THE APOSTLES' CREED
STUDY GUIDE 3.1
Lesson 3: Jesus Christ
Section 1: Divinity


OUTLINE FOR TAKING NOTES

Introduction

I. Divinity

A. Son of God

B. Lord

REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. How do the Scriptures use the phrase “son of God”?

2. Make sure you are familiar with the contents of the following passages regarding the divinity of Jesus:

John 1:1-18
John 8:18-23
John 10:30
John 5:18
Hebrews 1:1-3

3. Make sure you are familiar with the contents of the following passages:

John 6:38
John 8:28-29
John 15:26
1 Peter 1:11

4. Note the valid translations of the Greek word “kurios” (this is an English transliteration of the Greek word).

5. Which name of God is translated in the Septuagint (Greek translation of the Old Testament) as “kurios”?

6. Romans 10:9 teaches that if we confess that Jesus is _______ and believe in our heart that God raised Him from the dead, we will be saved.

7. Explain the nature of Jesus in terms of the "ontological" Trinity.

8. Explain the role of Jesus within the "economic" Trinity.

9. What is the significance of calling Jesus "Lord" in the context of the Apostles’ Creed?


APPLICATION QUESTIONS


1. Have you ever had the tendency to think of Jesus as somehow inferior to God the Father in His actual essence? Do you think that is a biblical concept?

2. In your mind do you tend to confuse the roles of the three persons of the Trinity? Why is it helpful and important to distinguish them?

3. Does a difference in roles or a difference in authority necessarily imply a difference in honor or importance? Why or why not? How does your answer affect the way you think of human relations such as man and wife or boss and employee?