Christology

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This paper explains that, often, the difficult struggle of Christological studies is because the man is Jesus Christ, and as scholars and theologians are looking at his portrait, they come to this study with dramatically different assumptions. The author defines Christology as a systematic theological way of thinking about the person of Jesus Christ, seeking answers to questions about the life and teachings of Jesus, the person. The paper relates that Christologists have developed slowly a concept of Jesus as a shepherd based on the physical representation of the early church leaders.

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"The common explanation for this approach is that the early church expressed its response to Jesus by ascribing supernatural status to him which he did not claim, or possess of himself. Because of the early church's overly ambitious desires for a savior, Christologists often hold the church responsible for the belief that Jesus Christ was totally God, totally man, and gave his life as a ransom for the sins of men. The christologists believe that the church, ad individual believers are responsible for preserving a false picture of him."

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