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<lesson xmlns="http://edvance360.com/v1"><name><![CDATA[Lesson Six: Christian Creeds and Early Writings; Erroneous Views of Christ's Nature]]></name><description><![CDATA[]]></description><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Lesson Six Class Discussion]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><font color="#000000">Please participate in the Lesson Six class discussion.</font></span></p>

<p>According to In Philippians 2:7-8, what did Jesus empty Himself of?&nbsp; What did He not empty Himself of?&nbsp; What does Paul say this means for us?</p>
]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Discussion]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_1107_DT]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Lesson Six Goals]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><font color="#000000">For week six, we will examine early Christian creeds and writings about Christ&rsquo;s nature.</font></span></p>
]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[]]></type></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Nicene Creed]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Please read the Nicene Creed.&nbsp; As you do, note especially what is said about Jesus Christ. &nbsp;In light of this, the student will also examine ancient heresies regarding the nature of Christ.</p>
]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[File]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_2660_F]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[The Nicene Creed: Seven Minute Seminary]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Please watch the YouTube video, <em>The Nicene Creed: Seven Minute Seminary</em>.</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[File]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_2661_F]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[The Creed of Chalcedon: Seven Minute Seminary]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Please watch the YouTube video, <em>The Creed of Chalcedon: Seven Minute Seminary</em>.</p>
]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Embed]]></type><htmlContent><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LW2OM0qSZII?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>]]></htmlContent></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Do the Creeds accurately portray what Jesus said and did?]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Please watch the YouTube video, <em>Do the Creeds accurately portray what Jesus said and did?</em> by N.T. Wright.</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Embed]]></type><htmlContent><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sm52AIEGTaw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>]]></htmlContent></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Extract from Against Praxeas]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Please read the course handout, <em>Extract from Against Praxeas</em>, by Tertullian.</p>
]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[File]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_2662_F]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Extract from Four Discourses against the Arians]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Please read the course handout, <em>Four Discourses against the Arians</em>, by Athanasius.</p>
]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[File]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_2663_F]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Course Reading Assignment]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Please read Chapter 6 from <em>Jesus Is Lord: Christology Yesterday and Today.</em></p>
]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[]]></type></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Lesson Six Review Questions]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Please answer the Lesson Six Review Questions below.&nbsp; Use the dropbox to upload your answers.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">What question and challenge to the identity of Christ resulted in the Council of Nicaea?&nbsp; What was the conclusion of the council?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span new="" times=""><font color="#000000">What do clauses 22, 25, 30, 33 and 35 of the Athanasian Creed tell us about the nature of Christ?</font></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span new="" times=""><font color="#000000">What were the four positions presented in the Early Church about the nature of Christ?</font></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">What was the heresy of Apollinarius and what was the problem with it?&nbsp; What was the heresy of Nestorius?&nbsp; What was the heresy of Eutyches?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">What did Rudolf Bultmann believe about Jesus and why was it wrong?&nbsp; Why was the Early Church not likely to have invented the myth of Jesus?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span new="" times=""><font color="#000000">Briefly list several modern distortions regarding the Person of Christ given by Dr. Ullman.</font></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span new="" times=""><font color="#000000">What did Tertullian say about the properties of both natures?</font></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span new="" times=""><font color="#000000">What argument did Athanasius make about Christ as the Creator?</font></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span new="" times=""><font color="#000000">According to Donald Macleod, what did Dietrich Bonhoeffer say about the suffering of Christ?</font></span></span></p>]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Dropbox]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_2575_D]]></itemReference></lessonItem></lesson>
