God the Son, Mentor's Guide, MG10

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area of confession, doctrine, and faith. In other words, if you go wrong with the doctrine of Christ, you cannot go right with anything else. Whose position appears to be most consistent with the teaching of Scripture?

The Nicene Creed provides a clear and concise summary for our understanding of the person and work of Jesus Christ. The doctrine of Christ, or “Christology” involves a detailed investigation of the biblical materials on Jesus, especially in the sense of helping us view Christ’s work as two movements, his humiliation (i.e., his becoming human and dying on the cross for our sakes) and his exaltation (his resurrection, ascension, and the hope of his return in power). Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, and before he came to earth for the purposes of revealing God’s glory and redeeming creation he existed as the preexistent Word or Logos . His preexistence is explicitly taught in the Scriptures, including his position as God the Son, a divine person equal with God, as the Expected One in OT Messianic prophecy, and then as the Incarnate, the Word of God made flesh, God in human form.

Restatement of the Lesson’s Thesis

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If you are interested in pursuing some of the ideas of Jesus, The Messiah and Lord of All: He Came , you might want to give these books a try:

Resources and Bibliographies

Dodd, C. H. The Founder of Christianity . New York: Macmillan, 1970.

Fredriksen, Paula. From Jesus to Christ: The Origin of the New Testament Images of Jesus . New York: Oxford University press, 1988. Brown, Raymond. Jesus, God and Man: Modern Biblical Reflections . New York, Paulist Press, 1980.

Now is the time to try to nail down this high theology to a real practical ministry connection, one which you will think about and pray for throughout this next week. What in particular is the Holy Spirit suggesting to you in regards to your own devotion to Christ as the Son of God, the divine Lord, worthy of your own personal worship and obedience? How would you describe your own appreciation and comprehension of Jesus as the preexistent Logos ? In what ways has your knowledge of the divinity of Jesus actually influenced the ministry that you are currently doing in the city? What particular situation comes to mind when you think about how the

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