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Aug 10, 2014 · First, let’s review what the Bible says about Jesus being God in human form to confirm that we’re standing on solid ground. Jesus claimed to be God in John 10:30 when He said, “I and the Father are one.”
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Mar 31, 2015 · Jesus Christ was different from every other person who ever lived (no matter how famous or obscure they were) for one reason: He was God in human flesh. It’s important to understand exactly what this means.
- Jesus Has Two Natures — God and Man
- Each Nature Is Full and Complete
- Each Nature Remains Distinct
- Christ Is only One Person
- Conclusion
- Notes
The first truth we need to understand is that Jesus is one Person who has two natures: a divine nature and a human nature. In other words, Jesus is both God and man. We will look at each nature accordingly.
Having seen the biblical basis that Jesus is both God and man, the second truth that we must recognize is that each of Christ’s natures is full and complete. In other words, Jesus is fully God and fully man. Another helpful way to say it is that Jesus is 100% God and 100% man.
The truths of Christ’s two natures — his full manhood and full Godhood — are pretty well understood and known by Christians. But for a right understanding of the incarnation we must go even further. We must understand that the two natures of Christ remain distinct and retain their own properties. What does this truth mean? Two things: (1) They do n...
What we have seen so far about the deity and humanity of Christ shows us that Christ has two natures— a divine nature and a human nature — that each nature is full and complete, that they remain distinct and do not mix together to form a third kind of nature, and that Christ will be both God and man forever. But if Christ has two natures, does this...
We have seen the biblical evidence for the fact that Christ is God the Son, that he has both a divine and human nature, that each nature is full and complete, that each nature remains distinct, that Christ is nonetheless one Person, and that things which are true of one nature are true of the Person. The relevance of these truths to us should go wi...
1 J.I. Packer, Knowing God (Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 1993 edition), p. 53. 2 Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine (InterVarsity and Zondervan Publishing, 1994), p. 556. 3 Packer, p. 57. 4 Grudem, p. 554. 5 Grudem, p. 556. 6 Chalcedonean Creed, quoted in Grudem, p. 557. 7Grudem, p. 560.
God became a human in Jesus Christ. This is known as the "incarnation." Incarnation is from the Latin meaning "in flesh." Although it is not a biblical word it presents a biblical truth. Jesus is the eternal God who became flesh and blood. Jesus became a man at a point in time in history.
Aug 22, 2022 · The Chalcedonian creed that came out of that council speaks of Jesus as “truly God and truly man” rather than a reduced blend of both. Whatever it means to be human (and to be human without sin), Jesus was and is. And emotions are an essential part of being human.
Jul 24, 2023 · Answer. At the core of Christology lies the doctrine that Jesus was not merely a human being, but that He was also fully God. This concept, known as the hypostatic union, reveals the dual nature of Jesus, who transcends the ordinary boundaries of human existence.
Apr 14, 2023 · Jesus is the “Son of God,” not in the sense of being created or born (see John 1:3), but in the sense of being a Son who is exactly like his Father in all attributes, and in the sense of having a Father-Son relationship with God the Father.
