Christology

When it comes to the issue of Christology I am taken back to the musical Jesus Christ Super Star where Jesus is brought before Herrod. Herrod asks, "Who is this unfortunate, someone Christ, King of the Jews." The score of JC Superstar really delves into the issues of what is Christology and what if anything do we think about the humanity and divinity of Jesus Christ.

Who Christ was for the Anabaptist took many shapes. For some he brought a staff to usher a new reign of peace, for others he brought a sword. For some his body was made from celestial flesh as in the case of Meno and Muntzer, for others the congregation was the body of Christ. But for all there was no re-sacrifice of the Body and Blood of Jesus just a simple meal of wine and bread drawing each one together in holy covenant with Christ and each other.

For the Hutterites, Elder Peter Reidemann said, "Jesus Savior and Christ, fully human and fully divine, the only begotten son of the Father. In the Swiss Ausbund, its Christology was almost verbatim the Apostles Creed. It is interesting that these groups with there belief in Christ passed down as non-heretical beliefs of the Anabaptists. Rather the beliefs of Menno and the other monophysite Anabaptists beliefs this is what they were branded with.

I find it interesting that today after over 500 years, we as the church follow Christ but for many of us we still are not sure of what that means. Is Jesus God? Is Jesus Man? Can Jesus really be both, how? Does Mary have a part to play, or was she more of a surrogate mother picked out of a heard? Did Jesus die for my sins or was it a tragic mistake that shows us how to care but not get caught?