3.1 the incarnate Christ

Incarnation

• What kind of roots does the word incarnation primarily have?

• It comes from in and caro (flesh)

• Meaning to _ into _ or _

• While the word itself is Latin, it was used to translate the Greek word ensarkosis which means _ _

Latin

Make, flesh, enfleshment

In flesh

T/F The word incarnation is not used in the KJV Bible.

• It expresses the theological concept explicitly taught in scripture (Info)

What allows the incarnation to take place?

Due to this miracle, We are confronted with one of the greatest mysteries of christology. What is this mystery?

True

The virgin birth

The hyposatic Union

Definition of the hyposatic Union:

• _ definition

• Comes from the Greek work hypostasis which means… or …..

• (The _-the who of a being)

• Henosis means …

• Meaning in reference to Christ: the _, _ person of Jesus Christ who holds 2 _ natures

• The 2 natures are …. And …….. that are UNITED TOGETHER

• Simply stated: as a result of the incarnation, Jesus Christ became _ God and _ (hu)man

• He is fully _ and fully _

Lexical

Substance, underlying reality

Person

Union

Single, individual, conplete

Divine, human

100, 100

God, (hu)man

_ definition

• What counsel defined the biblical doctrine referred to as the hypostatic Union in 451 AD?

• Which 2 distortions was the council combating?

• The first one believed what? (N)

• The second one believed what? (e)

Creedal

Chalcedony

Nestorianism, Eutychianisim

Separated Christ's natures into 2 persons

Christ's humanity was absorbed by his divinity

The chalcedonia definition:

• Therefore, following the holy fathers, we all with one acord teach men to acknowledge one and the same Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, at once complete in godhead and complete and manhood, truly God and truly man,

• consisting also of a reasonable soul and body; of one substance with the father as regards as godhead, and at the same time of one substance with us as regards to his manhood;

• like us in all respects, apart from sin; as regards his Godhead, begotten of the Father before the ages, but yet as regards his manhood begotten, for us men and for our salvation, of Mary the virgin, the God bearer; one and the same Christ, son, Lord, Only-begotton, recognized in 2 natures, without : _____, _______, _______, ______

• The distinction of natures being in no way annulled by the union, but rather the characteristics of each nature being preserved and coming together to form one person and substance

• Not as parted or separated into two persons, but one and the same Son and Only-begotton God the Word, Lord Jesus Christ

• Even as the prophets from earliest times spoke of him, and our Lord Jesus Christ himself taught us, and the creed of the fathers has handed down to us

confusion, change, division, separation

Without confusion:

• Christ's Divine and human natures are not mixed, blended, or merged into a _ kind of nature

• Like two colors of paint blended to become a third color

• It ensures that while United in one _, the Divinity and humanity retain their unique _ and _

• Christ in his humanity had a _ death;

• Christ in his _ could not die

3rd

person

properties

characteristics

Physical

Deity

Without change:

• Christ divine nature did not change into human nature

• Nor did his human nature change into divine nature

• Both natures remain distinct and _- while United in one person

unaltered

Without division:

• The human and divine natures of Jesus Christ are not split into _ two individuals or subjects

• It ensures that the one person of Christ remains single and undivided- not two _ acting independently

Separate

persons

Without separation:

• The Divine and human natures of Jesus Christ are forever _ in one person

• Never to be parted or divided

• This phrase ensures that Christ's Divinity and humanity are not acting as two separate agents, but as one, _ savior

• Although Christ has two natures, it is the one and the _ Christ who acts suffers and reigns, ensuring that the person experiencing humanity is the same person who is truly _.

United

indivisible

same

God

Biblical Definition:

1 Timothy 3:16 (God was manifest in the flesh..)

• Christ is fully _ (“God”)

• Christ is fully _ (“in the flesh”)

• Christ is one _ (the subject is presented as _ throughout)

God

Man

Person

singular

Biblical Definition:

John 1:1, 14

• Affirms Christ's _ and _

Colossians 2:9

• Shows _ divinity + _ human form

Philippians 2:6-7

• Christ's nature did not _ but humanity was _

Romans 1:3-4

• Highlights _ natures

1 Timothy 2:5

• Serves as testament to the _ humanity of Christ who maintains a perfect _ human nature to present humans before God

Divinity, Humanity

Complete, Physical

Change, added

Both

Continued, everlasting

Full humanity with in the hyposatic Union:

Scriptural evidence of Christ's humanity

• Christ was born of a _

• Made of a _

• _ birth account

• These verses affirm

  • A _ human birth

  • Entrance into the human _

  • _ in human nature (without sin)

Woman

Woman

Virgin

Real

Race

His participation

Full humanity..

Christ possessed a human _

• Christ did not merely appear human-he _ _

Christ had a human _ and _

• Jesus possessed the full _ aspects of humanity

  • _=mind, _, _

  • _=_ with _

Body

Became flesh

Soul, spirit

Immaterial

Soul, will emotions

Spirit, relationship

Christ experienced human _ without sin

• _ limitations

• _ experiences

• _

Weakness

Physical

Emotional

Temptation

Physical limitations

• H

• T

• W

• S

• S

• P

• D

Hunger

Thirst

Weariness

Need for sleep

Bodily suffering

Physical separation

Subject to death

Emotional experiences

• S

• C

• A

• D/T

• F

Sorrow

Compassion

Anguish

Distress/troubled

Feeling of abandonment

Temptation:

• In all points: not every conceivable thing, but in every _ that we experienced temptation

• The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life

• Luke 2: 1-2, 14

• Vs 2-3 the lust of the _

• Vs. 5-7, the Lust of the _

• vs9-11, the _ of life

• Yet without sin- Christ not only did not, he _ not sin

• Temptation is not inherently a sen, but it is an invitation or inclination to commit a sin

• When temptation, influenced by the sin nature, results in a yielding to _, ,_ or _, then temptation turns into that which is sinful

• Christ did not have an _ sin nature

• Can Christ have true humanity without us in nature?

• Adam had true humanity before he had a sin nature

• Adam was capable of sinning before he had a sin nature, then why was Christ not capable of sinning in his humanity?

• As God, Christ _ sin.

  • His _ nature, which is inherently, holy and unchangeable, prevented him from _ to temptation

  • Because Jesus is one person with both human and divine natures, his human desire always willingly _ his divine nature

area

Flesh

Eyes

Pride

Could

Thought, desire, action

Internal

Yes

Cannot

Divine, yeilding

Oneyed

Temptation continued:

• The impeccability of Christ (flawless, without sin)

  • The doctor in that Jesus Christ was not only sinless in his actions, but also _ of sinning due to his _ nature

  • As both fully God and fully man, his Divine nature, which cannot sin, guaranteed the _ of his human nature

  • If Christ was incapable of sinning, can we say that he was really tempted?

    • Christ was truly tempted, but from the _

    • Since Christ had no internal sin nature, he had no internal desire to sin

    • His temptations were strictly _

    • Satanic or world worldly pressure attacking his perfect human will

    • Just because a person cannot fail does not mean the pressure they endure is not real

    • An army can still be attacked even if it is invincible

    • A strong iron bar being tested by a machine, even if it does not bend, the pressure applied is real

incapable, divine

Holiness

Yes

Outside

External

Christ was called a _

• A man that hath told you the truth

• Jesus of Nazareth a man approved of God

• The man Christ Jesus

• These verses are a _ and _ affirmation of Christ's humanity

• Not _

direct, literal

Symbolic

Christ had a human _

• Matthew 1- genealogy through Abraham & David

• Luke- genealogy traced back to adam

• Romans- made of the seat of David according to the flesh

Note: Jesus belongs to

• The human race through _

• The covenant line through _

• The Royal line through _

Lineage

Adam

Abraham

David

Christ died a _ death

• John 19- physical death confirmed

• Isaiah 53- he poured out his soul and to death

• Hebrews 2- Christ parts took a flesh and blood

Note: Christ's death involved his _ nature, not his _ nature.

Physical

Human

Divine

Christ grew and developed as a _

• Luke 2- a child grew

• Increased and wisdom and stature

Note: this indicates

• _ human development

• Genuine participation and human life _

Human

Real

Stages

The four areas of growth as seen in Luke 2:52

• Wisdom refers to….

  • He gained intellectual maturity through instruction, study, and thought

  • As a Jewish boy, he likely studied the scriptures and attended the synagogue in Nazareth

  • At age 12, he was already shown to be listening and asking questions of religious teachers

• Stature refers to. …..

  • He experienced normal physical growth from childhood to manhood

  • His work as a carpenter with his father Joseph was physically demanding, likely contributing to his strength and health

Favor with God refers to …..

• He grew in spiritual maturity, as seen in his _ to his parents

• And alignment to his father's _

• His life was marked by a deep, growing connection with God that was publicly confirmed at his _

Favor with man refers to….

• He developed positive relationships within his community

• His exemplary character earned him the respect of those around him

Mental growth

Physical growth

Spiritual growth

obedience

will

baptism

Social

Since Christ was God, how could he grow and increase in anything?

• Jesus grew as a _ (_ nature) not as _ (_ nature)

• His _ was real and developing

• His _ remained full and unchanged

Man, human

God, divine

Humanity

Deity

Full deity within the hypostatic Union:

• The scripture says the incarnate Christ had full _

• The incarnate Christ displayed the _ of deity

  • _ sins

  • O_

  • Authority over _

  • Power over _

  • _ worship

  • T_ (revealed glory)

    • And affirmed by the father

  • Authority over the and the

  • Walking on _

  • Casting out _- by his own authority

  • O_

deity

Attributes

Forgiving

Omniscience

Nature

Death

Received

Transfiguration

Law, Sabbath

Water

Demons

Omnipresent

Made himself of no reputation- what is the reference?

• The Greek word of no reputation is _

• This word means _ _ _

• From this comes the concept known as the _ _

  • It deals with Christ's self-empting at his incarnation

• The debate over whether or not the kenosis theory is inherently wrong or not, Depends on the answer to what question?

Philippians 2:7

Kenoo

To make empty

Kenosis theory

Of what did Christ empty himself?

Philippians 2:7- kenosis theory continued

• If by kenosis theory it is meant that Christ ceases to be fully Divine or gave up Divine attributes to become human, then it is _

• Kenosis theory is also known by what two terms?

• Christ did not give up any deity or Divine attributes in the incarnation

• He added a _ _

• This is the point of the hypostatic Union

Heresy

Kenoticisim, kenotic theory

Human nature

Philippians 2:7- kenosis theory continued

• The biblical idea of kenosis in Philippians 2:07

  • The context is about the _ _ of Christ

  • Christ did not _ to his divine privileges

  • Christ Divine glory was _, by taking upon himself humanity

  • The one exception would be the _

  • Christ _ submitted the use of his divine powers to the father's will

  • He lived by the power of the _ _

• Kenosis summary:

  • At all times, Christ was _ God.

  • The kenosis at the incarnation was a voluntary, humbling, veiling of Christ's _

  • and voluntary non-use (at times) of his Divine powers to fully experience _ _

  • Not losing them or giving them up

Self humbling

Cling

Veiled

Transfiguration

Voluntarily

Holy Spirit

Fully

Glory

Human life

The _ _ _ within the hypothetic Union

• Sometimes Christ had a _ response; sometimes he had a _ response

• Christ acted according to both _

• Exhibiting human limitations (like Gethsemane) or divine power (walking on water) as appropriate

• Christ had seemingly _ qualities

  • He could be _ and _

  • He could be increasing in. _ and _

  • He could be _ and _ (one place at a time and _)

Communion of attributes

Human, Divine

Natures

Contradictory

Weak, omnipotent

Wisdom, omniscient

Finite, infinite, omnipresent

The communion of attributes continued

• The communion of attributes is a technical term which teaches that because Christ's two nature's are _ in one person

• the attributes and experience of both human and divine- can be properly attributed to the single _ of Jesus Christ

• Note: the human nature _ human and the Divine _ Divine

  • Some attributes are truly only in _, but the whole person is the _:

    • Before Abraham was I am

  • Some attributes are true only of _, but the whole person is the _

    • I thirst

• An example of why the communion of attributes is important

  • The _ of _

  • Because the person who died on the cross was both God and Man, his sacrifice has infinite _ and is sufficient for _ salvation

United

Person

Remains, remains

Deity, subject

Humanity, subject

Validity, salvation

Value humanity's

The mystery of the hypastatic Union:

We may know certain biblical truths and concepts related to the hypostatic Union as it concerns Jesus Christ, that we _ _ fully understand it, and how it all works

• If you think you do, go back and study it again

The finite human mind is _ of truly understanding infinite concepts

The mind-blowing truths of God are ultimately believed by _ in accordance with

• PS. 1453- great is the Lord and greatly to be praised and his greatness is unsearchable

Do not

Incapable

Faith

Theological significance of the hypostatic Union:

• It makes _ possible

• It _ Christ's earthly life

• It establishes the basis for Christ's role as _

• It enables a _ high prieston

• And supports the concept of the _ _ _

• It guarantees the _ of the incarnation

Salvation

Explains

Mediator

Sympathetic

Communion of attributes

Permanence

It makes salvation possible

• Only someone who is both _ and _ can accomplish redemption

  • As a _ Christ can

    • Represt _

    • Suffer and _

  • As _ Christ can

    • Offer a sacrifice of _ value

    • Conquor sin and death

Note: If Christ, we're only human, his death would be _

If Christ were only divine, he could not truly die or _ us

• The hypothetic Union is essential to _ _

God, man

Man

Humanity

Die

God

Infinite

Insufficient

Represent

Substitutionary atonement

It explains Christ's earthly life:

• The hypostatic Union helps us understand (kind of) passages that show both

  • Human limitations- hunger, fatigue, temptations

  • Divine attributes- forgiving sins, calming storms

• These are not _

• They reflect 2 _ United in one _

Contridictions

Natures, person

It establishes the basis for Christ's role as mediator

• As God he represents _ to us

• As man he represents us before _

• Only the _ can truly bridge the gap

God

God

God-man

It enables a sympathetic high priesthood

• Because of his humanity, Christ understands weakness _

• Because of his deity, Christ remains _ and perfectly able to _

Experientially

Sinless, help

It supports the concept of the communion of attributes:

• This means that the person of Christ's acts through _ natures

  • God (divine nature) does not have _

  • Yet the person who is God shed blood through his _ nature

Both

Blood

Human

It guarantees the permanence of the incarnation:

• Christ and not temporarily become man

• He remains the _ forever

• This means

  • Humanity is _ united to the Divine in Christ

  • Our salvation is eternally _ in him

God-man

Permanently

Secure