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Who is Jesus Christ in Christian theology?
The Son of God and second person of the Trinity.
What is the Incarnation?
The belief that God became human in the person of Jesus.
What does “incarnation” literally mean?
“Becoming flesh.”
What is the hypostatic union?
The belief that Jesus is fully God and fully human in one person.
Who is most associated with the doctrine of the Incarnation in theology?
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What is the Council of Nicaea (325 CE)?
A church council that affirmed Jesus as “of the same substance” as the Father.
What key doctrine did Nicaea help establish?
The divinity of Christ.
What is the Trinity?
The belief in one God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
What is Arianism?
The belief that Jesus was created and not fully divine.
Who opposed Arianism at Nicaea?
Athanasius.
What is Jesus’ role as Logos?
The divine “Word” through whom all things were created.
Which Gospel begins with the Logos idea?
The Gospel of John.
What does John 1:14 say about Jesus?
“The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.”
What is Jesus’ significance in salvation (soteriology)?
He redeems humanity through his life, death, and resurrection.
What is atonement?
The reconciliation between God and humanity.
What is substitutionary atonement?
The belief that Jesus died in place of humanity to atone for sin.
What is moral influence theory?
The view that Jesus’ life and death inspire moral change in humans.
Who is associated with moral influence theory?
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What is Christus Victor?
The view that Jesus’ death defeated sin, death, and evil.
What is kenosis?
The “self-emptying” of Jesus in becoming human.
What does Philippians 2:7 describe?
Jesus “made himself nothing” and took human form.
What is the significance of the resurrection?
It confirms Jesus’ divinity and victory over death.
What is the resurrection in Christianity?
The belief that Jesus rose bodily from the dead.
What is the ascension?
Jesus rising into heaven after the resurrection.
What is the second coming?
The belief that Jesus will return to judge the world.
What is the role of miracles in Jesus’ life?
They are signs of his divine authority.
What is the significance of Jesus’ teachings?
They reveal the nature of God and ethical living.
What is the Sermon on the Mount?
A collection of Jesus’ moral teachings in Matthew 5–7.
What is the commandment of love in Jesus’ teaching?
Love God and love your neighbour.
How does Jesus redefine love?
As self-sacrificial and universal.
What is Jesus’ relationship to the Law?
He fulfils and interprets the Jewish Law.
What is a key criticism of the divinity of Jesus?
Historical and philosophical arguments question miraculous claims.
What is a key philosophical issue about Jesus’ nature?
How one person can be fully divine and fully human.
What is the docetic view?
The belief that Jesus only appeared to be human.
What is a strength of belief in Jesus’ divinity?
It provides the basis for Christian salvation theology.
What is a criticism of Incarnation doctrine?
It may be logically incoherent (fully God + fully human).