The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum 2 questions: Trinity, Incarnation

And here, dear people, is another perfect example of what happens when you become sold out to a denomination and its official documents and "Sola Scriptura" becomes nothing more than a by-word with no real practical use. In fact, it would appear that studying the Bible is not something which is to be cherished. I see more Romanism than Lutheranism in your responses, speratus!

First of all I have NEVER even hinted that there were two separate "beings" in Christ Jesus. The distinctions I have made have been crystal clear and true to Chalcedon; e.g., there are two NATURES in the one PERSON. So, you have misconstrued what I've written many times over in my replies.

Second, due to your lack of Biblical knowledge, you have made a faux pas, not realizing that the phrases "Son of God" and "Son of Man" can be synonymous in Scripture. In the O.T., the phrase, "Son of Man" also referred to deity. (cf. Dan 7:13, 14) and in the N.T. the phrase, taken from the O.T. usage likewise refers to deity. (cf. Matt 9:6; 10:23; 12:8; 13:41; 16:27, 28; Jh 3:13; et al). Further, it would not be correct to refer to the human nature of Christ as the "son of man" for indeed His origin was of the Holy Spirit and not Joseph. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

So again, the "Son of God", i.e., the second person of the Trinity is equal with God and is God (Jh 1:1) and thus possesses the INcommunicable attributes of Omnipresence, Omnipotence, and Omniscience. When He took upon human flesh, the Son of God remained fully God and His deity was never intermixed with the human nature with which He co-existed in the one Person.

On that note I shall leave you to your musings and your Lutheran authors on this subject. I much prefer to spend my time in Scripture and discussing Scripture. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/evilgrin.gif" alt="" />

In His Grace,