Abstract
Christology is the foundation and center of Christianity. This
paper begins a clear and unambiguous presentation of who Christ was in eternity
past, whom Christ was when he walked the Earth, and what Christ came to do.
Christ’s incarnational life, death, resurrection, and ascension are the
foundation of Christology. Without these four events Christology looses its universal
reconciliation (Gk. aποκατάστασις
πάντως) for all of creation, and Christianity falls into ruin.
The claim that Christ died to reconcile the world rests upon
who Christ is. That is, Christology will inform Christian beliefs regarding the
all-important work, acceptance, status, and accessibility of aποκατάστασις πάντως as provided by Christ.
To be wrong here is to miss the mark and to believe an invention or myth.
Although
human words are inadequate, divine revelation in the Bible, as debated and
establish by councils, creeds, and doctrine, make great, progressive attempts.
As discussed here these include Jesus Christ as the second person of the Trinity,
the Messiah, pre-existence, and co-equality with the Father and Spirit,
incarnation, fully God and fully man (the God-man). Jesus lived as a man in
every way except that he was without sin. By living without sin, Jesus became
the victor to reconcile the world. His resurrection was a seal of God’s
acceptance of that victory. He ascended to the right hand of God the Father,
and he will soon return to receive his redeemed and have all put under his feet
and made right.
The
following is a small survey. Full listing and consideration of all Christology
has filled thousands of books, lectures, and fueled multitudinous debates.
Christology has occupied the greatest Christian minds for millennia and will
continue to do so until Christ returns.
