Binyawmene
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When discussing the Hypostatic Union doctrine especially in respect to the Deity of Christ.
There is one commonly misunderstood framework, which is:
And the other one is:
A lot of people misunderstood letter (a) and try to treat it as if it were letter (b). They inflate these two frameworks to demonstrate the Deity of Christ, but they didn't realize they are affirming some Christological heresies. Except, there is only one person, the Eternal Son in the flesh. For instance, you would think that the title "Wisdom of God" (1 Corinthians 1:24) is according to the Divine Nature and a clear expression of Deity. Or to the title "Son of David" (Matthew 21:9) is according to the human nature and a clear expression of humanity. But these titles are not pinned or assigned to isolated natures but is the whole person of the Son. So, letter (a) framework avoids Nestorianism by dividing the Son into two acting subjects. Here is a simple formula to help understanding the letter (a) framework:
This is what you see if you don't collapse the (a) and (b) frameworks together. The "Son" is a person and not a nature. You shouldn't assume that the "Son" is a nature and not a person. The Chalcedonian creed specifically says, "not parted or divided into two persons" he is one indivisible Son. The person is omniscient according to his Divine Nature and the selfsame person is limited in knowledge according to his human nature. There are no distinctions in the person of the Son. The two distinctive natures have their own attributes and operation while the Person is the predication.
There is one commonly misunderstood framework, which is:
a). "all titles belongs to the Person and not of the distinctive natures."
And the other one is:
b). "all attributes belongs to the distinctive natures and not of the Person."
A lot of people misunderstood letter (a) and try to treat it as if it were letter (b). They inflate these two frameworks to demonstrate the Deity of Christ, but they didn't realize they are affirming some Christological heresies. Except, there is only one person, the Eternal Son in the flesh. For instance, you would think that the title "Wisdom of God" (1 Corinthians 1:24) is according to the Divine Nature and a clear expression of Deity. Or to the title "Son of David" (Matthew 21:9) is according to the human nature and a clear expression of humanity. But these titles are not pinned or assigned to isolated natures but is the whole person of the Son. So, letter (a) framework avoids Nestorianism by dividing the Son into two acting subjects. Here is a simple formula to help understanding the letter (a) framework:
Person = Who?
Nature = What?
Christ is one Who with two Whats.
All titles answer the Who, not the What.
Nature = What?
Christ is one Who with two Whats.
All titles answer the Who, not the What.
This is what you see if you don't collapse the (a) and (b) frameworks together. The "Son" is a person and not a nature. You shouldn't assume that the "Son" is a nature and not a person. The Chalcedonian creed specifically says, "not parted or divided into two persons" he is one indivisible Son. The person is omniscient according to his Divine Nature and the selfsame person is limited in knowledge according to his human nature. There are no distinctions in the person of the Son. The two distinctive natures have their own attributes and operation while the Person is the predication.
