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Christ is also mediator as well as High Priest. For example, Christ serves as a mediator between humanity and the divine; between man and God. The High Priest serves a similar function, but it is crucial that Christ replaces the Jewish priesthood. Likewise, Christ is King to replace and supplant all earthly kings, and is the intercessor by which human beings achieve salvation from sin.
4. Using specific examples, discuss John's view of Jesus.
John's vision, interpretation, and experience of Jesus are different from the other apostles. John's vision of Jesus is more all encompassing and powerful than any other Biblical author. John equates Jesus with God unequivocally, by drawing parallels with Genesis in John 1:1. John's view of Jesus is that Jesus is God, a truly and wholly divine being. This helps to clarify the confusion between whether Jesus was a historical figure and a prophet; he was truly neither because Jesus was fully divine. There is no hierarchical relationship between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. There is only perfect equity, as Jesus is God in Flesh and nothing less. Jesus is Light, and Jesus is the Word, Way, and Truth of God (John 14:6). Jesus also offers eternal life, which even transcends the role of God in the Hebrew bible. According to John, Jesus is also the symbolic and actual bread of life (John 6:35). Jesus is all-knowing and all-powerful, extending from His being God.
In Revelation, John is able to extend his theology and Christology by explicating the End Times and role of the apocalypse in human evolution. Here, Jesus is presented as the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. This is powerful in that Jesus is presented as being far more than the incarnate God, and as being the actual metaphysical and cosmological beginning and end of the universe. Thus, Jesus was there in the beginning with God and shall again be there in the end times....
Only through Jesus can there be salvation.
5. Discuss two different New Testament metaphors for salvation or atonement. (Can be from any New Testament text.)
Salvation and atonement are pervasive themes in the New Testament. However, these are metaphorical terms already. Salvation refers to the word salve, meaning healing. Thus, salvation is an inherently healing process or state of being. Likewise, the term atonement comes from words referring to cleansing or purification. These two terms are used metaphorically to convey broader meanings. This is why even when these exact words are not used, their themes are still apparent.
For example, in Romans 10:9-10, we read about being saved through faith. Salvation is equated with being raised from the dead and transcending death, one of Jesus's miracles. The metaphor of justification and salvation are used interchangeably here, for one's faith justifies one's salvation. Metaphors for salvation are often in keeping with the concept of a healing salve. For instance, in Revelations 22:17, we read of the gift of the waters of life. Water has a salvific force for the body, just as it does so for the spiritual soul as well. Water is linked to atonement in the sense that water has a cleansing component, and thus the ability to symbolically cleanse the body as well as the soul. There are many metaphors for atonement in the New Testament too. For example, in 1 Timothy, we read about the ransom that will be due in time, thus purifying us of our sins. Purging with blood, and being redeemed in the law are other metaphorical uses of the theme of atonement. It is critical to atone for one's sins, and the act of atonement is spiritually meaningful. This is why metaphors can often convey that which literal descriptions cannot.
Instead, Paul positions the way of faith over against "works of the law" (Rom 3:27-28), pitting God's sovereign grace over against human effort. In the interests of his Gentile mission, Paul aims to deflate an inflated sense of Jewish identity, particularly "boasting," which religious leaders routinely displayed while observing ritual religious practices. Paul stressed the time had come to recognize, in accordance with the promises to Abraham, the reality of
Paul demonstrates his own faith and humility, further establishing himself as a Christian leader. For example, in Philippians 3:12 Paul admits that he has not attained the level of spiritual development that he hopes for and is far from perfect. The New Testament book of James was supposedly penned by James the brother of Jesus, who had been established as an important Church leader. The book of James is concerned
What was the Council of Jerusalem about and how did it turn out? This is also known as the Apostolic Conference refers to the early Christian council that was held in Jerusalem. The purpose of the meeting according to Acts was to try and resolve the grudges and differences that were since the time in Antioch. During this meeting, the council agreed that the Gentiles who had converted to Christianity had no
.. In terms of content, then, and also in terms of the overall consistency of both content and structure within and between most chapters, all twenty-seven books of the New Testament, for example, are discussed first from the viewpoint of 'theological story', that is, how its actual narrative content unfolds and advances itself; and second, from the perspective of various, frequently although not always or immediately compared 'theological themes', i.e., key
Salvation in the Old and New Testaments The Old and New Testaments do have a very similar view of the theme of salvation in that is ensured by God through one's faith and righteousness. The connotation is originally defined in the Old Testament, but the theme is extended in the New Testament to illustrate the necessity of Jesus Christ and his ultimate sacrifice to bring salvation to mankind. Still, there are
New Testament: The Life of John the Apostle The Life of John the Apostle: The New Testament John the Apostle John and his brother James are called by Jesus to follow Him; they immediately and without question leave their fishing nets and follow Christ (Mat 4:18) (Brownrigg, 2002). John is one of three disciples' in Jesus' inner circle. He, alongside Peter and James are with Jesus when He raises Jairus' daughter from death