Questions tagged [christology]
the study of the nature and person of Jesus Christ as documented in the Christian New Testament.
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Is the word “begotten” in John 3:16 of Authorized Version a problem that creates confusion when establishing the Deity of Christ?
The Authorized Version has the word "begotten" in
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but
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What do the words “meek & lowly” in Matthew 11:29 mean and how to achieve it?
What do the words "meek & lowly" in
Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek
and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.( KJV ).
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Is any of ...
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What does it mean that the Word became flesh?
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. — John 1:14
I heard a Jehovah's Witness say that ...
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Was the statement in Matthew 11:6 directed at John the Baptist?
After receiving a disconcerting and disturbing inquiry from John's disciples concerning his identity,Christ tells John's disciples to go and report to John what they had seen.In his closing remarks ...
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Why was Hezekiah not rebuked for seeking a sign in 2 Kings 20
After the promise of healing and the subsequent healing process initiated King Hezekiah still goes on to ask for a sign
2 Kings 20:1-8 NASB
In those days Hezekiah became [a]mortally ill. And ...
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In Mark 5:42 to whom did Christ give the order not to publish about the resurrected girl?
After raising the little girl from the dead Christ goes on to give a charge that know one should know about this incident
Mark 5:42 NASB
42 Immediately the girl got up and began to walk, for she ...
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Do Jesus' words in Luke 10:22 support Marcion's theology
Marcion says that Moses and The Jewish writings should not be relied upon and does not give a clear view of God The Father whom Jesus Christ revealed to the world.
Christ says, that no one knew Him ...
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What is the meaning of the phrase 'only true God' in John 17:3?
In John 17:3, Jesus addressed the Father as 'the only true God'' which semantically means that no one else is true God except the Father. However, Jesus is also addressed as ''God'' in the same gospel ...
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In ancient Rome who were the many “lords” (KURIOI)?
Some think that calling Jesus "one KURIOS" in verse 6 that he is referring to the Tetragrammaton (IE: "YHVH"). However, he seems to be saying that the Romans considered many to be KURIOI, so it seems ...
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In Matthew 23:23 is tithing a lighter commandment?
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23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and ...
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What does Matthew 9:5 mean that it is “easier” to say “Your sins are forgiven”?
Matthew 9:5 NIV
5 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?
Was Christ contrasting the two or he was referring to something else?
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Does Matthew 5:44-45 and Luke 6:35-36 imply that God loves Satan?
If we have to be forgiving and love our enemies to follow The Nature of God The Father and be as His Children, then doesn't that mean that God loves satan?
Matthew 5:44-45 King James Version (KJV)
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Were the Pharisees and Sadducees asking for some spectacular sign in the sky/heaven in Matthew 16:1?
Matthew 16:1 KJV
1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would show them a sign from heaven
After Christ had performed many miracles the Pharisees and ...
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Eisegesis needed for correct exegeting of Scripture, with John 1:1-14 as question topic
So, I had asked a related question that was closed for it's lack of Scripture to apply a hermeneutically approach to, so I've re phrased to scripture which is very important to the Christian faith: ...
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Is there any evidence that Daniel rejected Nebuchadnezzar's worship in Daniel 2?
45Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known ...
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Is Psalm 104:4 an allusion to Exodus 3:2?
First of all, I take "his ministers" to refer to the "angels":
Psa 104:4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming
fire:
It appears that To the Hebrews also takes 104:4 to refer to ...
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Is the angel of Genesis 16:7 “the” angel of the LORD?
In the first appearance of the term "angel of the LORD" in the scriptures there is no definite article:
Gen 16:7 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water
in the wilderness, by ...
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In 1 Corinthians 10:4, in what sense was Christ the rock that followed the Jews and how did he/it follow?
Is Paul saying that the rock trailed behind the wandering Jews? And was the rock literally Christ in a different form? Or is he calling attention to its value as a metaphor for Christ?
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How should Revelation 11:15 be translated (so the implied pronoun and expressed referent agree)?
Westcott and Hort / [NA27 variants] Rev 11:15 Καὶ ὁ ἕβδομος ἄγγελος
ἐσάλπισεν· καὶ ἐγένοντο φωναὶ μεγάλαι ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, λέγοντες Ἐγένετο ἡ
βασιλεία τοῦ κόσμου τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν καὶ τοῦ χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ,...
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In Hebrews 7:25, what does it mean that Christ “intercedes”?
What does “intercession” mean in this context? Does it mean prayer?
25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession ...
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In Matthew 11:10 where does Matthew/Jesus get the reading “before *your* face”?
In Matthew 11:10 we read that Christ said of John the Baptist in reference to his role of heralding and preparing the way for Christ:
Matthew 11:7-10 (DRB) 7 And when they went their way, Jesus ...
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To whom was Christ referring to in Luke 9:41?
Luke 9:37-42 (NKJV)
37 Now it happened on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a great multitude met Him. 38 Suddenly a man from the multitude cried out, saying, “Teacher, ...
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Does Hebrews 3:1-4 say that Jesus created Moses?
The Greek of Hebrews 3:1-4 (NA28) reads:
Ὅθεν, ἀδελφοὶ ἅγιοι, κλήσεως ἐπουρανίου μέτοχοι, κατανοήσατε τὸν ἀπόστολον καὶ ἀρχιερέα τῆς ὁμολογίας ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦν, πιστὸν ὄντα τῷ ποιήσαντι αὐτὸν ὡς καὶ ...
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In John 5:26 what is meant by “life in himself”?
In the New Living Translation and others John 5:26 is translated in a way that seems antithetical to the Augustinian concept of "the eternal generation of the Son". That is, if the NLT reading is ...
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John 5:18 — John's own Christology or Misunderstanding of the Jews?
(Biases on the table: I am a Christian and believe that Jesus is God in the flesh, namely, the eternal Λογος of God Rev 19:13 (who is distinct from the Father προς τον θεον, but of the same nature ...
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Who is being referred to as Εις ανδρα τελειον in Ephesians 4:13?
Ephesians 4:13 (NKJV)
13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
Ephesians 4:...
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Why did Christ wash Judas feet in John 13:5?
John 13:5 (NKJV)
5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.
Christ clearly states that one of ...
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According to Hebrews 1:4 when did Jesus become superior to angels and become a son?
According to Hebrews 1:4 Jesus became superior to the angels and received a new title, "son" that was superior to the title "angel":
NIV Hebrews 1: 4So he became as much superior to the angels as ...
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Of whom (or what) does the author of Hebrews “have many things to say, hard to utter” in Hebrews 5:8-11?
(KJV) Hebrews 5:8-11
8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; 9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey ...
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Origin of Messianic Term “Son of David”
I know that Matthew uses the phrase the "Son of David" as a designation for the Messiah frequently in his gospel. I am wondering where the phrase originated.
The Hebrew Bible contains references to ...
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Is there a difference between “in Christ” and “in Jesus”? [closed]
If I do a search on the relative frequencies of "in Christ," "in Christ Jesus," "in Jesus Christ," and "in Jesus," the vast majority are written as "in Christ" or "in Christ Jesus." Is there a reason ...
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When Should “Kingdom” be Interpreted as “The Sovereignty” or “The Kingdom” of God?
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Is the "Kingdom of God" a reference to "Sovereignty", or "a National State"?
When should forms of the words "βασίλει*" be interpreted in senses of "Royal Authority" or "Kingdom Territory"?
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Is Jesus's crown of thorns a callback to Adam's curse of thorns?
Could the crown of thorns described in Mark 15:17 be an attempt by the writer to strengthen the relationship between Christ as the second Adam and the first Adam who is cursed in Genesis 3:18 with an ...
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What is Paul's purpose in highlighting that the Christ was born of a woman?
In Galatians 4:4-5, Paul describes the incarnation event:
But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might ...
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What does Paul mean when he states “that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord?”
Philippians 2:9-11 (KJV)
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and ...
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Does Galatians 1:1 preclude the Lord Jesus Christ from being just a man?
In Gal. 1:1, it is written,
1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) KJV, 1769
Αʹ Παῦλος ἀπόστολος οὐκ ἀπ᾽ ...
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The Spirit of his Son
In Galatians 4:6 it reads,
Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out "Abba, Father." (NIV)
Is Paul saying the Son of the Trinity, Jesus Christ, ...
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Was Messiah refuting the belief that He is a ''son'' of King David in Matthew 22:41-45?
Matthew 22;
41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
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A little lower than angels, or lower for a little while?
Most translations render Hebrews 2:7 like the NIV: "…a little lower than the angels…", but several modern translations (eg NET, NASB etc) have a different sense like the ESV:
7You made him for a ...
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What does “made perfect” mean in Heb 5:9?
Hebrews 5:8-10 (ESV)
Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, being designated by ...
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Is Christ still in the form of God in Philippians 2:7-8?
Philippians 2:6-8 (ESV)
6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with
God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form
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How to reconcile Luke 2:11 and Acts 2:36?
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is
Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11 (ESV)
Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has
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What “spirit” is 1 Peter 3:18 referring to?
There seems to be disagreement as to whom/what the spirit in 1 Peter 3:18 is.
(ESV) For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being ...
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1 Peter 1:20 says Christ was “foreknown”. How was he then preexistant?
American KJV 1 Peter 1:20 says of Christ,
Who truly was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you.
It seems contradictory to say someone is "...
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What is Jesus' purpose in asking about Psalm 110?
In Mark 12, Jesus is questioned by the various parties and is shown to answer wisely such that no one dares to ask him any more questions. And then he asks his own:
While Jesus was teaching in the ...
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In Colossians 1:27, what is the meaning of “this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory”?
In Col. 1:24-29, it is written,
24 Now I rejoice in what was suffered for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is ...
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Could μονογενής mean simply “unique”?
In this article Hebrew scholar Michael Heiser makes the claim that the term μονογενής (monogenēs) in John 3:16 means "unique" rather than "only-begotten." However, he does not provide citations, ...
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What is the historical basis for viewing Genesis 3:15 as the 'protoevangelium'?
Genesis 3:15 is referred to by Christian theologians as the protoevangelium (first proclamation of the [Christian] gospel). The text reads:
Hebrew (MT):
וְאֵיבָ֣ה׀ אָשִׁ֗ית בֵּֽינְךָ֙ וּבֵ֣ין ...
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In what way Jesus is God's Wisdom in 1 Corinthians 1:24
The verse is saying that to those who are called,both Jews or Greeks, the Messiah for them is God's power and wisdom.
1 Corinthians 1:24
So in what way Jesus is God's Wisdom here? As divine? Or as ...
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What are the limits to the Christological hermeneutic?
According to Wikipedia:
The Christo-Centric Principle: "The mind of deity is eternally centered in Christ. All angelic thought and ministry are centered in Christ. All Satanic hatred and ...
