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d. Jesus was declared to be “consubstantial with the Father,” through his deity and “consubstantial with us in manhood” in his humanity.

e. Concluded that Christ’s divinity and humanity exists in two natures “without confusion, without change, without division, without separation.”

The Hypostatic Union of the Two Natures of Jesus The hypostatic union may be defined as “the second person, the preincarnate Christ came and took to Himself a human nature and remains forever undiminished Deity and true humanity united in one person forever.” When Christ came, a Person came, not just a nature; he took on an additional nature, a human nature—He did not simply dwell in a human person. The result of the union of the two natures is the theanthropic Person

D. Implications of the unity of Jesus’ personhood

1. Both natures of Jesus have integrity and are united in his person.

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2. The precise definition of Jesus’ two natures cannot be fully explained.

3. Jesus is the perfect mediator between God and humankind, for he can represent both perfectly.

III. “And Became Human”: Further Aspects Concerning Jesus’ Humanity

A. Aspects of Jesus’ human nature

(the God-man). ~ P. P. Enns. The

Moody Handbook of Theology . (Electronic ed.) Chicago: Moody Press, 1997.

1. His humanity had integrity : the Word was made flesh, John 1.14.

2. His humanity was in every way like our own : he shares our essential human nature.

a. Heb. 2.14