Saturday, February 9, 2013

2/10/13- The Divine and Human Together

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. (Hebrews 1:3)

Thoughts: Jesus is the imprint of God.  He is the mirror image (His radiance)- the exact representation of what God is like.  This is not so much about the physical shape of God as the moral and spiritual shape of God.  Jesus shows us God's love- coming down for us, sacrificing for us, teaching us about good and love, showing us how to live what he taught.  But Jesus is more than an image according to Hebrews 1:3.  He also is the one who sustains all things.  He is seated at a position of power- at the right hand of the Father.   Jesus is divine imprinted on humanity.  As such He is not less human, nor less divine.



We confess the mystery of His two natures, divine and human, in one person. We reject any understanding of the communication of attributes that must result in a blending of the two natures such that Jesus Christ is neither truly God nor truly human. We insist upon sufficient distinction between
the two natures to preserve the truth of the incarnation, that Jesus Christ is indeed Immanuel, God-with-us, not one who used to be God, nor one who has merely been sent from God. Rather, in His coming we have seen God’s glory, for Jesus is the exact imprint of God’s very being and in Him the fullness
of God was pleased to dwell. The divinity of the Son is in no way impaired, limited, or changed by His gracious act of assuming a human nature, and that His true humanity is in no way undermined by His continued divinity. This is a mystery that we cannot explain, but we affirm it with joy and confidence.

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