Christology is the study of Jesus Christ. God sent His only son to this wicked earth to die for the sins of every man, woman, and child. Without Jesus, the world would be a very sinful place. Even in the Old Testament, people were talking about his first coming, and today, Christians are preparing for His second coming.
There are many skeptics who know that there was a person named Jesus Christ who lived, but they do not believe the story of his birth. One of the more miraculous things about Jesus is the story of his birth. Jesus' mother, Mary, was a virgin when Jesus was conceived. Not only was it a beautiful expression of the supernatural, but it was also a fulfillment of prophecy. Isaiah 7:14 says "Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold a virgin shall concieve, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel" (KJV). Jeremiah 22:24-30 gives account of a man by the name of Jeconiah or Coniah. …show more content…
This man was so wicked that God placed a curse on him. Jeremiah 22:30 says "...write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling anymore in Judah" (KJV). This means that anyone physically related to Jeconiah would not be able to sit on the throne of David. Matthew 1 reveals that Jesus came through the line of Jeconiah. In order for Jesus to be able to inherit the throne of David, He would have to be legally related to Jeconiah, but He could not be physically related to Jeconiah. The big significance of the virgin birth is that Jesus was physically only related to Mary, but he was legally related to Joseph. By Mary and Joseph being legally married before Jesus was born, God used them to avert the curse of Jeconiah. This is also how Jesus was established into the royal line of David.(Bere and Horton 137) Jesus declared that would be crucified, buried, and resurrected three days later five different times in the bible; Matthew 12:39-40, Luke 18:31-33, Matthew 20:17-19, John 2:19-23, and in Matthew 26:30-32. Jesus performed many miracles during his time on earth, but all along He knew what he would have to do. Christ did not want to be crucified. He asked God "… if thou be willing, remove this cup from me...," then went on to tell God ,"… not my will, but thine, be done. (Luke 24:42 KJV)" The suffering that Jesus went through was more than just physical pain. Not only did he die in the presence of sinners, but He also had to bare all of the sins of every man. When Jesus took all of the sin upon Himself, God could not even look upon Him. Jesus was so completely forsaken by God that He could not even call Him "Father" anymore. Jesus cried out "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?", then Jesus had to pay the wages for sin. Jesus spent three hours suffering in agony of hell for all of mankind's sin. Jesus suffered much embarrassment and shame on the cross that day (Bere and Horton 154). The resurrection of Christ is the foundation upon which Christianity is built.(Larkin 129) Romans 1:4 says "And declared to be the Son
There are many skeptics who know that there was a person named Jesus Christ who lived, but they do not believe the story of his birth. One of the more miraculous things about Jesus is the story of his birth. Jesus' mother, Mary, was a virgin when Jesus was conceived. Not only was it a beautiful expression of the supernatural, but it was also a fulfillment of prophecy. Isaiah 7:14 says "Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold a virgin shall concieve, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel" (KJV). Jeremiah 22:24-30 gives account of a man by the name of Jeconiah or Coniah. …show more content…
This man was so wicked that God placed a curse on him. Jeremiah 22:30 says "...write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling anymore in Judah" (KJV). This means that anyone physically related to Jeconiah would not be able to sit on the throne of David. Matthew 1 reveals that Jesus came through the line of Jeconiah. In order for Jesus to be able to inherit the throne of David, He would have to be legally related to Jeconiah, but He could not be physically related to Jeconiah. The big significance of the virgin birth is that Jesus was physically only related to Mary, but he was legally related to Joseph. By Mary and Joseph being legally married before Jesus was born, God used them to avert the curse of Jeconiah. This is also how Jesus was established into the royal line of David.(Bere and Horton 137) Jesus declared that would be crucified, buried, and resurrected three days later five different times in the bible; Matthew 12:39-40, Luke 18:31-33, Matthew 20:17-19, John 2:19-23, and in Matthew 26:30-32. Jesus performed many miracles during his time on earth, but all along He knew what he would have to do. Christ did not want to be crucified. He asked God "… if thou be willing, remove this cup from me...," then went on to tell God ,"… not my will, but thine, be done. (Luke 24:42 KJV)" The suffering that Jesus went through was more than just physical pain. Not only did he die in the presence of sinners, but He also had to bare all of the sins of every man. When Jesus took all of the sin upon Himself, God could not even look upon Him. Jesus was so completely forsaken by God that He could not even call Him "Father" anymore. Jesus cried out "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?", then Jesus had to pay the wages for sin. Jesus spent three hours suffering in agony of hell for all of mankind's sin. Jesus suffered much embarrassment and shame on the cross that day (Bere and Horton 154). The resurrection of Christ is the foundation upon which Christianity is built.(Larkin 129) Romans 1:4 says "And declared to be the Son