I have just finished reading Knowing God by J. I. Packer. It has blessed me more than I can aptly describe. As I sit to share my thoughts, however, I am aware that the points brought out in the pages of this book go against much of the teaching I received. Because of that, I …
This week’s term: Impeccability of Christ: The truth that Jesus Christ was not only innocent of sin, but incapable of sinning. That is to say, He was not, as is fallen man, a sinner by nature, making Him capable of committing the acts properly identified as sin. Last week’s term: Temptation of Christ – The truth …
This week’s term: Temptation of Christ – The truth that Jesus suffered all the objective assaults that Satan ever hurls upon any man, but that He, not being a fallen creature, was never subjectively tempted. That is to say, He never felt any impulse or inclination to yield to Satan’s invitations. Last week’s term: Self-Limitation …
This week’s term: Self-Limitation of Christ – The doctrine that Jesus Christ, being very God, all the while He was man, was not stripped of, or denied the infinitude of deity, but by perfect divine power and wisdom voluntarily limited Himself, so as to bear all the burdens of man, in whose stead He came …
This week’s term: Incarnation of Christ – The truth that in becoming Jesus of Nazareth, God the Son partook of flesh and blood, in such a way that He suffered in every way in which the flesh is capable of suffering. Last week’s term: Hypostatical Union of Christ – Hypo (below) and static (substance). This …
This week’s term: Hypostatical Union of Christ – Hypo (below) and static (substance). This deals with the inexplicable union of Jesus Christ’s two natures, which underlies the visible or tangible, in which the divine and human, (very God and very man) were fully united, yet not mixed together, being neither compoundable nor divisible. Nor was the …
This week’s term: Humanity of Christ – The truth that Jesus Christ did not merely assume a human form by and in which He acted as and appeared to be man, but that He actually became man when He was born of Mary. Last week’s term: Deity of Christ – Jesus Christ’s state of being, …
This week’s term: Deity of Christ – Jesus Christ’s state of being, before, during and after His earthly life, that is, eternally God. Last week’s term:Eternal Sonship of Christ – The truth that Christ did not have a beginning of sonship at any time, either by a pre-creation act of God or by His incarnation, …
We are beginning a new category of terms this week! Words and Terms Describing Doctrines of Christology This week’s term: Eternal Sonship of Christ – The truth that Christ did not have a beginning of sonship at any time, either by a pre-creation act of God or by His incarnation, but that He was eternally …
Since I began studying – against my will – the Doctrines of Grace, I’ve been surprised at the places you will find declarations of God’s power in Scripture. This morning, I read these verses from Job 23: Verse 10 is a famous passage which is clearly speaking of Jehovah: But he knoweth the way that …
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