Chris To Logy

Christology (from Christ and Greek -λογία, -logia) is a field of study within Christian theology which is concerned with the nature of Jesus the Christ, particularly with how the divine and human are related in his person. Christology is generally less concerned with the details of Jesus' life than with how the human and divine co-exist in one person. Although this study of the inter-relationship of these two natures is the foundation of Christology, some essential sub-topics within the field of Christology include: • • •

the Incarnation, the Resurrection, and the salvific work of Jesus (known as soteriology).

Christology is related to questions concerning the nature of God like Trinitarianism, Unitarianism or Binitarianism. However, from a Christian perspective, these questions are concerned with how the divine persons relate to one another, whereas Christology is concerned with the meeting of the human (Son of Man) and divine (God the Son or Word of God) in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. Throughout the history of Christianity, Christological questions have been very important in the life of the Church. Christology was a fundamental concern from the First Council of Nicaea (325) until the Third Council of Constantinople (680). In this time period, the Christological views of various groups within the broader Christian community led to accusations of heresy, and, infrequently, subsequent religious persecution. In some cases, a sect's unique Christology is its chief distinctive feature; in these cases it is common for the sect to be known by the name given to its Christology. Three Essential Dimensions of Faith 1. Believing – Faith involves knowing Jesus and the truth He teaches. It involves “assenting to, meditating on, and living out the truths which Christ has exemplified and taught.” (NCDP 147) It requires us to deepen our knowledge of Him and His teachings. 2. Doing – Faith entails the acceptance of our mission to spread the GNS and render loving service to our neighbor. (cf. James 2:14) 3. Entrusting – Faith is allowing God to take charge of our lives, trusting that He will not abandon us. Faith is “from the heart – the loving, trusting and hoping in the Lord that comes from God’s own love flooding our hearts”. (CFC 133) This faith is nurtured through prayer and worship. Our personal conversation with God and participation in the sacraments make our faith live and grow. In sum, Faith as our personal response to God entails total commitment. It embraces our minds (believing), our wills and hands (doing God’s will) and our hearts (entrusting ourselves to God in prayer and worship). In other words,

PCP II 64-65 states, “Faith is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and savior, and through Him with the Father; through the Holy Spirit a decision to commit oneself to Christ, follow Him, strive to know and accept the truths He continues to teach through His Church.” Let’s continue to look for the fulfillment of God’s promises in the family line of Abraham. Read and record the faith responses of Isaac and Jacob from Genesis 24:6-9; Gen. 26:1-6, 23-25; Gen. 28:10-22. Output for the Lesson on Faith – A Portfolio on your Faith development Guide in making this portfolio: Remember that your call to the faith begun in your baptism. Your parents and godparents made a baptismal vow in your regard… That faith is supposed to be nourished by your parents’ upbringing. Prayers and worship through church activities on days of obligation… It was further developed by your reception of the sacraments of Reconciliation… Holy Eucharist… and the last is Confirmation… Present all religious activities you got involved in (pictures as documentary proof) and make a write up how each activity or program affected you in your faith development. Be very creative in presenting the pictures and their write ups. The write ups may not be that long. The reflection at the back or last page summarizes the status of your faith-level now.

A "Christian", is a person who lives in Christ, and Christ lives in him... he lives inside God, and God lives inside him... he lives in the Mystical body of Christ, in His Church, as stated by Paul, and Christ in him, "it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me" (Gal.2:20... Jn1.5). ... A Christian is "another Christ", to live on earth the glorious adventure of love, being humble and meek like Jesus doing the same work of Jesus, casting out devils and healing the sick, going about doing good, helping people to go to eternal Heaven, by being like Jesus "the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world", to take away all bad karma of people, would say the Hindus... teaching and preaching the gospel of the Kingdom with his words and good deeds... ... And all of this with fear to nobody and to nothing, because a Christian does not trust in power or money, but lives this present mortal life "by faith in Christ"... and if God is within me, I am not afraid of anybody, because God takes care of me... and I am afraid of nothing, because Jesus is the Lord of the tempests and of the hurricanes, and he lives in me!... and a Christian who is "poor", is a millionaire, like the child who has nothing in his

pocket, but has everything in his father who loves him... and God, my Father, is "the multimillionaire", the owner of all the money in the world, and of all the cars and houses, and the Lord of health and power and honor... and he has everything for me!, just as anything I have is for my child!. - One day someone asked me: How come if my Father is the multimillionaire he lets me go around with my old Chevy instead of giving me a new Cadillac?... of course, I don't know the answer, but God knows... may be God knows that with a Cadillac at hand you may end up in Hell, and for sure he wants to see you in Heaven with the old Chevy and not in Hell with a new Cadillac...