Temptation

   Concerning Christ's temptations, I think that He of course knew of the temptations, but wasn't fazed in the slightest bit by them at all. Instead of His temptations being like ours, where we are either offered a temptation but not really desiring it, or actually being tempted to partake in the thing being offered, he was always merely just "offered" the temptation. I think that was the case because He was both 100% human and 100% divine. Due to his human side, he was aware of all of the temptations and sin that he could have partook on, but because of His divine side, He didn't really pay attention to it, or let it worry him. For example, it's kind of like the way humans feel about the sky. We all know that it's always above us, and it won't collapse, so when we wake up every day, we don't worry that the sky is going to fall on our heads and crush us, we already know and expect that it's gonna stay where it is. This is like how Christ felt. He knew the sin was going to be there and because He already expected it, He didn't pay attention to it.

   Relating to what I just said, I think that Satan tempted Christ in the form of where he didn't desire to do it. God is above all things, especially sin, which, compared to Him, sin is just pety. For example, in Matthew 4:4, after Satan tries to tempt him into turning the stones into bread, He replied saying, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" That verse was a great example of how Christ is so above sin, it's like He doesn't even see it, and even greater doesn't need it like humans seem to. I also think that Christ wasn't tempted because He knew that He had everything He could ever need, so therefore had no need for whatever the devil tried to offer Him. This was on display in Matthew 4:10 after the devil tried to offer Christ all the kingdoms and splendors of the world if Christ would bow down to Him. Ironically, Christ already had all of those things  being offered and more! He answered the devil calmly and patiently saying, "Away from me Satan! For it is written: 'Worship The Lord your God, and serve him only.'" And as a result, the devil left Him alone.

The Messiah, Indeed

Zechariah 9:9/ His presentation

The prophecy relating to Zechariah 9:9 stated that the Messiah would enter Jersusalem riding a donkey... and that's exactly what happened. Jesus rode into Jersusalem on a simple little donkey, showing everyone around Him that he was there not to intimidate them and make them feel small, but to relate to them, and lead them to The Way. This prophecy helps me to know that Jesus is/was the Messiah and not a lunatic is because of what happened in the events afterwards. If Jesus were a lunatic, His actions and words would have followed suit after he became settled in Jerusalem. The people would have seem Him doing crazy things, or telling crazy stories, and he did none of that; he was perfectly sane in mind and body.  

Isaiah 9:6-7/ As sovereign king

The prophecy relating to Isaiah 9:6-7 stated that a son would be born having the government on his shoulders, and be called, "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."  God indeed has a government in Heaven ruled by Him both fairly and justly for all eternity. This prophecy tells me that God is not a lunatic because the facts just don't add up. Lunatics do things that are absurd and make no sense at all, so if God were a lunatic, why would He rule His kingdom righteously and fairly? Why would He want to love all people regardless of their race, or social status? Why would he want to help us get I the right oath so our lives can be happy and as stress free as possible? It just doesn't make sense, and there are many words to describe His actions, and crazy is definately not one of them.

Not a liar

Both of these prophecies let me know that Jesus was not a liar because I know that liar's are either mean, or they have a motive for their actions. Anyone, even non- believers can clearly see that Jesus was not a mean man, and all of Jesus' motives were for the good of others. He never sought out to do anything mean to anyone, and He never once tried to hurt someone, so His motives were purely good. To conclude, there is absolutely no solid, or believeable evidence that could be given without a fault to make Jesus seem like a liar or mad man.

Definition of the gospel

I know that the actual definition of the Gospel means "good news," so I would have to say that my personal definition would have to be: words of encouragement and peace; something meant to inform you, yet still help you through your journey in life.

Authority of Scripture

Scripture does have some authority in my life, and I am working on it playing an even larger role in my day to day life. One of my main problems is knowing what Scripture says, but not really trusting it as much as I should. For example, Scripture has some authority when it comes to my anger towards a situation. I know the Scripture says that you shouldn't seek revenge on others, or that you shouldn't get mad at any unfairness that may come your way. Insetad, you should let God work out your problems, so I try to remind myself of that, and it definitely helps, but I tend to get restless when I don't see things working out on my time, which is something I need to work on, (because I know God works on His own time.)  Scripture has the most authority when it comes to words of comfort and encouragement. This has so much authority because whenever I read books like  Psalms or Proverbs where the  Lord shares  words of encouragement  for those in need, I feel happy, relieved, and get a  certain sense of calmness that was really needed and wouldn't have been achieved otherwise. The reason why Scripture has the authority that it does in my life is because it can give you what you can't give yourself, and when you're going through rough times, sometimes all you need is the hope of the gospel.

Christology Class

  I'm looking forward to learning things about Christ that I didn't already know. I'm also looking forward to the Socrative discussions and having a personal Bible study. I think that all of the things we'll be learning and doing in this class will be very beneficial to all of us, and I'm greatly looking forward to it.

  I'm not looking forward to presenting a review of the previous content lesson. I'm okay with doing the Bible reading, but not so much the content review.