In this episode of Logos Live, I sat down with Graham Cole to talk about the nature and importance of the incarnation, God the Son become human for us and our salvation.
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“The Father is Greater Than I” (John 14:28) | Michael Horton
If Jesus and the Father are one (John 10:30), then how can Jesus say, “The Father is greater than I” (John 14:28)? Does Jesus’ statement contradict the doctrine of the Trinity which affirms Jesus’ co-equality with the Father? Michael Horton joins me on What in the Word? to discuss John 14:28.
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Jesus’ Ignorance of Time of His Return (Mark 13:32) | Brandon Crowe
If Jesus is God, and God knows everything (omniscience), how come Jesus says he does not know the time of his own return? Brandon Crowe joins me on What in the Word? to discuss Mark 13:32 (and its parallel, Matthew 24:36).
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The Athanasian Creed (with Brandon Smith)
The Athanasian Creed famously confesses, “We worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity; Neither confounding the Persons nor dividing the substance.” But what exactly does this mean that God is one and yet three persons? And why is The Athanasian Creed so concerned about the doctrine of the Trinity as it relates to our salvation? In this episodes Kirk is joined by Brandon Smith to discuss these questions and more!
(We apologize for the poor quality audio on Kirk’s end. His computer was experiencing a technical problem during the recording which affected the audio.)
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The Chalcedonian Definition (with Stephen Wellum)
Delegates from throughout the ecumenical (universal or “catholic”) church met in Chalcedon in 451 AD to address the emergence of certain heresies surrounding the person and nature of Christ. Some were teaching that Jesus merely took on the material aspects of a human body (Apollinarianism). Others so distinguished Jesus’ humanity and divinity that they conceived of each as involving a distinct person (Nestorianism). Finally, some so emphasized Christ’s unity that they spoke of his divinity blending with his humanity to form a new mixed nature (Eutychianism or Monophysitism). The Council of Chalcedon thus responded to these errors, producing a confession of orthodoxy known as The Chalcedonian Definition (or the Symbol of Chalcedon). It affirmed that the incarnate Christ is one person with both a human and divine nature.
But why does this statement matter, and are its distinctions all that important? What, if anything, can we learn from it today? Dr. Stephen Wellum joins Kirk in this episode to discuss the meaning and significance of this important historical document.
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