"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. This was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him and without Him nothing was made that was made ... And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth "(John 1:1-3, 14)
Christian faith has its source , its center and certainty in the historical Christ of the NT.
As presented in John 1:1-3, 14, and invariably it is stated in the NT, Christ is:
(1) God in the absolute sense and full of the word.
(2) real man in every respect.
(3) without sin.
(4) Worth worshiped and glorified.
In an embodiment, the deity and humanity were inseparably joined together in the person of Jesus Christ, the God-man can not be beaten.
But the scriptures also state that " Lord our God is one Lord" (Deut. 6:4, Mark 12:29).
The true legacy of the Christian church inherited included, then, the paradox of a triune monotheism and the mystery of God incarnate. Both concepts are beyond the limited understanding and do not allow the final analysis neither the absolute definition.
For devout Christians of the apostolic days the Lord made a dynamic crucified, risen and living, whom many had seen and heard (John 1:14, 2 Pet. 1:16, 1 John 1:1-3), relegated to a minor theological problems of nature of Christ. The early Christian church did not take time to develop or explain these concepts.
However, when that generation passed (see Apoc. 2:4, cf. Jos. 24: 31), the vision of a living Lord darkened and faded the pristine purity and devotion, men increasingly turned away the practical realities of the Gospel and addressed their complex theoretical aspects, with the illusion of peering with the intricate reasoning of philosophy could perhaps find God.
"Can you discover the secrets of God? Thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? (Job 11:7).
" O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! "(Rom. 11:33).
was necessary to explain the apparent contradictions. Arose" disputes (or disputes) Christological.
Among the various heresies that arose for embarrass the church, the most serious were the
pertained to the nature and person of Christ. For centuries the church was shaken by conflicts over these issues, which left a long trail of heresies, councils and divisions.
For anyone, except for students of church history, a detailed study of this controversy may seem devoid of interest and practical value. But today, no less than in apostolic times, the certainty of the Christian faith focuses on the historical Christ of the NT.
is also a fact that in one way or another, various ancient heresies have survived or been revived.
Through a review of the course of that controversy in the early days, modern Christians can learn to recognize - to be vigilant against them - the same mistakes that disrupted their brothers enshrined in centuries past:
"You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32).
"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets have gone out into the world" (1 John 4:1).
"Whoever wants to do God's will shall know of the doctrine is of God or whether I speak of myself" (John 7:17).
Generally two main phases of this extended debate known as the Trinitarian and Christological controversies.
Trinitarian Controversy addressed the status of Christ as God, and focused on the struggles of the church Docetism, Monarchianism and Arianism, from the first century until the fourth century.
The Christological controversy dealt with the intrinsic relationship between the divine nature and human nature of Christ, and focused in their struggle with Nestorianism, Monothelism Monophysitism and from the V to the VII century.
Christian faith has its source , its center and certainty in the historical Christ of the NT.
As presented in John 1:1-3, 14, and invariably it is stated in the NT, Christ is:
(1) God in the absolute sense and full of the word.
(2) real man in every respect.
(3) without sin.
(4) Worth worshiped and glorified.
In an embodiment, the deity and humanity were inseparably joined together in the person of Jesus Christ, the God-man can not be beaten.
But the scriptures also state that " Lord our God is one Lord" (Deut. 6:4, Mark 12:29).
The true legacy of the Christian church inherited included, then, the paradox of a triune monotheism and the mystery of God incarnate. Both concepts are beyond the limited understanding and do not allow the final analysis neither the absolute definition.
For devout Christians of the apostolic days the Lord made a dynamic crucified, risen and living, whom many had seen and heard (John 1:14, 2 Pet. 1:16, 1 John 1:1-3), relegated to a minor theological problems of nature of Christ. The early Christian church did not take time to develop or explain these concepts.
However, when that generation passed (see Apoc. 2:4, cf. Jos. 24: 31), the vision of a living Lord darkened and faded the pristine purity and devotion, men increasingly turned away the practical realities of the Gospel and addressed their complex theoretical aspects, with the illusion of peering with the intricate reasoning of philosophy could perhaps find God.
"Can you discover the secrets of God? Thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? (Job 11:7).
" O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! "(Rom. 11:33).
was necessary to explain the apparent contradictions. Arose" disputes (or disputes) Christological.
Among the various heresies that arose for embarrass the church, the most serious were the
pertained to the nature and person of Christ. For centuries the church was shaken by conflicts over these issues, which left a long trail of heresies, councils and divisions.
For anyone, except for students of church history, a detailed study of this controversy may seem devoid of interest and practical value. But today, no less than in apostolic times, the certainty of the Christian faith focuses on the historical Christ of the NT.
is also a fact that in one way or another, various ancient heresies have survived or been revived.
Through a review of the course of that controversy in the early days, modern Christians can learn to recognize - to be vigilant against them - the same mistakes that disrupted their brothers enshrined in centuries past:
"You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32).
"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets have gone out into the world" (1 John 4:1).
"Whoever wants to do God's will shall know of the doctrine is of God or whether I speak of myself" (John 7:17).
Generally two main phases of this extended debate known as the Trinitarian and Christological controversies.
Trinitarian Controversy addressed the status of Christ as God, and focused on the struggles of the church Docetism, Monarchianism and Arianism, from the first century until the fourth century.
The Christological controversy dealt with the intrinsic relationship between the divine nature and human nature of Christ, and focused in their struggle with Nestorianism, Monothelism Monophysitism and from the V to the VII century.
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