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Dogmatic Topics, Part 13

Servants Preparation Curriculum

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Dogmatic Topics, Part 13 – Titles of Jesus Christ

Objectives:

    • To recognize Jesus’ Divine Nature/Divinity
    • To learn about Jesus’ human nature
    • To believe that Jesus is our Only Savior/Redeemer

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Titles of Jesus Christ

  • Jesus = Savior
    • Named by Gabriel

  • Christ = Anointed
    • King, Priest, and Prophet

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1. The Divine Nature

  1. Alpha and Omega

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty” (Revelation 1:8)

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2. The Beginning and The End

“And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts” (Revelation 21:6)

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last” (Revelation 22:13)

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3. Omnipresent/Timeless

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4. King of Kings and Lord of Lords

“which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords” (1 Timothy 6:15)

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5. Lord of All

“The word which God sent to the [a]children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all—” (Acts 10:36)

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6. Immanuel

“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14)

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” (Matthew 1:23)

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7. The Image of God

“lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them” (2 Corinthians 4:4)

“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation” (Colossians 1:15)

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8. The Almighty

“who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty” (Revelation 1:8)

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9. The Prince of Life

St. Peter said: “and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses” (Acts 3:15)

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10. The Giver of Life

“For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will” (John 5:21)

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11. Lord of The Sabbath

“And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath” (Mark 2:27-28)

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12. I AM

“And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM” (Exodus 3:14)

“Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM” (John 8:58)

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Dogmatic Topics, Part 13 – Titles of Jesus Christ

Objectives:

    • To recognize Jesus’ Divine Nature/Divinity
    • To learn about Jesus’ human nature
    • To believe that Jesus is our Only Savior/Redeemer

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1. Jesus’ Humanity

  1. Son of David

“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star” (Revelation 22:16)

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2. The Man

“For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5)

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3. The Son of Man

“but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head” (Matthew 8:20)

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4. The 2nd/ Last Adam

“And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit” (1 Corinthians 15:45)

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5. The Prophet

““And the Lord said to me: ‘What they have spoken is good. 18 I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him” (Deuteronomy 18:17-18)

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7. The Mediator

“For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time” (1 Timothy 2:5-6)

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Dogmatic Topics, Part 13 – Titles of Jesus Christ

Objectives:

    • To recognize Jesus’ Divine Nature/Divinity
    • To learn about Jesus’ human nature
    • To believe that Jesus is our Only Savior/Redeemer

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1. The Redeemer

“in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:14)

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2. The Messiah

St. Andrew said to his brother Simon: “He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ)” (John 1:41)

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3. Master over Death

“Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God” (Romans 6:8-10)

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4. The Great Shepheard

“Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant” (Hebrews 13:20)

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5. The Great High Priest

“Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession” (Hebrews 4:14)

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6. The Bishop

“For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls” (1 Peter 2:25)

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7. The Passover

“Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us” (1 Corinthians 5:7)

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7. The Way, The Truth, and The Life

“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6)

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8. The Firstborn from The Dead

“and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth” (Revelation 1:5)

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9. The Bread of The Eternal Life

“And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst” (John 6:35)

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9. The Bread of The Eternal Life Cont.

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Conclusion

  • Jesus Christ is the ONLY one with these titles!
    • No one else has these titles
    • No angel or archangel
    • No prophet
    • No righteous person
    • No king
    • No leader
    • No social leader

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Jesus Christ is The Incarnated God

“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh” (1 Timothy 3:16)

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Memorization Verses

  1. “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End” (Revelation 22:13)

  • “In whom we have redemption, through His blood, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:14)

  • “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6)

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