Jesus as man
Possibly the greatest knowledge and theological driving force behind incarnational ministry is the accounts of Jesus Christ three years of ministry as evidenced within the Gospels. It is within the gospels that the sense of ‘presence’ and service is outworked by Jesus with the people at the time and it is within the Gospels that we see accounts of God relating to human beings on a level that is both human and divine. The balance of human and divine in the life of Christ on earth is a very complex concept and prominent theologian Charles Barth highlights this complexity in his writings about the birth of Christ. “The incarnation of the son of God out of Mary cannot indeed consist of the origination for the first time here and now of the son of God, but it consists of the son of God taking to himself here and now this other thing which previously exists in Mary, namely flesh, humanity, human nature, humanness. It claims that the man Jesus has no father, exactly in the way in which as the son of God he has no mother” (Barth cited- Bradshaw et al. 2008) Through the teachings and ministry of Jesus in the gospels any Christian ministries or movements …show more content…
The message behind this term can be beneficial and effective within youth work and youth ministry settings. While it is impossible to become Jesus, as stated above we are not Jesus, so we cannot become Jesus to a group of cultures. But we can be strong disciples, using Jesus’ examples of ministry and putting it into different contexts. We can teach young people about Jesus, pre-existence, his earthly life, and post resurrection, we can teach young people about the core beliefs and values of the church, but we cannot be Jesus. We can simply be disciples, discipling to the younger generations, showing features of Christ through us. One way for young people to come to Christ, is seeing Christ through
Possibly the greatest knowledge and theological driving force behind incarnational ministry is the accounts of Jesus Christ three years of ministry as evidenced within the Gospels. It is within the gospels that the sense of ‘presence’ and service is outworked by Jesus with the people at the time and it is within the Gospels that we see accounts of God relating to human beings on a level that is both human and divine. The balance of human and divine in the life of Christ on earth is a very complex concept and prominent theologian Charles Barth highlights this complexity in his writings about the birth of Christ. “The incarnation of the son of God out of Mary cannot indeed consist of the origination for the first time here and now of the son of God, but it consists of the son of God taking to himself here and now this other thing which previously exists in Mary, namely flesh, humanity, human nature, humanness. It claims that the man Jesus has no father, exactly in the way in which as the son of God he has no mother” (Barth cited- Bradshaw et al. 2008) Through the teachings and ministry of Jesus in the gospels any Christian ministries or movements …show more content…
The message behind this term can be beneficial and effective within youth work and youth ministry settings. While it is impossible to become Jesus, as stated above we are not Jesus, so we cannot become Jesus to a group of cultures. But we can be strong disciples, using Jesus’ examples of ministry and putting it into different contexts. We can teach young people about Jesus, pre-existence, his earthly life, and post resurrection, we can teach young people about the core beliefs and values of the church, but we cannot be Jesus. We can simply be disciples, discipling to the younger generations, showing features of Christ through us. One way for young people to come to Christ, is seeing Christ through