Communicatioidiomatum,
thecommunicationofproperties
ThecommunicatioidiomatumfindsitsourceintheincarnationwheretheDivineWordbecamefleshinthepersonofChrist(John1:1,14).ThismeansthatintheonepersonofJesusaretwodistinctnatures:divineandhuman.WecallthistheHypostaticUnion.Yet,weseeintheBiblethattheattributesofbothnaturesareascribedtotheonepersonofChrist.Inotherwords,theattributesofbothdivinityand...[
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IfJesusisGod,thenwhydidHesay
theFatherwasgreaterthanHe?"YouheardthatIsaidtoyou,‘Igoaway,andIwillcometoyou.’IfyoulovedMe,youwouldhaverejoiced,becauseIgototheFather;fortheFatherisgreaterthanI,'"(John14:28).JesussaidtheFatherwasgreaterthanHenotbecauseJesusisnotGod,butbecauseJesuswasalsoamanandasamanhewasinalowerposition.Hewas"...madeforalittlewhilelowerthantheangels..."(Heb.2:9).AlsoinPhil.2:5-...[
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Jesus'TwoNaturesJesusisGodinhumanflesh.HeisnothalfGodandhalfman.Heisfullydivineandfullyman.Thatis,Jesushastwodistinctnatures:divineandhuman.JesusistheWordwhowasGodandwaswithGodandwasmadeflesh,(John1:1,14).ThismeansthatinthesinglepersonofJesusisbothahumananddivinenature.Thedivinenaturewasnotchanged.Itwasnotaltered.Heisnotmerelyamanwho"hadGodwithinHim"norisheamanwho"manifestedtheGodprinciple."HeisGo...[
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IfJesusisGod,thenwhydidHenotknowthe
timeofHisreturn?InMatt.24:35-36Jesussaid,"Heavenandearthwillpassaway,butMywordsshallnotpassaway.36"Butofthatdayandhournooneknows,noteventheangelsofheaven,northeSon,buttheFatheralone.37ForthecomingoftheSonofManwillbejustlikethedaysofNoah."IfJesusisGodinflesh,thenshouldn'tHeknowwhatthedayandhourofhisreturnwouldbe?Afterall,Godknowsallthings.Therefore,ifJesusdoe...[
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IfJesusisGod,thenwhodidHeprayto?ThisisaverycommonquestionandtheanswerisfoundinunderstandingtheTrinityandtheincarnationofJesus.
TheTrinityisthedoctrinethatthereisonlyoneGodinallexistence.ThisoneGodexistsasthreepersons:TheFather,TheSon,andtheHolySpirit.Theyarenotthreegods,butoneGod.Eachisaseparateperson,yeteachofthemis,inessence,divineinnature.
AcloseanalogyoftheTrinitycanbefoundbylookingatt...[
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Godcannotbetempted.Jesuswastempted.
Therefore,JesuscannotbeGod.James1:13says,"Letnoonesaywhenheistempted,"IambeingtemptedbyGod";forGodcannotbetemptedbyevil,andHeHimselfdoesnottemptanyone."ItalsosaysinHeb.4:15,"Forwedonothaveahighpriestwhocannotsympathizewithourweaknesses,butOnewhohasbeentemptedinallthingsasweare,yetwithoutsin."
Answeringthisobjectionisabitmoredifficultthanansweringtheother...[
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Godcannotdie.Jesusdied.
Therefore,JesuscannotbeGod.
OneofthedoctrinesthatmanypeoplefailtounderstandconcerningJesusisthedoctrineofthehypostaticunion.ThisisintheteachingthatJesushastwonatures:Godandman.Inotherwords,JesusisbothGodandmanatthesametime.ThisiswhyweseesomescripturesthatpointtoHimbeingdivineandotherspointingtoHimbeingaman.BelowisachartillustratingthetwonaturesofJesusasderivedfromsc...[
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Col.2:9andEph.3:19"ForinHimallthefullnessofDeitydwellsinbodilyform"(Col.2:9,NASB)."andtoknowtheloveofChristwhichsurpassesknowledge,thatyoumaybefilleduptoallthefullnessofGod"(Eph.3:19,NASB).Colossians2:9isoftenusedbyTrinitarianstosupportthedoctrinethatJesusisGodinflesh.ItclearlystatesthatinJesus,deitydwells.WhatisinterestingaboutthisverseisthatitcontainsawordusedonlyonceintheentireBible:"deity."Dei...[
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TheTrinityisreallyteachingtherearethreegods
BydefinitiontheTrinitydoctrineteachesthatthereisonlyoneGod.Nevertheless,therearethosewhoassertthattheTrinityisreallyteachingthreeseparategods.TheyclaimitiseitherimpossibleforGodtoexistinthreepersonsand/orthattheTrinityisreallyborrowedfrompaganthree-godfigures.Manyaddthatapersonisbynecessityanindividualbeing.Therefore,theyconclude,thattheTrinityreally...[
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ThewordTrinityisnotintheBible
SomecriticsoftheTrinitydoctrineclaimthatsincetheword"trinity"isnotfoundintheBible,itisn'ttrue.Furthermore,someassertthatifGodwantedustobelieveintheTrinityHewouldhavestatedthedoctrineclearly.
Firstofall,itisillogicaltoclaimthatsincetheword"Trinity"isnotfoundintheBiblethatitsconceptisnottaughttherein.Thiskindofobjectionusuallydemonstratesaprejudiceagainsttheteac...[
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