Ch. 9: Who Is Christ? Part 4

Since most people got this question wrong last quiz, what does the "impeccability of Christ" mean?

• Christ could not have sinned

• Christ could have sinned but didn't

• Christ's temptations were not real

• Christ was perfect

Was it necessary for Jesus to be fully human?

• Yes, it was necessary

• No, it was not absolutely necessary

Answer explanation

I hope you got this question correct, otherwise I will feel like I have failed in teaching this whole lesson...

What are some reasons that Jesus had to be fully human?

• So that He could live in our place as our representative

• So that He could die in our place and take our punishment

• So that He could be our example and pattern in His life, death, and resurrection

• So that He could be the mediator between God and man

• So that He can fully sympathize with us in our experiences

Answer explanation

All of these are correct!

Jesus had to be fully human in order to live in our place. What are the implications of this?

• As the last Adam/second man, he could be our representative in living a life of obedience where Adam failed.

• We are counted as righteous if we are in Christ because Jesus lived the perfect, obedient life.

• It didn't matter how Jesus lived, as long as He died in our place for our sins.

• We are able to follow His example and live as He did, conquering temptations and living pure lives.

Answer explanation

I also hope you got this one right, because this is one of the biggest points that drew me into my love for Christology. We talk a lot about Christ's death, which is important, but not enough about Christ's life and its implications, which is equally important.

Jesus being the firstfruits/firstborn from the dead and setting the pattern for us in resurrecting in a glorified body means...

• we will one day have physical, redeemed bodies like His.

• nothing, since He's Jesus and we're not.

• our future new bodies will be subject to corruption.

• our future new bodies will only be an illusion and not physical.

True or false: Jesus will be a man forever.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

True, but He will not only be a man forever. He is and will be both fully God and fully man forever.

The part that we just brushed over, but is still important... True or false: Jesus obeyed God and had the right to rule over creation as a man.

• True

• False

Jesus had to be ______ in order to be the mediator between God and us.

• both fully man and fully God

• fully man but not fully God

• fully God but not fully man

• neither fully God nor fully man

You already answered this in class, but I also want to know: Which of the reasons that Jesus being fully human is necessary stands out to you most, and how does that personally impact your life?