What we Believe about Jesus

Question 1) Who is Jesus Christ?

Jesus Christ is God the Son, who became man for us.

Questoin 2) Is Jesus Christ truly God?

Jesus Christ is truly God, the Second Person of the Trinity, The Son, the Eternal Qord, who with the Father and the Holy Spirirt always was, is, and always will be. 'In the beginning was the Word'.

Question 3) Is Jesus truly man?

Jesus Christ is truly man because he has the nature of man, having a body and soul.

Question 4) Was Jesus Christ always man?

Jesus Christ was not always man but he became man in the womb of the Virgin Mary.

Question 5) What do we call the mystery of God becoming man?

We call this mystery 'The Incarnation' which means that God the Son became man, a human being like us in all things except sin. 'The word was made flesh and dwelt amoung us' (John 1:14).

Question 6) How many natures are there in Jesus?

There are 2 natures in Jesus, the Divine nature of God and the Human nature of man.

Question 7) Why did God the Son, become Man?

God the Son became Man to free us from sin and open to us the way to Heaven and ever lasting life with God.

Question 8) What does the name Jesus mean?

The name Jesus means 'Saviour'

Question 9) What doe the name Christ mean?

The name Christ means 'Anointed'

Question 10) What do these names tell us?

That Jesus was anointed by God the Father to be our saviour.