40 Questions
According to Elva McVean, God's omniscience and omnipotence are limited by Christ's incarnation.
False
Hebrews 2:17 suggests that Christ's human experience was not essential for his role as high priest.
False
Christ's boyhood and teenage years were marked by stagnation and lack of growth.
False
Christ's ability to comfort those who are tempted stems from his own sinlessness.
False
John 5:22-27 suggests that God retains the authority to execute judgment.
False
McLean's assertion is that Christ's human experience was unnecessary for his role as high priest.
False
The passage suggests that Christ's incarnation was solely for the benefit of God.
False
Christ's human experience was limited to his adult life, excluding his boyhood and teenage years.
False
Jesus Christ is not fully God and fully human.
False
The Son of God does not have the authority to judge humanity.
False
The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are not all considered God.
False
Jesus Christ did not have to experience human life to be a faithful high priest and just judge.
False
The passage suggests that Jesus Christ is not the head of the church.
False
The passage implies that Jesus Christ's experience as a human is not relevant to His role as a judge.
False
The passage teaches that Jesus Christ is not supreme in everything, including human life.
False
The passage suggests that Jesus Christ's divinity is diminished by His humanity.
False
The father's plan did not entail reconciliation of all things.
False
The incarnation of the Lord was a brief moment of identification with humanity and then gone when he died.
False
Jesus' humanity was sometimes questioned by those who walked with him for three years.
False
The Bible says that no man has seen God at any time, but the disciples saw God in Jesus.
True
The incarnation of the Lord was a transient episode in the stream of history.
False
The virgin birth is not necessary for the God-man to remain.
False
Jesus' full deity and full humanity are separate entities.
False
The incarnation of the Lord was only for the purpose of providing an everlasting revelation of himself in invisible human form.
False
When Christ became human, he was no longer the Son of God.
False
The angel's message to Mary in Luke 1:31-35 only mentions Jesus' birth and salvation.
False
The term 'Son of the Most High' only refers to Jesus' humanity.
False
The house of Jacob refers to the church in Luke 1:33.
False
Jesus' reign over the house of Jacob is limited to the millennial kingdom.
False
The Pharisees in Matthew 22 were indifferent to Jesus' claim to be the Messiah.
False
Jesus' question in Matthew 22:41-45 was meant to confirm the Pharisees' understanding of the Messiah.
False
The Pharisees were able to answer Jesus' question about the Messiah's sonship in Matthew 22:45.
False
If Jesus were born naturally, he would have been considered the son of God.
False
The statement of Gabriel to the Virgin Mary makes it clear that Jesus is only the son of David.
False
The two genealogies in Matthew and Luke are necessary to overcome the curse on the line of Solomon.
False
Matthew 1:16 says that Jacob begot Joseph, the father of Mary.
False
Luke 3:23 says that Jesus was supposed to be the son of Joseph.
True
The title to the throne is passed to Jesus through his physical connection to the royal bloodline through his father Joseph.
False
Jesus has a right to the throne solely because of his legal claim supplied through Matthew's genealogy.
False
Jesus is not the son of David according to the flesh.
False
Study Notes
Christ's Incarnation
- Christ became incarnate to know human life from the inside by personal experience, not because God was lacking in omniscience.
- The need for Christ's incarnation was ours, as stated in Hebrews 2:17, where Christ was made like unto his brethren.
- Christ's human experience was real, and he was growing in stature and wisdom during his boyhood and teenage years, which would prepare him for his future ministry as high priest.
Christ's Judgment
- Christ was given the authority to execute judgment because he is the son of man (John 5:22, 27).
- This is astonishing because it means the Father has abdicated the judgment throne to the Son.
- The reason for this is not because the Son is wiser than the Father, but because the Son has experienced human life.
- As a result, Christ is a just judge and a merciful high priest who knows the problems of human existence.
Christ's Humanity and Divinity
- Christ is fully God and fully man, with no diminution of his deity.
- He is the head of the body, the church, and the firstborn of all creation (Colossians 1:15-18).
- Christ's experience as a human does not redefine his all-knowing and all-powerful attributes.
Purposes of the Incarnation
- One of the purposes of the incarnation is to provide an everlasting revelation of God in visible human form (John 1:18, 14:9).
- Another purpose is to provide a revelation of God in invisible human form, which is a mystery that can be understood through scripture.
Christ's Reign
- Christ is the son of David and the son of God, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever (Luke 1:31-35).
- His kingdom will have no end, and he will have unimpeachable succession rights to the throne.
- Christ's reign goes beyond the millennial kingdom and is a demonstration of his unassailable sovereignty.
Questions about Christ's Identity
- The Pharisees asked Jesus about the Christ, whose son is he? (Matthew 22:41-46).
- Jesus responded by quoting Psalm 110:1, "The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies beneath your feet."
- The question is how can David call the Messiah Lord if he is his son?
- The answer is that the Messiah is both the son of David and the son of God.
The Significance of the Virgin Birth
- The virgin birth is necessary to establish Christ's unique identity as both the son of David and the son of God.
- If Christ had been born naturally, he would have been only the son of David, but not the son of God.
- The virgin birth provides a way to overcome the curse on the line of Jeconiah (Jeremiah 22:30) and establish Christ's legal right to the throne.
Understand the concept of Christ's incarnation and its relation to God's omniscience and omnipotence. Explore the ideas of Elva McVean on God's understanding of human life and the processes of human thinking.
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