God the Son, Student Workbook, SW10

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G O D T H E S O N

The following questions were designed to help you review the material in the second video segment. In each of these three biblical motifs (images, themes), Jesus reveals himself to be the long awaited Messiah of Israel. In his baptism he identified with the sinners he came to redeem. In his kingdom proclamation he inaugurated the reign of God and reasserted God’s right to rule over creation. In his fulfillment of OT prophecy, he expressed clearly the signs of the One anointed of God to give his life as a ransom for many. An understanding of these motifs are central for urban ministry, especially since the urban community is desperate for One who understands its pain, proclaims the good news of peace and reconciliation, and who can restore the relationships we have broken with God and one another. Answer the following questions with these key applications in mind as you try to clearly understand the facts supporting these great biblical themes. 1. What role does John the Baptist play in the narrative of Jesus of Nazareth and the announcement of the Messiah? 2. How are we to understand the meaning of the baptism of Jesus by John, especially since Jesus had never sinned–why would Jesus participate in a baptism to repentance ? Explain your answer. 3. How might the baptism of Jesus related to his role for us as high priest, i.e., as one who must be able to empathize with the needs and weaknesses of the people (cf. Heb. 4.14-15 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. [15] For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin)? 4. In the story of God, how did the Jews of Jesus’ day understand the coming manifestation of the reign of God to come about? How did Jesus’ teaching and ministry signal a new understanding of the timetable and manifestation of the Kingdom in his own person ? 5. How did Jesus give evidence in miracles and healings that the long prophesied Kingdom of God had in fact come in his life and ministry? How did his teaching demonstrate the present reality of the Kingdom come in his life? 6. What is the relationship between Jesus’ initial inauguration of the Kingdom and his Second Coming? Explain your answer.

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Student Questions and Response

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