Why the distinction matters when we speak about Jesus
One Person, Two Natures Why the distinction matters when we speak about Jesus Jesus slept in a boat because He was weary. Then He arose and commanded the wind and the sea, and they obeyed Him. He grew i…
Read article →Eustathius of Antioch, the human soul of Christ and the pictures created by our words
…God joining Himself to an independently acting man, the one Christ begins to divide into two. Learning to speak carefully is not dry conformity to a council. It helps us know and trust the Jesus whom Scripture actually reveals. Suggested excerpt: A metaphor can remain in the ima…
Read article →Why the Trinity is not polytheism—and why Christians confess one God
…ne divine Being. One Being, three Persons The language of being and person helps us avoid two opposite errors. God is one in being: one undivided divine nature, power, glory, and life. God is three in person: the Father is not the Son, the Son is not the Spirit, and the Spirit is…
Read article →The glory philosophy could not contain
…al facts. If we say that only an independent human person suffered, we divide Christ into two acting subjects. If we say that deity itself bled or died, we confuse the natures and turn God into a changeable creature. Scripture forces neither error upon us. The crucified One is tr…
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