• Athansian Creed – Believing in the Incarnation is absolutely necessary “to be in a state of salvation • Review of Biblical Support for the Incarnation
The Biblical Meaning of the Incarnation of Christ
• Two Assumptions: The preexistence of God the Son; The Deity of Christ not dependent upon His Incarnation • Two Errors o Nestorius – Christ is two persons: one Divine; the other, the man Jesus o Eutyches – Christ is one person, but His two natures are mingled together oAnswering the two errors, the meaning of the Incarnation understood • Three Sets of Passage - Refuting the Nestorian Error o(Luke 1:35; Galatians 4:4) o(Romans 1:3-4; Philippians 2:6-7) o(John 3:13; Acts 20:28; 1 Corinthians 2:8) • The distinction between the two natures of the Person of Christ – Refuting the error Eutyches (Romans 1:3-4; Philippians 2:6-7; John 1:14; Luke 22:42; Turretin)
Conclusion and Application
• Calvin – The two natures so united in one Person in Christ, that one and the same Christ is true God and true man; the two natures remain distinct – His Divinity retains all that is peculiar to itself, His humanity holds separately whatever belongs to it – The Son of God began to be man in such a manner that He still continues to be that eternal Word who had no beginning of time • It is this understanding that gives real meaning and significance to the Christmas season – to the birth of Jesus Christ • Turn from any false notion concerning Christ’s birth and submit to the truth revealed in Scripture – Experience the great joy found in Christ alone
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