The son of God

• What does John 1:1 say?


  “In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. And the word became flesh and dwelt among us.”
• In which Bible verse does God declare Jesus as his son?

  Mark 1:9-11
• What does John 20:28 say?

  Thomas refers to Jesus as 'My Lord and my God!'
• What is an issue with Jesus being God and human?


  Does he have two beings inhabiting one body, one with power over the other?
• What is the belief in the perfect conjunction of Jesus?

  Hypostatic union
• Why did Jesus have to be human?

  • Only humans needed saving
  • He needed to reveal God to us
• Why did Jesus have to be God?

  • To save humanity from sin, as only God has that power
  • Has to overcome the forces of evil
• What are the issues with Jesus being God?

  Could he feel pain? If he can’t he didn’t suffer for our sins. But how can God suffer?
• What is wrong with Jesus being human?

  “Humans have a sinful, corrupting nature.” - Romans 7:18-19
• What does Bishop Apollinaris write?


  “A human mind is ensalved to filthy thoughts.” So suggested the word replaced the human soul with a divine one, without taking on a fallible human nature
• What does Gregory of Nazanian reject?

  The idea that not all of humanity is saved
• What is the word for the idea that Jesus was of the same substance as the father?

  Homoousios
• What do the council of Chalcedon affirm?

  Christ has two natures which come together in one person and hypostasis
• What does Karl Rahner think about Jesus’ awareness of his divinity?

  Jesus’ human self-conscious was on the surface but his divine consciousness was deep within
• What are some examples of Jesus’ miracles?

  • Walking on water (Mark 6:47-52)
  • Healing the sick (Mark 7:37)
  • Feeding the 5000 (Matthew 14:13-21)
• What do miracles reinforce?

  Jesus is Gods son
• What does Hume say about Jesus’ miracles?


  We have no present experience of miracles, so we can’t trust the account of these miracles in the Bible
• What does Edward Schillebeeckx say about miracles?

  They may not be literal but have a spiritual or metaphorical meaning
• What does St. Paul think about the resurrection?


  You cannot be Christian if you do not believe in it
• What does N. T. Wright say about the resurrection?

  It is the reason disciples regrouped to discuss Jesus. Without it, Christianity wouldn’t have developed
• What is the doctrine that says Christianity is the only source of salvation?


  Solus Christus