STUDY GUIDE FOR READING ASSIGNMENT 5

Read Is Jesus God?, edited by Benjamin B. Warfield

Review Questions:

1.1 According to the author of the first chapter, should teachings that deny the deity of Christ be considered teachings of the Christian Church?

2.1 According to the author of the second chapter, has the Christian Church throughout the centuries consistently taught the deity of Christ?

2.2 What heresy of the fourth century denied the deity of Christ, holding that Jesus was a subordinate deity, and that He had not existed from eternity?

2.3 Who was considered the "father of orthodoxy," who defended the deity of Christ during the debates of the fourth century?

3.1 Which gospel opens with a direct statement about the deity of Christ? 

3.2 Do all New Testament writers, in some form or another, directly ascribe deity to Christ?

3.3 What does the name "Immanuel" mean?

4.1 What do modern critics say about Jesus' understanding of His own nature?

4.2 What are some of the examples of  evidence that Jesus claimed to be God?

5.1 In the essay, "Is Christ God," what approach does Gerrit Hoeksema use?

5.2 Summarize the argument of Gerrit Hoeksema to show that Jesus is God.

5.3 Summarize the argument of Luther Moore Bicknell for the deity of Christ/