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Doctrine 4
We believe that in the person of Jesus Christ the Divine and Human nature are united, so that he is truly and properly God and truly and properly man
Why is the incarnation and virgin birth important
Incarnation shows that the character and being of God were fully present in the life of Jesus
Virgin Birth asserts his divinity as well as his advent in time as a man, made in the image of God
what does it mean that Jesus 2 natures are indivisibly united
Jesus in his divine nature is one with God the Father and in his human nature is one with us
what are a couple key questions of debate that come up regarding Jesus humanity and divinity
If Jesus was God who came to earth, how can he truly be human.
if Jesus was really human, in what sense can he be considered to be God
According to John 4:2-3, how can the spirit of God be recognized versus a spirit that does not come from God
Everyone that acknowledges that Jesus has come in the flesh is from God
but those who doesn’t is not, they are from the antichrist
Early church fathers slide
The early church did not find it difficult to accept the divinity of Jesus and the coming of the divine in human form.
know the two forms of references to Chalcadonian definition and chalcedonian creed
451AD
HD, Pg. 91-21
Modern world slide
Understanding of Jesus influenced by Enlightenment, this emphasized the importance of Reason and encouraged The Development of Scientific Inquiry
what is being more valued and what is more easily accepted
Ancient writings refers to him but are limited reliability and historical value
Much of the text dates from the 1st century AD, with manuscripts dating from 350AD. The NT is the most dependable ancient document in existence.
Ebionitism
Saw Jesus as a purely human figure, although he had gifts which distinguished him from other humans
Docetism
Jesus was not human, but was God that came to earth, having the appearance of a human
Gnosticism
believes that humans were created of matter and possesses a spark of divine imprisonment with outward covering of the body.
Arianism
Although Jesus was in some sense divine and was the first created being. He was not one with the father and as a created being could not bring salvation
Apollonarianism
Jesus possessed the body of a man but the mind of God, so that he was a miraculous mixture
Adoptionism
Jesus was adopted at some time in his human life as Son of God.
