Chapter 3

Jesus Christ

Sections

1. General
   1. Jesus Christ’s Eternity
      • Jesus Christ is alive
      • Jesus Christ existed in the beginning . . .
      • . . . Jesus Christ was before all things
      • Further references to Jesus Christ existing prior to his advent
      • Jesus Christ will be alive forever
      • Jesus Christ is self-existing – he is “the life”
      • Jesus Christ remains the same
   2. Jesus Christ’s Pre-Eminence
      • Jesus Christ is greater than all people
      • Jesus Christ is greater than all things
      • Jesus Christ has divine glory
      • Visions of Jesus Christ, indicative of his surpassing greatness and glory
      • Jesus Christ has mighty, sovereign power
      • Jesus Christ has superlative knowledge and wisdom
      • Jesus Christ is everywhere
   3. Jesus Christ’s Character
      • Jesus Christ is holy
      • Jesus Christ is righteous . . .
      • . . . Jesus Christ judges in righteousness and with justice
      • Jesus Christ is faithful
      • Jesus Christ is loving
      • Jesus Christ shows grace . . .
      • . . . and Jesus Christ is merciful
      • Jesus Christ can display anger and jealousy
   4. Jesus Christ’s ‘Name’
      • Jesus Christ’s “name” signifies Jesus Christ himself
      • Jesus Christ’s “name” is correlated with his authority and power
      • Jesus Christ’s “name” signifies him in his attainment of forgiveness of sins
      • Jesus Christ’s “name” signifies him in his attainment of salvation and eternal life
      • Jesus Christ’s “name” signifies him in his gospel and cause – with Christians being devoted to it
      • Note: God has given Jesus Christ a name that is superior to all others

2. Jesus Christ and God
   1. Jesus Christ Is the Son of God (I): General
      • Jesus Christ is the Son of God . . .
      • . . . Jesus Christ is God’s only Son
      • God is Jesus Christ’s Father
      • Jesus Christ is the image of God
      • Jesus Christ has the form and fullness of God – equality in nature
      • Note: The Father loves his Son
   2. Jesus Christ Is the Son of God (II): Testimony
      • God testifies to Jesus Christ being his Son
      • The Holy Spirit testifies to Jesus Christ being the Son of God
      • Jesus Christ himself testified to being the Son of God – which is why he was crucified
      • Others also testified to Jesus Christ being the Son of God
      • Jesus Christ’s deeds are evidence that he is the Son of God
      • Other events of Jesus Christ’s incarnation are evidence that he is the Son of God
   3. Jesus Christ Is Identified with God
      • Jesus Christ and the Father are one – each is in the other
      • To know or see Jesus Christ is to know or see the Father
      • Jesus Christ is called “God” . . .
      • . . . and Jesus’ usage of “I am” quite possibly alludes to God’s name
      • Titles of God are applied to Jesus Christ . . .
      • . . . Other OT references to God are applied to Jesus Christ
      • Some actions are attributed to both God and Jesus Christ
      • Some things are said to be both God’s and Jesus Christ’s
      • Further evidence of Jesus Christ’s identification with God
      • Note: There is one God, the Father – and one Lord, Jesus Christ
   4. Jesus Christ Is Treated like God Is
      • Jesus Christ is worshiped
      • Jesus Christ is honored and glorified
      • Jesus Christ is offered praise and blessing
      • People pray to Jesus Christ
      • People obey, follow and serve Jesus Christ
      • People believe and have faith in Jesus Christ
      • People put their hope in Jesus Christ
   5. Jesus Christ Is Under God’s Authority
      • God is both Jesus Christ’s God and his Father
      • Jesus Christ is portrayed as being subordinate to God’s authority . . .
      • . . . Jesus Christ’s authority was even granted to him by his Father
      • Jesus Christ was God’s to give – as a sacrifice for sin
      • Jesus Christ was chosen, anointed and sent by God
      • Jesus Christ is God’s servant, largely spoken of in reference to his mission
      • Jesus Christ is also spoken of as being God’s servant following his ascension
      • God continues to be glorified in and through Jesus Christ and his work
      • God the Father’s seniority is reflected by things he has done for Jesus Christ
      • Note: God’s will is the prominent will in Scripture – sovereign in all the world, throughout the ages

 ➜Major headings in: 3. Jesus Christ (and all of Unit A)

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