467. The Monophysites affirmed that the human nature had ceased to exist as such in Christ when the divine person of God’s Son assumed it. Faced with this heresy, the fourth ecumenical council, at Chalcedon in 451, confessed:
Following the holy Fathers, we unanimously teach and confess one and the same Son, our Lord Jesus Christ: the same perfect in divinity and perfect in humanity, the same truly God and truly man, composed of rational soul and body; consubstantial with the Father as to his divinity and consubstantial with us as to his humanity; “like us in all things but sin”. He was begotten from the Father before all ages as to his divinity and in these last days, for us and for our salvation, was born as to his humanity of the virgin Mary, the Mother of God.
We confess that one and the same Christ, Lord, and only-begotten Son, is to be acknowledged in two natures without confusion, change, division or separation. the distinction between the natures was never abolished by their union, but rather the character proper to each of the two natures was preserved as they came together in one person (prosopon) and one hypostasis.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
416. In what does the natural moral law consist?
78. After the first sin, what did God do?
129. What is the condition of the risen body of Jesus?
406. When is authority exercised in a legitimate way?
269. Who can receive this sacrament?
253. How is Baptism prefigured in the Old Covenant?
238. What is the link between the actions and the words in the celebration of the sacraments?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What can we learn about the theology of suffering from the story of Job described in Job 1:1-22?
What is the importance of fellowship with Christ according to 1 Corinthians 1:9?
What does Malachi 4:1 say about the punishment of the wicked?
What does the Bible say about the wrath of God and how does it relate to the need for salvation?
How important is wisdom in mate selection and marriage according to Proverbs 18:22?
