Christology Study Guide: The Complete Testimony of Scripture

Christology Study Guide: The Complete Testimony of Scripture

SECTION 1: The Prehuman Existence of Christ — The Logos

• Christ existed as the Logos, a created spirit being.

• He was mortal in spirit nature, not divine or immortal.

• Scriptures: Proverbs 8:22–31; Colossians 1:15–17; John 1:1–3.

• As the Logos, He served as God’s agent in creation and revelation.

• He was the angel who delivered the Law to Moses.

SECTION 2: Christ’s First Advent — Fully Human and Able to Die

The Necessity of a Human Ransom

• Adam was a perfect mortal man.

• Therefore a perfect mortal man was required to redeem his life.

• Christ became fully human—flesh and blood.

• Terms with misleading theological baggage are avoided.

Key Scriptures

• Hebrews 2:14 — “Since the children are flesh and blood, He also Himself took part of the same…”

• 1 Timothy 2:5–6 — “The man Christ Jesus… gave Himself a ransom for all.”

• Psalm 45:7–8 — A prophetic testimony showing Christ’s subordinate, anointed place during His earthly life.

• Philippians 2:6–8 — Christ’s humility as a servant, not as a divine being during His first advent.

• John 20:17 — “My Father and your Father; My God and your God.” Affirming His non-divine mortal condition.

SECTION 3: The Blood of Atonement — God’s Ransom Logic

Foundational Law

• Leviticus 17:11 — The life is in the blood; blood makes atonement for the soul.

Apostolic Confirmation

• Hebrews 9:22 — Without the shedding of blood there is no remission.

Christ’s Testimony

• “This is My body, broken for you… This is My blood of the New Covenant, shed for you.”

Integration

• Christ’s perfect human life fulfills God’s legal standard for ransom.

• His blood provides the substitutionary life required for Adam’s race.

SECTION 4: The Lamb of God — Foreordained Before Creation

Foreknown Redeemer

• 1 Peter 1:19–20 — Christ as the Lamb foreordained before the foundation of the world.

Identified at First Advent

• John 1:29 — “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”

Adam → Christ Parallel

• Romans 5:18–19; 1 Corinthians 15:21–22, 45.

• Adam: disobedience → death to all.

• Christ: obedience → life to all.

SECTION 5: Christ’s Resurrection — The Moment He Became Divine

Resurrection Transformation

• Christ was not divine before or during His earthly life.

• He became divine when God resurrected Him.

Scriptural Witness

• Acts 2:32–33 — Exalted to God’s right hand.

• Romans 1:4 — Declared Son of God with power by resurrection.

• Revelation 1:18 — "I was dead, and behold I am alive forevermore."

Result

• Christ now possesses immortality, divinity, and all authority in heaven and earth.

SECTION 6: Christ’s Present Work — Judging Satan’s Throne and Gathering Sons

Destroying the Devil’s Works

• 1 John 3:8 — Christ’s mission includes dismantling Satan’s system.

• Hebrews 2:14 — Through death He renders powerless the one holding the power of death.

Building God’s House of Sons

• Believers share Christ’s sufferings and fill up His afflictions (Colossians 1:24).

• They walk in His footsteps and will share His glory as joint-heirs (Romans 8:17).

• Their glorification occurs when they pass beyond the veil in death.

SECTION 7: The Future Mediatorial Reign of Christ — King and Priest After Melchizedek

Prophetic Foundation

• Psalm 110 — "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool."

• Christ is appointed by Yahweh to a future rulership.

Scriptural Development

• Hebrews 5–7 — Christ is a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

• This is a role not yet activated.

Future Responsibilities

• Christ’s mediatorial reign begins after the completion of the Church.

• He will mediate between God and mankind during the Kingdom age.

• He will restore humanity to perfection and obedience under divine law.

SECTION 8: The Complete Testimony — Yahweh’s Perfect Redemptive Plan

Summary

• Christ the Logos: created, mortal spirit; God’s agent.

• Christ the Man: perfect mortal human; the ransom.

• Christ Resurrected: divine, immortal, possessing all authority.

• Christ Now: dismantling satanic powers; assembling God’s sons.

• Christ Future: Melchizedek King-Priest; Mediator for all mankind.

Thanksgiving

Thanks be to Yahweh for His perfect plan of redemption and deliverance revealed in His Son, Christ Jesus.

End of integrated Christology testimony