Jesus In His Time And Ours RELB 210-03 PDF

JESUS IN HIS TIME AND OURS RELB 210 -03 “CHRISTOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF THEOLOGY” i. THE IMPORTANCE OF THEOLOGY Theology is the activity where we examine our religious beliefs and seek to express them in a logical way.  THE MEANING OF THEOLOGY Theology: Greek “theos”-- Go...

JESUS IN HIS TIME AND OURS RELB 210 -03 “CHRISTOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF THEOLOGY” i. THE IMPORTANCE OF THEOLOGY Theology is the activity where we examine our religious beliefs and seek to express them in a logical way.  THE MEANING OF THEOLOGY Theology: Greek “theos”-- God “logos” – Word/Speech Theology: “God talk”.. “talking about God” The science of the study of God/ things pertaining to God.  CHRISTOLOGY & THEOLOGY Christology: the branch of theology concerned with the study of the nature, character, and actions of Jesus Christ THEOLOGY AND REVELATION Theology is relevant only in the context of God’s Revelation REVELATION NB: God’s Self Disclosure. THEOLOGY AND REVELATION Deut 29:29 29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. KJV ii. THE NATURE OF BIBLICAL REVELATION Two Types of Revelations: 1. General Revelation 2. Special Revelation  TYPES OF REVELATIONS 1. General Revelation God has revealed some truths in a general way so that everyone can see them.  GENERAL REVELATION Rom 1:20 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. NAS  GENERAL REVELATION Ps 19:1 1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. KJV  TYPES OF REVELATIONS 2. Special Revelation God has revealed Himself is specific ways so that created beings can understand His nature and character.  SPECIAL REVELATION Heb 1:1,2 1:1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; NKJV  SPECIAL REVELATION John 14 :9 “Anyone who has seen Me seen the Father.” 2 Cor 4:6 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.  I. General Revelation: Elements 1. Nature 2. Human Beings 3. History  TYPES OF REVELATIONS 2. Special Revelation God has revealed Himself in specific ways so that created beings can understand His nature and character.  II. Special Revelation 1.The Word of God (The Scriptures) 2. Jesus Christ CHRISTOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF REVELATION God communicated to humanity through Jesus Christ. He revealed Himself and what He is like through the life, teachings, miracles, death and resurrection of Christ and declared the true answers to the ultimate questions of life, as well as His standards for moral and ethical behavior. (A. Manzano)