STATES OF CHRIST § 107. Though the human nature of Christ was at all times essentially the same, Christ was not at all times in the same state, but to a certain period of time in a state of humiliation, …
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108 – State of Humiliation
STATE OF HUMILIATION § 108. The state of humiliation 1 was that state in which Christ, according to His human nature, 2 personally united with His divine nature, voluntarily, 3 and in a measure which was requisite for the performance …
109 – Stages of Humiliation
STAGES OF HUMILIATION § 109. The stages of Christ’s humiliation were his conception, birth, suffering, death, and burial.
110 – Conception of Christ
CONCEPTION OF CHRIST § 110. The conception of Christ, by the Holy Ghost, 1 in the virgin Mary, 2 whereby the Son of God 3 assumed a human nature, 4 was the beginning of His humiliation, not 5 inasmuch as …
111 – Birth of Christ
BIRTH OF CHRIST § 111. The birth of Christ, the God-man, 1 was a truly natural birth in great poverty, 2 Christ, true God and man, 3 being thereby born at the time 4 and place 5 predicted by the …
112- – Suffering of Christ
SUFFERING OF CHRIST § 112. The suffering of Christ, the God-man, 1 was real suffering 2 of body 3 and soul, 4 in obedience to the Father’s will, 5 that He might make atonement for our disobedience 6 and earn …
113 – Death of Christ
DEATH OF CHRIST § 113. The death of Christ, the God-man, 1 an ignominious death on the cross, 2 was not a termination of His natural life in the course of nature, 3 but a violent, 4 though on His …
114 – Burial of Christ
BURIAL OF CHRIST § 114. The burial of Christ, His body being laid in Joseph’s sepulchre,1 while His soul was in paradise, 2 was a manifest confirmation of His death and its continuation to the third day, 3 during …
115 – State of Exaltation
STATE OF EXALTATION § 115. The state of exaltation 1 is that state in which Christ, according to His human nature, laying aside the infirmities of the flesh 2 resumed the full and constant use and manifestation of the divine …
116 – Stages of Exaltation
STAGES OF EXALTATION § 116. The stages of Christ’s exaltation are His descent into hell, His resurrection, His ascension into heaven, His sitting at the right hand of God, His coming to judge the quick and the dead.