The Christ of Faith refers to which concept?

• A. The Jesus proclaimed and worshipped after the Resurrection
• B. The historical Jesus as a teacher
• C. A symbolic representation of divinity only
• D. Jesus as a political leader

Answer: (A)

Understanding the distinction between Jesus of history and the Christ of faith is what this item tests. The Christ of Faith is the Jesus whom the early church proclaimed and worshiped after the Resurrection—the risen Lord who is exalted as Son of God and Savior. This perspective emphasizes that faith rests on the reality of the Resurrection, not only on historical facts, and that Jesus is personally present to believers through the Spirit and in worship. Thus the Christ of Faith refers to the living, worshiped Christ whom believers confess and adore, not merely a historical figure or a symbolic idea. Reducing Jesus to a political leader or to a mere historical teacher misses the salvific and divine dimensions that the church affirms in the Creed.