Author: Richard

There are three offices associated with Christ: the priestly, the prophetic, and the kingly. These offices are clearly anticipated in the OT. For example, Moses foretells the prophetic office (Dt 18:15) and the joint offices of king and priest are foretold by Zechariah (Zec 6:13). Charles Hodge writes, “Nothing, therefore, can be plainer than that as the… Read more

From the time of His incarnation to the time of His ascension, Christ is said to have been in a state of humiliation. From the time of His ascension onward, Christ is said to be in a state of exaltation. The word “state” in this context refers to Christ’s position in life, particularly with respect… Read more

And so, Christ is the God-man. This is what is meant when theologians refer to Christ as the Theanthropos (theo=God; ánthrōpos=human). This ontological characterization of Christ is summarized in the Chalcedonian Definition (CD) which asserts these four fundamental theses about Christ: (1) Christ is numerically one person; (2) Christ is both fully human and fully divine; (3)… Read more

The early church understood Christ to be both human and divine, the Son of Man and the Son of God. The concept of Jesus as divine was, however problematic for many with Jewish backgrounds due to the strong emphasis in Judaism on monotheism. There were therefore many heretical teachings that emerged that viewed God the Father as… Read more