Christology Basis
Branch of theology that studies the person, nature and work of Jesus Christ
What is Christology?
Teaching that contradicts the true faith and endangers salvation
What is heresy?
Define the Mystery of Incarnation
What is the belief that God the Son (the Second Person of the Holy Trinity) came down from Heaven?
The city that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was born
Name the Holy Family
Jesus Christ, St. Joseph, St. Mary, St. Solome
The Holy Trinity: being equal with the Father and the Holy Spirit, sharing the same divine essence, eternal and unchanging
Group that defended the Orthodox faith against these false teachings
What is Ecumenical Councils?
What does "Incarnation" mean?
To be made flesh
What event foretold the Birth of Jesus Christ to the Virgin Mary?
The Annunciation
The three wise men where also known as what?
The Magi
Christ is begotten, not made; of one substance with the Father; incarnate, crucified, resurrected, ascended, and will return as Judge
What is the Nicene Creed?
Taught Jesus was created, not eternal, and not fully God; refuted at Council of Nicaea (325 A.D.) , which declared Jesus “true God of true God”
What makes the mystery of Incarnation a “mystery”?
A mystery is not something unknowable, but something too deep for human to understand/grasp, only revealed by God Himself
On what day did Christ ascend from Jerusalem into Heaven?
What is 40 days?
The two saints recognized Christ as the Messiah
1. St. Simeon (an old man promised he would not die before seeing Christ)
2. St. Anna (a prophetess)
Name the six life events of Christ relevant to His Divine nature
Birth, Suffering, Death, Burial, Resurrection, Ascension
Claimed that Jesus Christ was two persons, one divine and one human
What is Nestorianism?
How did Incarnation happen? (Name one of the two events)
•The Annunciation: Archangel Gabriel tells St. Mary that the Holy Spirit will overshadow her
•Birth through the Virgin Mary: Jesus is conceived without human father → showing He is the Son of God
In what form was the Holy Trinity was revealed at the Baptism of Christ?
•Father: “This is My beloved Son”
•Son: in the water
•Holy Spirit: as a dove
The period between 13 and 30 years of Christ. The Bible is silent about this period, teaching us humility and the value of hidden spiritual growth.
Lost or silent years
The teaching that Christ is one united nature
What is miaphysitism?
Claimed that Jesus had a human body and soul, but not a human mind
What is Apollinarianism?
Name one of the Biblical foundations of the Mystery of Incarnation
1. John 1:1 — “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
2. Philippians 2:6-7 — “[Christ] who, being in the form of God… took the form of a servant and was made in the likeness of men.”
3. Matthew 1:23 — “Behold, the virgin shall be with child… and they shall call His name Immanuel, which is translated, ‘God with us.’”
The teachings of Christ focused on four main things. What are they?
Love, forgiveness, humility and repentance
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