2.4 Jesus as both fully human and fully God

• what do Christians believe Jesus is?


  fully human and fully God
• what does ' Son of Man ' refer to?

  emphasises his humanity therefore Jesus as human
• what does ' Son of God ' refer to?


  shared in Gods divine nature and power therefore fully God
• why do Christians believe Jesus was fully human?


  he lived a complete human life filled with human experiences and emotions
• what are two ways to interpret the ' son of Man '?


  • a normal human being
  • given power and authority
• when did Jesus use the phrase ' son of Man '?


  when he talked about the suffering he would have to endure during his crucifixtion
• what does mark 8:31 say ?


  ' Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders , chief priests, and the scribes , and be killed , and after three days rise again '
• what does Mark 8:31 show about Jesus being fully human?


  if Jesus were not fully human he would not have been bothered by the pain and suffering of his crucifixion that would cause him great agony
• was Jesus aware he was the son of God and what quote shows this?


  • he acknowledged he was the son of God
  • Mark 14:61 ' Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One? I am'
• what did being the ' Son of God ' mean ?


  he had a share in Gods power , emphasising his divinity
• what part of Jesus' death proves he was fully God?


  the resurrection proves that Jesus was always God but limited himself to human conditions while on earth