The importance of the doctrine of Christs diety to the christian church.

The Importance of the Doctrine of Christ 's Deity to the Christian Church

Introduction

Christ is the prophesied Messiah and the founder of the Christian Church . Christianity is today 's largest religion , comprising of a quarter of the world 's population . It traces its history from Jesus - the Christ - and His disciples . Without the doctrine of Christ there would be no Christian Church . Christianity began merely as a Jewish sect as Jesus was born a Jew and preached , primarily , to the Jews . That the Jews do not believe in Christ as

the Messiah did Christianity altogether , developed into a separate religion . The idea that Jesus is not the Messiah would be a blow to the Christian faith

Although Christians , according to the Apostle 's Creed , believe in one God , the Father almighty and the creator of all things , Christ is the central figure of their faith . He is the only Son of God and the Lord born of a virgin through the power of the Holy Spirit , He suffered and died so that may perish , fulfilling some of the prophecies in the Old Testament . He rose again from death , ascended into heaven , and is seated at the right hand of the Father . That Christ was not able to establish the Kingdom of God on earth is one reason why the Jews did not believe in Him , aside from the fact that they did not see Him as a King Christians , however , believe that Christ will come again in this world to be the judge of the living and the dead and be the ruler of and establish the Kingdom of God fulfilling the rest of the messianic prophecies in the Old Testament

Christ the Myth

Whether Christ really existed in history or just a myth is still a subject of debate . Aside from the Gospels and other writings in the New Testament , there are but a few historical sources of Christ 's existence most of which are passages from ancient texts . Ancient historical sources for Christ 's existence includes passages from Josephus Antiquities of the Jews , Pliny the Younger 's letter to the Roman emperor Trajan , Tacitus ' Annals , and Suetonius ' Lives of the Twelve Caesar . From Pliny the Younger , he mentions about Christians who refused to worship the Emperor but instead worshipped Christus . From Tacitus , he mentions that Nero blamed the Christians for the Great Fire in Rome . He mentions that these Christians derived their name from Christus ' and then gave further short information . From Suetonius , he mentions the instigation of Chrestus ' when Jewish riots broke out during the time of Emperor Claudius

Although the name Christ was mentioned in passages of ancient historical texts , its authenticity is often subject to controversy . In the writing of Jewish historian and Roman citizen Josephus ' Antiquity of the Jews he mentions the name Jesus on two passages . Most scholars believe the second and shorter passage , in which he mentions the name James as the brother of Jesus , who was called Christ , to...