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''Synopsis:'' The [[Bible]] tells us that [[Jesus]] is [[God]] in human flesh ([[John 1:1]] and [[John 1:14]]). This doctrine is called the '''hypostatic union''' and was especially defined by the [[Council {{Infobox_Contents | topic_name = Nature of Chalcedon]] in [[451 AD]]. Jesus is not half God and half man. He is fully divine and fully man. Understanding this completely is not possible in this life. Disagreements regarding Christ's nature have occurred since the times of the early church causing considerable tension at times. The disagreements have included | subtopics = [[Nestorianism]] in which Jesus is considered to not only have two natures but essentially two persons Christian doctrine and [[monophysitismdebates]] where Jesus is thought to have only one nature. {{topics}}* - [[Christology]]
Today, Arianism still exists. In religions such as ===[[Jehovah's WitnessesNestorianism]] and [[Christadelphianism]], Jesus is not believed to be God.===
====[[NestorianismMonophysitism]]====
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{{quote | text={{web_verseBible verse|johnJohn|1|1|lang=WEB}} ... {{web_verseBible verse|johnJohn|1|14|lang=WEB}} (Extracts from [[John 1]])}}
* [[Jesus: Our Lord and God]]
* [[Jesus: The man]]
* Heresies - [[Nestorianism]] | , [[Arianism]] | , [[Monophysitism]] | , [[Miaphysitism]]
* [[Character of God]]
* [[Trinity]]| opinion_pieces = {{opinionsshort_opinions}} * [[Jesus' two natures (CARMPedia)]] * [[The True Jesus (carm)]]* [[Christological Controversies and the Chalcedon Definition (G.G.)]] |==Article==}}
The [[Bible]] tells us that [[Jesus]] is [[God]] in human flesh ([[John 1:1]] and [[John 1:14]]). This doctrine is called the hypostatic union and was especially defined by the [[Council of Chalcedon]] in 451 AD. Jesus is not half God and half man. He is fully divine and fully man. Understanding this completely is not possible in this life.
Arianism was one of the earliest major Christological heresies to arise. [[Arius]], in the third century BC, taught that Jesus was human, but not divine. This issue was addressed at the [[Council of Nicea]] and refuted. It was argued by church leaders that if Christ was not fully divine and sinless, then how could he offer a perfect sacrifice. Passages such as [[John 1:1]] were called upon as Biblical evidence of Jesus' deity.
====[[Monophysitism]]=Quotes===
==Quotes=Links= ==Links== * [http://docs.google.com/View?docid=ddn4v5jr_42f2qhbn Essay on Christological Controversies of Fifth Century]Today, Arianism still exists. In religions such as [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] and [[Christadelphianism]], Jesus is not believed to be God.
{{returnto}} [[Jesus Christ]] | [[Christian doctrine and debatesCategory:Jesus]][[Category:Christology]]
