said: The term “christology” (from Greek christos meaning “anointed one” or “Christ”) refers to the study of Christ. It often includes such topics as the preexistence and eternality of Christ, OT prophecies about Christ, Christ’s humanity, deity, and incarnation, as well as the issue of his temptations and sinlessness, his death, resurrection, ascension and exaltation, return, three-fold office, and states. https://bible.org/seriespage/3-christology-jesus-christ. But, you probably already read this. Yes Rick, I think it is important to know all we can about our Lord.Jesus Christ is crucial to our salvation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezra Posted October 25, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 134 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 8,142 Content Per Day: 2.38 Reputation: 6,612 Days Won: 20 Joined: 11/02/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted October 25, 2016 2 hours ago, missmuffet said: What is Christology? Is it important? Christology is simply "the doctrine of Christ" (2 John 9,10) which is everything that the Bible reveals about Christ from Genesis to Revelation. Is it important? It is more than important. It is CENTRAL to everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted October 26, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,760 Content Per Day: 5.27 Reputation: 9,759 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted October 26, 2016 10 minutes ago, Yowm said: There you go. Some approach Scripture from a theocentric (God centered) perspective and some from a Christocentric (Christ centered) perspective. As an example the Calvinists tend to the former and the Lutherans with the latter. If someone studies from a Theocentric perspective, it should also include Christology. If they just study Christology, which there are Jesus only groups, this would ignore the Father and the Holy Spirit, wouldn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezra Posted October 27, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 134 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 8,142 Content Per Day: 2.38 Reputation: 6,612 Days Won: 20 Joined: 11/02/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted October 27, 2016 5 hours ago, OneLight said: If they just study Christology, which there are Jesus only groups, this would ignore the Father and the Holy Spirit, wouldn't it? One cannot really study the doctrine of Christ apart from the doctrine of God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted October 27, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,760 Content Per Day: 5.27 Reputation: 9,759 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted October 27, 2016 59 minutes ago, Ezra said: One cannot really study the doctrine of Christ apart from the doctrine of God. Oh, I agree, and sort of the reason for my post, but there have been those who follow only "the words in red", or Jesus words only. Yup, cults, and that was addressed but Yowm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willa Posted October 27, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 68 Topic Count: 185 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 14,190 Content Per Day: 3.35 Reputation: 16,620 Days Won: 30 Joined: 08/14/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted October 27, 2016 Jesus came to reveal the Father and did and said only what the Father revealed to Him. So to study the Christ is to study the Father through the Son. Since they and the Spirit are One God, the Living God, we recognize the Spirit because He is the Spirit of Messiah as well as Spirit of the Father. The Spirit opens our eyes to understand Scripture and glorifies the Son even as the Son glorifies the Father. But I understand what Yowm is saying. Calvinism emphasizes the sovereignty of God. Luther emphasized the redemption, God's love for the whole world, being the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. Phil. 4:10 Both contain truth--they both contain God's Word, but the word is approached differently. Calvin emphasized salvation by grace, which is very true. Luther emphasized salvation by faith, which is also very true. Luther had been deceived by salvation by works to the point that he wanted to kick James out of the Bible when he discovered the the just shall live by his faith. (But it is true that true faith produces works of love in thanksgiving as Christ lives in us.) There are few things that make my spirit soar or blesses me more than seeing Christ in Scriptures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezra Posted October 27, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 134 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 8,142 Content Per Day: 2.38 Reputation: 6,612 Days Won: 20 Joined: 11/02/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted October 27, 2016 5 hours ago, Willa said: But I understand what Yowm is saying. Calvinism emphasizes the sovereignty of God. Luther emphasized the redemption, God's love for the whole world, being the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. All the more reason to focus on the Scriptures themselves (as opposed to various theologies) since they provide the proper balance. Our Christology begins with Genesis 1:1 which leads directly to John 1:1. One of the best ways to examine these Scriptures is to study Nave's Topical Bible (KJV), which is purely Scripture. Also, The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defending the Name Posted October 29, 2016 Group: Junior Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 167 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 34 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/01/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted October 29, 2016 (edited) Christology as far as Jesus is concerned is as he defined it..... True and False Disciples 21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ It seems that defining Christ in the way that people thought from a doctrinal point of view, from the head space of man, has also categorised those very same people as the many who prophesied to know him all too well, yet failed to make his cut in the heavenly numbers. Shame! Edited October 29, 2016 by Defending the Name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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