God the Son, Student Workbook, SW10

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G O D T H E S O N

4. “ The scandal of particularity :” the phrase given for Christianity’s belief that knowledge of God and salvation from sin is found only in the person of Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah of the Hebrews.

a. John 4.22

b. Rom. 9.4-5

c. Gen. 49.10

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d. Isa. 2.3

5. What you think of Jesus Christ will determine your eternal fate and destiny, John 8.21-24.

B. Importance of the Creed for Christology

1. The Creed provides us with an accurate representation of the Apostolic Tradition : “Apostolicity.”

God himself was manifested in human form for the renewal of eternal life. ~ Ignatius, (c. 105, E) 1.58. David W. Bercot, ed. A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs. Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 1998. p. 93.

2. The Creed provides us with a concise summary of the Bible’s teaching.

3. The Creed provides us with a credible standard for evangelical credential of its leaders .