12. Who was Jesus?

What are different things that Jesus could be seen as?

• God

• human

• a moral teacher

• a political leader/liberator

What is evidence of Jesus being God?

• he could perform miracles

• he resurrected

• he was born of a virgin

Why may Jesus preforming miracles prove that he is God?

since a normal human wouldn’t be able to do that

Why may Jesus resurrecting prove that he is God?

since normal humans cannot rise from the dead

Why may Jesus being a virgin birth prove that he is God?

he was not born under moral circumstances

What is evidence of Jesus being human?

he died, which arguably God wouldn’t do

What is evidence of Jesus being a moral teacher?

• The Parable of the Lost Son

• The Sermon on the Mount

• The Good Samaritan

Why may The Parable of the Lost Son prove that he is a moral teacher?

it taught to forgive, even when it is difficult

Why may The Sermon on the Mount prove that he is a moral teacher?

it taught to follow the spirit, not the letter of the law

Why may The Good Samaritan prove that he is a moral teacher?

it taught to not judge people based on their ethnicity and to always help people

What is evidence of Jesus being a political leader/liberator?

he healed a bleeding woman, showing how he reached out to someone ostracised and shunned

Was Jesus human or divine?

he was both fully human and fully divine

What is the importance of Jesus being divine?

• He is the visible image of an invisible God

• Revealed God more than ever before to humans

• Jesus entered into a relationship with people

What is the importance of Jesus being human?

• Made him accessible to humans

• Jesus/God now understands what it is like to be human

• God is the great creator of the world but he is also willing to be humbled out of love for the people he has created