II. Errors and Heresies Regarding Christ as the God-man.
1. Gnosticism Among many other errors, taught that Christ did not have a real body. 2. Arianism Affirm Christ's humanity, but deny his deity. 3. Modalism God manifests Himself as Father, or Son, or Holy Spirit, but never at the same time 4. Apollinariansm He did not possess true, or complete humanity. 5. Nestorianism Two separate persons, the one divine and the other human. 6. Eutychianism (Monophysitism) a mixture of the human and the divine.
III. Jesus was a Real Human Being
1. He was Born In no way did He become less of God. At the incarnation something was added.
2. He had the appearance of a real man.
3. He had the self-awareness of a real man.
4. He had all the natural characteristics of a man – yet without sin.
IV. Creedal Language on the Two Natures of Christ
The Nicean Creed spoke of Christ's deity. The Creed of Chalcedon talked about Christ's two natures in one person.
London Baptist Confession of Faith – Chapter 8
V. Why was Christ born of a woman?
1. This was God's eternal plan – from Gen. 3:15 – when it was said that the seed of the woman would break the serpent's head.
2. He couldn't be born of a real man without a woman.
3. He couldn't be conceived by a man and a woman and be the Son of God.
4. Sin came through the woman. Salvation comes through the woman also.
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“ Great Sermon! ” This is an excellent sermon. I liked the warning that Pastor Marquedant gave to be very careful about what one says regarding the Hypostatic Union. One little slip of the tongue and a person can misrepresent God. That is so true. I believe that the Lord is misrepresented, not intentionally , but out of ignorance. This sermon clears up the confusion that many may have about the Incarnation.
Pastor Steve came to Christ at the age of 11. He graduated from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in 1979 with a B.A. in theology as the Valedictorian of his class. He joined our church in 1978, came on staff, full-time in 1980, was ordained as an Elder in 1982, and became...
