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JesusJesus

From the beginning people were asking ‘who is this?’ Jesus asked his disciples ‘Who do you say I am?’

In the New Testament various titles are given to Jesus to express his identity.

Lord

Christ/Messiah

Son of Man

Son of God

The Word

New Creation

Before his death Jesus was a teacher, a man the disciples had followed. They shared meals, lodgings etc

After his death they no longer saw him as their equal, they saw godlike qualities in him.

Believing in monotheism,(one God) they did not understand how there could be a second God, so they did not specifically use the term God for Jesus.

They honoured him with different titles.

Lord Lord

Before his death they used Lord - meaning a good man and wise teacher. Rabbi, Master, and Teacher to show respect

After death, Lord – meaning they believed that Jesus was united with God, he was the same as God

Before death Jesus said he was the Christ (Messiah). This brought him into conflict with the Sanhedrin.After death, the disciples were sure that Jesus was the Messiah (Christ) promised by the Old TestamentThey used the scriptures to prove that he was the Christ, descended from David, promised by God and waited for by the Jewish people

Christ (messiah) Christ (messiah)

Son of ManSon of Man

In the Old Testament, Son of Man meant a human being.

Later prophets preached that the Messiah would be ‘like a son of man’.

Jesus used this title for himself also, meaning he was the messiah.Showing his human identity

Son of GodSon of God

It was usually used to mean a very good man.But…Jesus was the Son of God, the ‘only beloved son of God’Jesus was the son that God, the father, had given his authority to in his words and deedsJesus was uniquely related to God

The Word (of God)The Word (of God)By 90AD Christians now understood the complete unity of Jesus as son and God as father.Now Jesus was referred to as ‘God’

Jesus was ‘God’ in human form

St John used ‘the Word’ to explain how God had worked through Jesus of Nazareth.

The WordThe Word

‘The Word became flesh and lived among us’.- means that the one God who created the world, made the Jewish people his chosen people, sent his commandments to guide them – took on a human form and lived in the world.

God became man in Jesus of Nazareth

New CreationNew Creation

Jesus announced and inaugurated the kingdom of God.This kingdom consists of the full reign of God in the world, a reign that restores right relationship between God, humanity and creation. Paul calls this kingdom the "new creation", and confesses that Christ is the "first born" of this creation

Son of GodSon of God

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