The Son of Man came to seek and save that which was lost. It is Jesus' favorite title of Himself. I chosen this title because Jesus loved this title of Himself. We ought to never forget that Jesus is fully God and fully man: two natures in One Person. He is the God-man, the Incarnate Second Person of the Trinity. May we mediate on His life, death, burial, resurrection and ascension that we may be conformed to the image of the divine Son of Man! This blog web site will be a Christian defense of the Reformed doctrines of the Incarnate Son of Man. May all glory be to His name!

Thursday, February 17, 2011

The Humanity and Deity of Jesus of Nazareth: A Biblical, Theological, and Apologetical Presentation of the Hypostatic Union in Christology in the Reformed Understanding of the Lord’s Supper

Contents

CHAPTER 1:  Before We Partake of the Lord’s Supper

CHAPTER 2:  A Biblical Presentation of the Hypostatic Union of Christ

CHAPTER 3:  A Theological Presentation of the Two Natures of Christ

CHAPTER 4:  An Apologetical Presentation of the Four Negatives of Chalcedon

CHAPTER 5:  The Glory of Incarnate Deity


CHAPTER 1:  Before We Partake of the Lord’s Supper

            The Lord’s Supper is a sacrament of the Reformed church, because it was instituted by Christ the Lord.  There are many today who do not know about the Reformed understanding of the Lord’s Supper, because it is often not held in high esteem.  Many do not believe they are accountable to know the how of the Lord’s Supper, because it is underestimated.  Rome exalts the Supper of the Lord with abuse, because of tradition, idolatrous stories and an over literal interpretation of the Bread of Life.  Lutherans say Christ is present in His body and blood, and it is close to the Roman view.  The how of the Lord’s Supper can be understood in the proper comprehension of the two natures of the Lord Jesus Christ, because an Christological approach is better than a sacramental approach in light of Roman and Lutheran abuses.  Before we pray to God, we wish to have a proper view of Him; because, we desire to know to whom we speak.  Likewise, we must understand the Lord’s Supper in a Christological way; that is, how do we comprehend the two natures of Christ in light of the Lord’s Supper?  I would challenge Reformed Christians alike: why don’t you understand on how to explain the how of the two natures of Christ in the Lord’s Supper? 

CHAPTER 2:  A Biblical Presentation of the Hypostatic Union of Christ

            The Bible speaks the human nature of the Lord Jesus Christ the Inherent One; that is, He walks, speaks, weeps, sings, eats, sleeps, sees, hears, and even recognizes the beauty of a flower that has more brilliance then King Solomon that speaks also of His sense of smell; however, the divine nature of the Christ Inherent is that He is described in the Old Testament as the Everlasting Father; that is, the Lord Christ is not literally God the Father but He has the same deity of God the Father in His co-equalness regarding His holy deity; however, the human and divine natures are in One person: our Lord Jesus Christ Inherent; that is, His natures are not persons, and they function in the One: the God-man; the Lord Jesus Christ Inherent.

            CHAPTER 3:  A Theological Presentation of the Two Natures of Christ

            The Bible speaks of the two distinct natures of the Lord Christ; that is, it speaks of His divine nature and His human nature; however, the Bible distinguishes between the two natures but it never separates them; that is, it is proper to distinguish between the divine and human nature in saying the following: touching the divine nature the Lord Jesus Christ Inherent is never absent from us, but touching the human nature He remains apart from us at the right hand of power; however, the Bible never speaks of the two natures of the Lord Christ in confusing, changing, dividing or separating them; that is, the Bible presents the divine nature of Christ as the everlasting Logos, and the Bible presents the human nature of Christ as the weeping Messiah before unbelieving Jews concerning the death of His old friend Lazarus; however, in the Most Holy Eucharist the Lord Christ is present touching His divine nature, but touching His human nature He is always apart from us unless He condescends to meet us in His localized presence; that is, the human nature cannot be in more then one place at a time, but His divine nature is present all the time with us; however, if we say the human nature is present in the Sacred Eucharist we would be confusing the human nature with the divine nature, and this would invalidate the theological equation of the Definition of Chalcedon. 

CHAPTER 4:  An Apologetical Presentation of the Two Natures of Christ

            Touching the confusion of the two natures of the Lord Jesus Christ, it refers to the Roman position of transubstantiation; that is, Rome says the body and blood of the Lord Christ is present after consecration; however, this would confuse or mix the two natures of the Lord Jesus Christ; that is, the human nature cannot be present everywhere like the divine nature; however, the divine nature is present always touching His attribute of omnipresence but in the Most Holy Eucharist Christ is present touching His divine nature in a greater sense then His omnipresence; that is, His divine presence is there in a substantial and profound way that one beholds Christ in His death, and through the Spirit Divine we experience the forgiveness of the holy death of God the Son and His cross.

CHAPTER 5:  The Glory of Incarnate Deity

            The glory of the Lord Jesus Christ is the God-man who receives the honor, homage, worship, veneration and praise of Christ Inherent; however, the Inherent Christ is the One who shares His glory with no One; that is, the glory of Divine Communion is the Divine Christ alone, and it never goes to anything else; however, the bread and wine should not get the glory of worship but the Divine Inherent One alone; that is, it is to Him that glory is rendered and to Him alone!



The Divine Christ is present in holy blessing
A majestic Christ divine; a lover of life in sacredness
A glory rendered to Him alone to show His love
Death defeated by death; a fountain of holy life
Where crimson stain washes us white as snow

Jesus is the Lamb of God
Who took our sin upon Himself
Where holiness is shared and life eternal
Sin is taken away by the Savior holy
The Spirit comes with His Work;
A eternal value that none surpass

The Father appeased by offering of His Son
An atonement that separates sin
Holiness paid for and redemption secured
Where doest sin avail?  Yea; in what place?
Sin’s woe is crushed by the woe of the Son
The darkness hid the light of majesty
But the light of His truth shines greater.