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Understanding Christology: Heresies, Creeds, and the Cross

This exploration delves into various Christological heresies such as Docetism, Ebionitism, and Arianism, which present differing views on the nature of Jesus Christ as either divine, purely human, or a created being. We examine key scripture, particularly Colossians 1:15-20, to understand Jesus's role in creation. The discussion also includes the Eastern and Western approaches to the Trinity, themes of the Nicene Creed, and important theories on atonement like Penal Substitution and Christus Victor, culminating in a group reflection on the significance of the cross in our lives.

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Understanding Christology: Heresies, Creeds, and the Cross

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  1. Discipleship for Mission@ DCBC

  2. Christology Heresy’s • Docestism - Jesus Christ divine and appears human • Ebionitism - Jesus is purely human with special gifts

  3. Arianism • Jesus is a create being - but he was supreme in God’s created order • Jesus was a similar substance to God but not the same.

  4. Colossians 1:15-20 What does it says about Jesus and his role in Creation and beyond?

  5. Eastern Approach to Trinity

  6. Western Approach

  7. Modern Approach

  8. Celtic Trinity Knot

  9. Nicean Creed • What are the main themes that you are covered in this creed? • Why those? • What would you include if you were to re-write this creed? • What is the point of creeds?

  10. Heresies • Tritheism - three separate God’s • Modalism - that there are not really three persons in God but only three ways in or modes in which God acts. • Subordinationism - hierarchy

  11. Rubilev

  12. Three Theories • Penal Substitution • Christus Victor • Moral Theory

  13. N T Wright • The real enemy, after all, was not Rome but the powers of evil that stood behind human arrogance and violence … [On the cross] the kingdom of God triumphed over the kingdoms of this world by refusing to join into their spiral of violence. [On the cross, Jesus] would love his enemies, turn the other cheek, go the second mile.

  14. Group Question • What does the cross mean to you?

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