Th/250 Christology Research Paper

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The main points that I learnt from Week One’s lecture material are simplistic, but I believe each is important and fundamental to my further knowledge and understanding of TH 250 – Christology.
Firstly, a basic definition of topic: Christology is the study of the person of Jesus as the Christ: the Anointed One, The Messiah and the One who saves.
Secondly, Jesus is the foundation stone of a belief that God is present in the world and that God can be known and experienced. And the heart of an act of faith: a people trusting and knowing that God sent Jesus.
And thirdly, Christology can help us as Christians clarify and express just what it is they believe about him. As we investigate Jesus’ person and being (who and what he was/is) and work

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