HYPOSTATIC UNION
What is the theological concept of the hypostatic
union?
How did Jesus
Christ, God the Son, take on human flesh while still remaining fully God?
The phrase "hypostatic union" is used to
describe this miracle.
As we see in John,
chapter 1, Jesus Christ has always been God and at the same time He has always
been with God. John 8:58 and 10:0 re-affirm this
truth.
However, when Jesus
Christ came to earth, He became a human being (John 1:14).
It is best to
understand the incarnation as something that was an expression of who Jesus is
and has always been, rather than something that changed Him.
He has always been
one Person, fully God and fully man. This is what is called the hypostatic union.
Jesus has two
natures—one human and one divine—that cannot be separated.
For all of time,
He will be the "God-man"
both fully human and fully God, two distinct natures contained in one Being.
The divine nature
of Jesus is not diminished by His human nature, and His human nature does not
lose identity because of His divine nature.
He has one
personality, but that personality contains two natures.
Sometimes, Jesus
operated within the limits of His human nature (John 4:6, 19:28).
But other times He
expressed the power of His divine nature (John 11:43; Matthew 14:18-21).
The hypostatic union is the attempt of
finite human minds to grasp the infinite nature of Jesus Christ.
Ultimately,
though, we cannot fully understand how He can be both fully divine and fully human
at the same time. It is beyond our comprehension.
For example, Jesus
is and has always been God's Son.
He was conceived
in Mary by the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:35).
However, it is
also true that Jesus had existence before that conception, as we can see in John 8:58 and 10:30.
At the
incarnation, Jesus became human, but did not cease to be God (John 1:1, 14).
There are important reasons for the hypostatic union.
The Bible tells us
that Jesus became human
- so that He would
identify with human struggles and pains (Hebrews 2:17).
- and so that He would become a spiritual high
priest for us (Hebrews 4:14-15, 9:11-12)
- a mediator
between God and man, securing our redemption (1 Timothy 2:5).
He died on the
cross to atone for the sins of those who believe (John 3:16; Philippians 2:5-11).
He needed a human
body so that He could die.
The hypostatic
union teaches that Jesus is both human and divine—perfectly. Neither nature is
diminished by the other, and He is a whole and eternal Person.
God the Father chose to send Jesus to the cross to show His love
and the seriousness of our sin.
Jesus accepted
to take our punishment, to save all who would believe.
Why not receive God's gift of
salvation and become His child?
Open your heart and say this prayer:
“Father God, I confess I am
a sinner and my sins have separated me from You.
I am truly sorry. I now want
to turn away from my past sinful life and live a new life pleasing to You.
Please forgive me, and help
me avoid sinning again.
I believe that Your Son,
Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and
hears my prayer.
I invite Jesus to become the
Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Thank You
that according to Your Word, I am now born again.
Please send your Holy Spirit
to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. I promise to
study Your Word - the Bible.
Use me for Your glory.
In Jesus' Name I pray.
Amen.”
"WHOSOEVER shall call upon the
name of the Lord shall be saved," (Romans 10:13).
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“Are You Washed in the
Blood?”
Elisha
Hoffman
lyrics
1 Have
you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Chorus:
Are you washed in the blood,
In the soul cleansing blood of the Lamb?
Are your garments spotless?
Are they white as snow?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you washed in the blood,
In the soul cleansing blood of the Lamb?
Are your garments spotless?
Are they white as snow?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
2 Are
you walking daily by the Savior's side?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Do you rest each moment in the Crucified?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?[Chorus]
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Do you rest each moment in the Crucified?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?[Chorus]
3 When
the Bridegroom cometh will your robes be white?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Will your soul be ready for the mansions bright,
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb?[Chorus]
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Will your soul be ready for the mansions bright,
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb?[Chorus]
4 Lay
aside the garments that are stained with sin,
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb;
There's a fountain flowing for the soul unclean,
O be washed in the blood of the Lamb![Chorus]
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb;
There's a fountain flowing for the soul unclean,
O be washed in the blood of the Lamb![Chorus]
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