THEOLOGY 2 - flash card 1

MATTHEW

“Fulfillment of prophecy”

MATTHEW

“True king,” “Royal imagery”

MATTHEW

“New Moses”

MATTHEW

“Sermon on a mountain”

MARK

“Suffering Christ”

MARK

“Shows emotion”

MARK

“Urgency” / “Immediately”

MARK

“Keeps his identity hidden”

LUKE

“Compassionate champion of the poor”

LUKE

“Forgiveness of the sinful woman”

LUKE

“Outcast, sinners”

LUKE

• Highlights compassion, mercy, and social justice.
  
  

• Focus on women, sinners, Gentiles, the poor.
  
  

• Includes parables unique to (Good Samaritan, Prodigal Son).
  
  

• Stories of forgiveness.
  
  

MARK

• Highlights Jesus’ suffering and emotions (anger, compassion).
  
  

• Fast-paced: “immediately” appears often.
  
  

• Messianic Secret: Jesus tells others not to reveal His identity.
  
  

Jesus as servant leader.

MATTHEW

• Jesus as the Messiah promised in the Old Testament.
  
  

• Strong connection to Jewish prophecy.
  
  

• Jesus as the New Moses: giving the New Law (Sermon on the Mount).
  
  

Emphasizes Jesus’ royal authority (King of the Jews).

JOHN

“I AM statements”

JOHN

“The Word”

JOHN

“Eternal nature”

JOHN

“Way, truth, and life”

John

• Begins with: “In the beginning was the Word…” (Jesus’ divinity).
  
  

• Contains the seven “I AM” statements:
  
  

  • Bread of Life
    
    

  • Light of the World
    
    

  • True Vine
    
    

  • The Way, Truth, Life
    
    

  • And more
    
    

• Deep symbolic language.
  
  

Emphasizes Jesus’ eternal divinity.

Incarnation

• God became fully human and remained fully divine in Jesus.
  
  

Not about His birth, but His taking on human nature.

 Virgin Birth

• Found in Matthew and Luke, not in John.
  
  

• Shows:
  
  

  • Jesus’ divine origin
    
    

His humility

Jesus’ Humanity

• Jesus truly felt:
  
  

  • Hunger
    
    

  • Tiredness
    
    

  • Emotions (joy, sadness, anger)
    
    

Temptation
→ This proves He was fully human

Jesus’ Divinity

Shown through:

• Miracles
  
  

• Authority over nature, demons
  
  

• “I AM” declarations
  
  

Eternal Word from the beginning

Hypostatic Union

• Jesus is fully God AND fully man in one person.
  
  

• NOT “half God, half man.”

Messiah

“Anointed One” (Hebrew)

Jesus as King and Savior

Son of God

Divine Sonship

His divinity, not just miracles

Son of Man

Title Jesus often used for Himself

His humanity; also echoes Daniel’s prophecy

Lord

Title of authority and divinity

Used before & after resurrection

The Word (Logos)

Eternal divine Word

Jesus’ divinity from the beginning