Discipleship for MissionDiscipleship for Mission@ DCBC@ DCBC

ChristologyChristology

Heresy’sHeresy’s

►Docestism - Jesus Christ divine and Docestism - Jesus Christ divine and appears humanappears human►Ebionitism - Jesus is purely human with Ebionitism - Jesus is purely human with special giftsspecial gifts

ArianismArianism

► Jesus is a create being - but he was Jesus is a create being - but he was supreme in God’s created ordersupreme in God’s created order

► Jesus was a similar substance to God Jesus was a similar substance to God but not the same.but not the same.

Colossians 1:15-20Colossians 1:15-20

What does it says about Jesus and his What does it says about Jesus and his role in Creation and beyond?role in Creation and beyond?

Eastern Approach to TrinityEastern Approach to Trinity

Western ApproachWestern Approach

Modern ApproachModern Approach

Celtic Trinity KnotCeltic Trinity Knot

Nicean CreedNicean Creed

► What are the main themes that you What are the main themes that you are covered in this creed?are covered in this creed?

► Why those?Why those?► What would you include if you were What would you include if you were

to re-write this creed?to re-write this creed?► What is the point of creeds?What is the point of creeds?

HeresiesHeresies

►Tritheism - three separate God’sTritheism - three separate God’s►Modalism - that there are not really Modalism - that there are not really

three persons in God but only three three persons in God but only three ways in or modes in which God acts.ways in or modes in which God acts.

►Subordinationism - hierarchy Subordinationism - hierarchy

RubilevRubilev

Three TheoriesThree Theories

►Penal SubstitutionPenal Substitution

►Christus VictorChristus Victor

►Moral Theory Moral Theory

N T WrightN T Wright

►The real enemy, after all, was not The real enemy, after all, was not Rome but the powers of evil that stood Rome but the powers of evil that stood behind human arrogance and violence behind human arrogance and violence … [On the cross] the kingdom of God … [On the cross] the kingdom of God triumphed over the kingdoms of this triumphed over the kingdoms of this world by refusing to join into their world by refusing to join into their spiral of violence. [On the cross, Jesus] spiral of violence. [On the cross, Jesus] would love his enemies, turn the other would love his enemies, turn the other cheek, go the second mile.cheek, go the second mile.

Group QuestionGroup Question

►What does the cross mean to you?What does the cross mean to you?