Topic 1 christology,christian, faith rev for tth

CHRISTOLOGYCHRISTOLOGY• comes from two Greek words

“Christus” “logos”Messiah Study

• "the study of Christ/Messiah.“

• Christology is the study of the Person,

divinity and work of Jesus Christ.

Christology

The study of Jesus as man and as God- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Two basic approaches in studying / understanding Jesus

However, throughout the centuries, it has been the 'high descending' Christology that has held the most sway.

More recently, the 'low ascending' Christology has had a return to favour.

Who is a Christian?Who is a Christian?

the person who is identified with the person who is identified with Jesus ideas, values and lifestyleJesus ideas, values and lifestyle

… a Christian

• one who lives according to the teachings of Jesus."

The American Heritage Dictionary

• "one who professes belief in Jesus as Christ or follows the religion based on the life and

teachings of Jesus; (Christianity)

Christianity, unlike any other religion, is deeply rooted in history

Central to the Christian

•God came to earth as a man –

• Jesus Christ

Cornerstone of the Christian faith: The historical reality of His sacrifice, burial and resurrection

but a divinely inspired historical record of God's plan of redemption for the world.

The Bible is not a fairy tale,

Who are the Christians?

Roman catholic

Eastern Orthodox

Protestant:Reformed

Jesus

JESUS

ORTHODOX CHURCHROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHPROTESTANT

EARLY CHRISTIANS

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

ORTHODOX CHURCH

PRO

TSTA

NTI

SM

Comparison between Orthodoxy, Protestantism & Roman Catholicism:

Clergy - Qualification for

Priests and Bishops : male, deaconesses are permittedPriests & deacons may marry before ordination. Bishops must be celibate.

majority of Protestants do not require celibacy for the clergy Many churches practice female ordination,

required to be male. Priests and Bishops must also be celibate,

Topic Orthodox Protestant Roman Catholic

Marriage and Divorce

Marriage is a mystical union between a man and a woman. Divorce is generally only allowed in cases of adultery, though there are exceptions

Marriage is a contract, but is not unbreakable. Divorce is discouraged, but permitted as evidence of human weakness. Some denominations permit remarriage in church.

An unbreakable contract and a type of Christ and the church. Divorce is not permitted unless there is some canonical impediment to the marriage. In this situation, an annulment may be granted.


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Sacraments

at least seven Sacraments ('Mysteries' in Orthodoxy): Baptism, Chrismation, Eucharist, Holy Orders, Holy Unction, Marriage (Holy Matrimony) and Penance (Confession). The list is not fixed.

Generally, only two sacraments (also known as Ordinances) are recognised: Baptism and the Eucharist (often called 'Holy Communion' or the 'Lord's Supper

The number of Sacraments is fixed at seven and is the same list as that in Orthodoxy, with the exception of Chrismation, which is generally known as 'Confirmation'


Saints

A special group of holy people, who are venerated. They may act as intercessors between God and Man and may be invoked in prayer

All Christians are saints, called to imitate Christ. Only Christ may mediate between God and Man.

The position is very similar to Orthodoxy


•a real faith in the person of Jesus will transform them to be

real people made according

To the image and likeness

Of God…

Major Religions of the World

Pie-chart

Ranked by Number of AdherentsLast modified 6 September 2002.

Christianity: 1.9 B - 2 billion Catholic Church -

1,050,000,000 Orthodox Christians -over 214

million Protestant Movement- approx.

500 million Islam: 1.3 billion Hinduism: 900 million Buddhism: 360 million Sikhism: 23 million Judaism: 15 million

1.9 - 2 billion Christians (or about 33% of the world population)

Regardless of the degree of accuracy of this figure,

– Christianity, if taken as a whole, is unarguably

THE LARGEST WORLD RELIGION.

David B. Barrett's World Christian Encyclopedia ,1994 update

If Christianity is the world’s largest religion, therefore the world is a

better world for us to live in…

NEWSPAPER ANALYSIS!!!!

Patayan???

Huli sa CCTV?

Pacquiao-Marquez???

World eventsBased from the Current Events

What could have been wrong with our Christianity?

Poverty is widespread, corruption is rampant, and criminality keeps on rising

Where did our religiosity and devotions fail?

the IRONY in the life of Today’sChristians…

There are so many Christians but there are so few Christian deeds flowing from such a great number.

… being a Christian nation seems to have little influence on the lives as people. …

The Philippines is the only Christian nation in Asia

because the majority of it population professes Christian faith.

This country is the shinning light of Christianity for its neighbors

Pope John Paul II literally put the Phil in the pedestal by his declaration that

News news news news news news

Father rapes a Son.. three year old raped…PUP student…Quiapo….masaker

Manny pacquiao...Miss Universe…Bill Gates Oil price hike..fuel saver,… Model Rodelas

? People misunderstood Christianity:

no time to pray Faith

Or understood it rather poorly?????

Aral

asal

dasal

Sit down

Stand up

kneel

Faith touches every part of us

Aral (convictiion)

teachings

Asal (committed)

Dasal(entrust)

Two kinds of believers

Authentic believers

Split level believers

Authentic believer


Dichotomy between faith and living KBL Punas-punas Fanatics Idealist Dogmatist


dogmatist


FANATICS


‘a rebel without a cause’


“an infant believer”

there are more practicing Muslims than practicing Christians in the world

yet Christianity is the largest religion …

Muslims (and some non-Muslim) observers claim that

1.What kind of believer are you, a dogmatist? A fanatic? A rebel? an authentic one? Or an infant believer? Draw/illustrate, Why?

2. what is it effect/s in you own Christian life or spiritual life?

3. What do you think is/are the ways and means to improve your Christian life or to enhance it?

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Reflection #2

What we believe what we know of our faith is the basis of what we do…Lode Wostyn

Assignment next Meeting!!!

Bring a

poster of Jesus

that is

popular nowadays….

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Topic 1 christology,christian, faith rev for tth