THE PERSON OF CHRIST NATURES OF CHRIST § 97. Jesus Christ is the Son of God, very God, begotten of the Father from eternity,1 and also true man,2 conceived by the Holy Ghost 3 and born of the Virgin Mary,4 …
Category: 1 OUTLINES IN DOCTRINAL THEOLOGY
98 – Personal Union
PERSONAL UNION § 98. The divine nature and the human nature of Christ were, from the moment of His conception,1 and are for ever,2 inseparably united in one complete theanthropic person.3 1. The divine nature and the human nature of …
99 – Duality of Natures
DUALITY OF NATURES § 99. Of the two natures personally united in Christ, the one, the divine nature, is and ever was truly and essentially divine,1 and the other, the human nature, is and from its conception was essentially human,2 …
100 – Unity of Person
UNITY OF PERSON § 100. Though two complete and distinct natures are united in Christ,1 there is in Him no union of two persons,2 since His human nature at no time subsisted by itself,3 but only in personal union, not …
101 – Communion of Natures
COMMUNION OF NATURES § 101. Though the two natures personally united in Christ are and remain essentially distinct,1 each retaining its own essential properties or attributes, its own intelligence and will, so that His divinity is not His humanity nor …
102 – Communication of Attributes
COMMUNICATION OF ATTRIBUTES §102. Though in the person of Christ each nature retains its essential attributes,1 yet each nature also communicates its attributes to the other in the personal union, so that the divine nature participates in attributes of the …
103 – Genus Idiomaticum
GENUS IDIOMATICUM § 103. Thus attributes of either nature are ascribed to the entire person of Christ,1 divine attributes are predicated of the concretum of His human nature,2 and human attributes are ascribed to the concretum of His divine nature.3 …
104 – Genus Majestaticum
GENUS MAJESTATICUM § 104. Again, though the human nature in the person of Christ remains truly human, yet all the divine properties and perfections and the honor and glory thereto pertaining 1 are as truly communicated to His human nature, …
105 – Genus Apotelesmaticum
GENUS APOTELESMATICUM § 105. The personal union of the two natures in Christ, the assumption of the human nature by the divine nature in one person, has taken place for the purpose of the salvation of mankind,1 and in the …
106 – Impeccability of Christ
IMPECCABILITY OF CHRIST § 106. While the human nature of Christ was and is at all times truly human, it was at all times free from every taint of original 1 or actual 2 sin and absolutely impeccable,3 and therefore …