I am speaking of two natures and the idea that "the humanity of Christ was not divine"
James wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit that the double minded or double souled person
is unstable in all of his ways... I don't accept the idea that Jesus had two natures.
cd: I also don't believe that Christ had two natures in who He was. James I think is speaking of one nature of a sinning person and another nature of Godliness. The two do not belong together as we cannot serve two masters. What I do believe is that Christ was of divine nature but also had to contend with ( a drawing towards sin)-as we do-with the flesh nature(ie temptations).This is why I perceive Him as "seeking God with strong tears and crying and was heard in that He feared God". With Him the flesh nature didn't stand a chance in it opposition to the divine because of Godly fear which is being forgotten in out modern end time teaching which is seeped in Agustin/Calvinism. Nor can it with us because of Christ's experiences-if we put God first in all things we can remain without sin(ing).
My belief is that
although he layed aside the glory he had with the father, he was born with a divine (holy) nature.
and experienced our human nature along with all of its falleness when he took it upon himself at the
cross. The other side of the same coin though is that we become partakers of the divine nature when
we receive Him as a covenant partner and agree to walk after the Spirit learning His will and His ways.
cd: Good we agree Judy.
Dean,
I think this is where "theology" gets itself tied in knots. This is what JD has been accusing me of for so long.
How ironic that his mentor Bill would write something like this. I think Lance just repeated it to qualify something.
So their Jesus must have a schism in his personality (or nature). What about his saying to Philip "If you have
seen me you have seen the Father" We know he wasn't speaking of his physical body here; so does God
The Father also have a schismatic personality.
cd: Judy can you define your usage of 'schismatic'.
Well, yes and no, DH. I am included in that circle of love in the way that Christ's humanity is included in that relationship. But as the humanity of Christ is not divine, neither am I divine.
cd: Lance at this point- How do you define "Divine"?
