The Hypostatic Union??

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Ransom said:
Nope. Guess she's not that important.
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To you maybe. Importance is subjective.

Are you kidding? The Chalcedonian Definition stands alongside the Apostles' Creed, Nicene Creed, and Athanasian Creed as one of the most significant theological statements of the early Church.
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Yeah. Just like the canon set at the Second Council of Constantinople, or was it the Council of Trent, or was it the Council of Carthage!!! In Christian Theology, everyone picks what they want to picks and throw the contradictions away as if they never existed.

You know full well what I was asking, weasel. Answer it.
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I couldn't have said this to you. Not at all. You would have called me a weasel or told me I was dense.... or told me how stupid I am.

All I ask, is you threat me equally. As a brother in Christ.

I alread answered your question. Let me answer it a different way. The human nature of Christ could not have influences or controlled the Person of Jesus Christ, to the point, that Jesus Christ could have possibly sinned. Jesus Christ was and Eternally IS... Impeccible. The Eternal having absolute authority over the earthly.
 
The Hypostatic Union??

Is it anything like a Hydrostatic Union??
 
Prin.Ciples said:
Yeah. Just like the canon set at the Second Council of Constantinople, or was it the Council of Trent, or was it the Council of Carthage!!! In Christian Theology, everyone picks what they want to picks and throw the contradictions away as if they never existed.
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Sort of the way you decided Leanne Van Dyk was someone Really Important that everyone should know about? Oh, but that's different!

I couldn't have said this to you. Not at all. You would have called me a weasel or told me I was dense.... or told me how stupid I am.
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I guess this thread has run its purpose, if you have nothing more productive to post than complaints.
 
I am interested in this topic.

I have always believed that Jesus wasn't able to sin.

He was tempted, tried, tested, like us, but without the possible outcome of sin.

How could God sin?

This belief of mine has gotten me into a debate a month for 20 years.

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The man Jesus could sin. The deity Jesus could not sin.

How does this look?  I have no idea and I'm fine with that.
 
rsc2a said:
The man Jesus could sin. The deity Jesus could not sin.

How does this look?  I have no idea and I'm fine with that.
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Seems practical.  Also, seems to agree with OP.

That human body, of the child :Jesus, must have been under control of God.
One can argue that Jesus chose not to sin, but not in His toddler years.
 
prophet said:
rsc2a said:
The man Jesus could sin. The deity Jesus could not sin.

How does this look?  I have no idea and I'm fine with that.
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Seems practical.  Also, seems to agree with OP.

That human body, of the child :Jesus, must have been under control of God.
One can argue that Jesus chose not to sin, but not in His toddler years.
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We often talk of the Incarnation as if the union of man and God somehow produced a being that had some sort of split personality. One total God and one sinful man. It was my intent in the OP to discuss a proper view of the "union" between these two. Its was never my intent to promote one over the other. I have a few rational questions. I share one of those when I asked about the Impeccability of Christ. Since this seems a divisive question, I'll just let it go. I would like to ask a couple more.... maybe not so divisive questions. I'll start with one.

1. If Jesus died as a mere man, then what how does this provide an adequate sacrifice for sin?

Here is my answer. No. God is Eternal and can not die. Yet, God tasted death for mankind. Death could never overwhelm Him nor have the power to confine Him.


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I dont see anyone suggesting that Jesus was in a sinful body.

Second Adam's body was at least as sinless as first Adam's was.

Adam was able to choose disobedience to God.

I don't believe that Jesus Is able to do so.

Was Mary's body capable of producing egg that held pre-Fall condition coding?
Is it the man's seed that corrupts?
Was Mary implanted by a complete entity, not of her egg?
All of these questions make interesting discussion, for thinkers like myself.

Bottom line, He who knew no sin, became sin, and we become the righteousness of God. 

Are we given the ability to live as Jesus did?

Are we beloved of God either way?

 
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