Those four negatives of Chalcedon are further qualified by this phrase, "each nature retaining its own attributes. The divine nature is still eternal, infinite, omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. It manifests all the attributes that belong to deity. God did not stop being God when He took on a human nature in Jesus. At the same time, the human nature retained its own attributes, being finite, contained, unable to be at more than one place at the same time, limited in knowledge, and limited in power.
All of those attributes of humanity remained attributes of Jesus' humanity. An excerpt from the St. Andrew's Expositional Commentary on Mark , by R. Teaching Series. Conference Messages. Tabletalk Magazine. Gift Certificates. Yet no other explanation upholds all that Scripture says about Jesus Christ.
Understanding this essential truth is more than an intellectual exercise. Jesus, conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of a woman Matthew , was the union of God and humankind for the express purpose of providing a Savior for us verse Whatever the challenge, the Holy Spirit has eventually led the church back to the scriptural truth that Jesus is both fully God and fully human.
The church council that met in Chalcedon in A. Though the statement employs language that may be unfamiliar to us, a careful reading indicates that it well summarizes the truth of Scripture on a topic of great consequence to all believers. Jesus Christ was sent by the Father as Jesus Christ to be God revealed in the flesh for our salvation.
Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, fully God and fully human, two natures in one Person.
Following are Scriptures that support both his divinity and his humanity. Skip to main content. You are currently using guest access Log in. After his human birth he continued to be God.
On earth, Jesus forgave sins Mark , something only God can do. He claimed divinity John and thus equality with God John This means that in the single person of Jesus he has both a human and divine nature, God and man. The divine nature was not changed when the Word became flesh John , Instead, the Word was joined with humanity Col.
They are separate yet act as a unit in the one person of Jesus. This is called the Hypostatic Union. This is the teaching that the attributes of both the divine and human natures are ascribed to the one person of Jesus. This means that the man Jesus could lay claim to the glory He had with the Father before the world was made John , claim that He descended from heaven John , and also claim omnipresence Matt. All of these are divine qualities that are laid claim to by Jesus; therefore, the attributes of the divine properties were claimed by the person of Jesus.
One of the most common errors that non-Christian cults make is not understanding the two natures of Christ. They repeatedly quote verses dealing with Jesus as a man and try to set them against Scripture showing that Jesus is also divine.
On the other hand, Christian Scientists do the reverse. For a proper understanding of Jesus and, therefore, all other doctrines that relate to Him, His two natures must be properly understood and defined. Jesus is one person with two natures. This is why He would grow in wisdom and stature Luke and yet know all things John He is the Divine Word that became flesh John , The Bible is about Jesus John The prophets prophesied about Him Acts The Father bore witness of Him John ; The Holy Spirit bore witness of Him John
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