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Do you agree, when I say life with Jesus is not just better but the BEST life ever. Many times,
we were tested, challenged, shaken, and at times even broken, but still, here we are standing,
fighting, hoping, and sustaining what the world expects from us. Do you wonder why we did that?
or Do you just expect that we can do that alone?
 Life itself is a difficult task to fulfill and it can't be done depending on what the WOLRD gave
us, such as knowledge ( limited ), wealth ( temporary), and achievements ( accessories ). Life would
be fulfilling if we always depend on what the WORD ( Jesus ) says and not on what the WORLD
says.
 Our faith in Him will be our fuel to sustain us in this earthly life. Faith is the breath of God that
animates our soul. We cannot see it, we can only feel it — when we pay attention. Doubt is the
uncertainty that our source of spiritual power will be available to us in times of misfortune, pain,
and illness. It is our mind's way of protecting our past and holding on to it.
 It is ‘normal’ to experience spiritual doubt. In fact, times of doubt can lead to our greatest
transformative moments and is the ‘can’ opener to faith. The future is unknown and therefore
brings with it a feeling of uncertainty. It is faith that teaches us to contemplate the invisible which
is beyond our grasp and beyond our mind; not through the power of knowledge but the power of
feeling.
 Our faith connects the past to the future and gives us a kind of spiritual gravity in the present.
It reassures us that God is in the future just as in the present and past. All that is unknowable is
held within God and that includes us, our families, friends, and all our collective well-being;
yesterday, today, and tomorrow in all ways. 
 
 To remain connected with Jesus, first is we must have a strong relationship with Him. We
should know Him daily in our prayers and experiences with other people.

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 By setting Jesus as one of the important persons in our lives, of course, we have to know Him
fully and this is why you are enrolled in this subject, Christian Living 11A: " CHRISTOLOGY".
 These are the following details about the " HISTORIC JESUS", His life, background, His status
( God and Man ), His mission, prophecies, teachings, and many more. We hope to know them all
but the quarter is not enough to accommodate all of them. That is why please find to know Jesus
with the given details below for your own sake. But as far as the subject course is concern we will
be able to discuss those topics that are relevant and beneficial. 

These are the flow of the course with its details:

 There are no Biblical usages of the word "Christology"

"Christology" is derived from two Greek words
a. Christos meaning "Christ" (the Anointed one)
              b. logos meaning "word, reason, the study of"
         2. "Christology" is the study of the Person of Jesus Christ.
 Christology addresses the issue of Jesus being both God and man and becoming such in the
incarnation.
 Christology" attempts to correlate and explain how Jesus could be both God and a man in the
same person.
 Christology is the part of theology that is concerned with the nature and work of Jesus,
including such matters as the Incarnation, the Resurrection, and his human and divine natures and
their relationship.

“Related Theological Studies”

 Pateriology - the study of God the Father.

 Theology – the study about the fullness of God.
 Christology - the study of the Person and work of Jesus Christ.
 Pneumatology - the study of the Person and work of the Holy Spirit.
 Bibliology - the study of the Word of God.
 Soteriology - the study of salvation through Jesus Christ.
 Christian Anthropology - the study of the nature of humanity.
 Hamartiology - the study of the nature and effects of sin.
 Angelology - the study of angels.
 Christian Demonology - the study of demons.

“Prophecies about Christ”

These are some of the prophecies of Christ:

 his birth (Gen 3;15 - Gal 4:4)

 his lineage (Gen 49:10 - Luke 3:33)
 his place of birth (Micah 5:2 - Luke 2:4-7)
 that he was the prophet to come (Deut 18:15, 18-19 - Acts 3:20, 22);
 that he would function as a priest (Psalm 110:4 - Heb 5:5-6);
 his betrayal (Psalm 41:9 - Luke 22:47-48);
 his violent death (Zech 12:10 - John 20:27);
 his resurrection (Psalm 16:10 - Luke 24:7)

“The Humanity of Christ”

These are proof that Christ is fully human;

 Jesus had human names.

 had a body (1 John 1:1)
 Spoke normal human language(s)
 Referred to himself as a man (John 8:40)
 Experienced life as a human being (Luke 2:52)
 Experienced hunger (Matt 4:2),
 Experienced thirst (John 19:28)
 Experienced tiredness (John 4:6
 Experienced intense sorrow and distress (John 11:35; Luke 13:34-35)
 Experienced ignorance (Mark 13:32)
 He had a human soul (Luke 23:46)
 He experienced death (Hebrews 2:14-15).
 
The Deity of Christ

 They considered him divine. (John 1:1).

 Paul says he is the “very form of God” ( Phil 2:6)
 He is our great God and Savior (Titus 2:13).
 He is referred to as Lord (Matt 2:43-45),
 He is Yahweh (cf. Rom 10:9, 13 and Joel 2:32)
 The King of Kings—Rev 19:16).
 He does the works of God - including creating (John 1:3; Col. 1:15-20), sustaining (Heb 1:3-
4), saving (Matt 1:23), raising the dead (John 5:25); judging (John 5:27), sending the Spirit (a work
assigned to the father as well); see John 14:26; 15:26), and building his church (Matt 16:18).
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 The teachings of the incarnation

 The doctrine of the incarnation means that the second person of the Trinity took on human
flesh. Jesus Christ is an undiminished deity united with perfect humanity forever and without the
confusion of attributes. One person, two natures (divine/human).

 
The teachings of the Ascension of Christ

 This means that The Ascension of Jesus is the Christian teaching found in the New Testament
that the resurrected Jesus was taken up to Heaven in his resurrected body, in the presence of
eleven of his apostles, occurring 40 days after the resurrection.

 The teachings of kenosis

 This means that Christ willingly laid aside certain essential attributes such as; Omniscience,
omnipresence, and omnipotence in order to redeem man.

 
The teachings of Exaltation

 This means that God was exalted above all other created beings in the world. His life as a
human was testified that he is God in the other sense. Thus, both his humanity and divinity were
exalted with God.

To know more about Jesus is an invitation to follow Him.

From the moment we come crying into this world, you begin to fulfill our duties and that includes
knowing, serving, and following Him. . Performing our role in God’s plan and in His providence, is the
start of our life’s journey. Whatever our background, and whatever the journey ahead of us, no one
can escape the orchestrations and arrangements of Heaven, and no one is in control of their own
destiny, for only He who rules over all things is capable of such work.
 Since the day man came into existence, God has ever worked thus, managing the universe,
directing the rules of change for all things and the trajectory of their movement. Like all things,
man is quietly and unknowingly nourished by the sweetness and rain and dew from God; like all
things, man unknowingly lives beneath the orchestration of God’s hand.
 Man’s heart and spirit are held in the hand of God, everything of his life is beheld in the eyes of
God. Regardless of whether or not you believe this, any and all things, whether living or dead, will
shift, change, renew, and disappear in accordance with God’s thoughts. Such is the way in which
God presides over all things.
 Thus, as we know more about Jesus and His life, here are suggest 4 steps to God.

1. Love –God loves you and has a plan for you.

The Bible says, “God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, that whoever believes
in Him shall not die, but have eternal life” (John 3:16).

Jesus said, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” 
- a complete life full of purpose (John 10:10).
2. You – We are sinful and separated from God
We have all done, thought or said bad things, which the Bible calls “sin.”

The Bible says, “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).

The result of sin is death, spiritual separation from God (Romans 6:23).

3. Jesus – God sent Jesus to die for your sins

This is the good news:
Jesus died in our place so we could have a relationship with God and be with Him forever.

“God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).

But it didn’t end with His death on the cross. He rose again and still lives!

“Jesus Christ died for our sins. … He was buried. … He was raised on the third day, according to the
Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4).
Jesus is the only way to God.

Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me” (John 14:6).
4. PRAY
4. Pray – God loves you and has a plan for you.

Praying is simply talking to God. He knows you. What matters is the attitude of your heart, your honesty. 

Pray a prayer like this to accept Jesus as your Savior:

“Jesus Christ,
I am sorry for the things I have done wrong in my life. Thank you for dying on the Cross for me, set me free
from all my sins and forgive me today. Please come into my life and fill me with your Holy Spirit. Be with me
forever.
Thank you Jesus!”