INTRODUCTION TO CHRISTOLOGY

This is the study concerning Christ- His person, work and authority. The word Christ is derived from the
Greek word “Christos” meaning the Anointed One (Acts 10:38). Christ is the centre of the Holy
Scriptures.

INTRODUCTORY UNDENIABLE FACTS:

1. Jesus was not just another religious teacher, prophet or moral figure who gives us an example.
There is one major distinctive characteristic that separates Him from every other leader of any
religion or any person in history- He was God.
2. Jesus is not just another representative of God showing us the way to God or declaring the
message of God, but He was/is God Himself. When you see Him you see the Father. This is the
great divider of humanity and history, this Man Jesus and what you believe about Him.
3. In cultures that know so little about Christ we see the height of sin, compromise and
powerlessness even in churches. Currently, we focus almost primarily upon the work of Christ
and rarely on the person and identity of Christ. You cannot separate His work and His person.
There is no salvation without the Savior.
4. Religion begins with man and his need. Christianity begins with Christ and His glory, worth and
identity.
5. The contention of the hour and the pressures to come is centered on the question: who is
Jesus?
WHO IS JESUS?
 Savior John 4: 42
 Lord 1Tim 6:15
 Son of man Dan 7:13-14
 Son of God John 11:27; Mark 14:61
 Lamb of God John 1:29
 Anointed One Matthew 16:20; 26:63; Mark 8:29; Luke 3:15; 9:20; 22:67.
 Priest forever Psalm 110:4

THE PRE-INCARNATE CHRIST AND HIS DEITY Colossians 1:16; Micah 5:2

1. Heavenly origin John 3:13

2. Creator John 1:3
3. Equality with God John 10:30
4. Glory with God John 17:5
5. Eternality John 1:14; Habakkuk 1:12; John 8:58; Exodus 3:14

HIS BIRTH

 The place Micah 5:2-14; Genesis 49:8-12; Luke 2: 1-7; Matthew 2:1-6
 Born of a virgin Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18-23
  Public appearance will be preceded by a precursor Isaiah 40:1-11; Malachi 4:5-6; Matthew
17:11-13; 3:1-3
 Pointing events-
a. The slaughter of the innocents Jeremiah 31:15-26; Matthew 2:17-18
b. The flight into Egypt Hosea 11:1-7; Matthew 2:14-15

HIS HUMANITY

 Human ancestry Matthew 1; Luke 3

 Human appearance Luke 2:40
 Human constitution (spirit, soul and body) Luke 2:40; Matthew 26:37-38; 26
 Human reputation (son of man occurred 30times in Matthew; 14 times in Mark; 25 times in
Luke; 11 times in John) Acts 2:22; Romans 5:15
 Human sufferings, infirmities and feelings Hebrews 5:8,7 –STILL SINLESS

HIS PROPITIATORY DEATH

Mark 15: 36-38 His death was as a:

Ransom, propitiation, reconciliation and substitution- Galatians 3:13; Romans 3:25; 5:10; Isaiah 53:6

 Roman soldiers said He died John 19: 32-34

 His bones were not broken John 19: 32-34
 Mary saw Him placed in the tomb John 20:3-9; Matthew 27: 59-61; Mark 15: 47; Luke 23:55
 Tomb was sealed and guarded by soldiers Matthew 27:62-66

HIS PROPHESIED RESURRECTION

Christ’s bodily resurrection was mentioned 104times in the New Testament. Luke 24:1-8; John 20: 11-21

HIS PREDICTED ASCENSION & EXALTATION

Philippians 2:9; Acts 1:9-11; Romans 8:34; Ephesians 1:20; Hebrews 10:12; 12:2; 1 Peter 3:22

Points:

 The ascension was bodily and visible Luke 24:51

 Passed up through the heavens Ephesians 4:10; Hebrews 7:26
 Took His place at God’s right hand Ephesians 1:20; Colossians 3:1

"Not one recognized religious leader, not Moses, Paul, Buddha, Mohammed, Confucius, etc., has ever
claimed to be God; that is, with the exception of Jesus Christ. Christ is the only religious leader who has
ever claimed to be deity and that the only individual who has convinced a great portion of the world
that He is God"(Thomas Schutlz)