Category: Church history
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Line 38
Having established the right doctrine of the Person of Christ, line 38 begins the doctrine of the work of Christ. A future post will focus on the difficult clause: “He descended into hell.” Stay tuned!
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, lines 34-37, part two
These lines of the Creed clarify the oneness of Christ. Christ isn’t two persons, one divine and one human; neither is the divine nature dissolved in the human, nor vice versa. He is One Christ with two natures.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Lines 34-37, part 1
This post introduces lines 34-37 of the Creed, explaining why a proper understanding of the Incarnation is essential to Christian faith and practice.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Lines 31-33
Lines 31-33 define the hypostatic union—that is the two natures of Christ: truly God and truly Man.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Line 30
Line 30 of the Creed states the bare bones doctrine of the two natures of Christ: He is at once both true God and true Man.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Line 29
Line 29 of the Athanasian Creed begins the section on the two natures of Christ. The Creed warns that refusing to believe in the Incarnation is apostasy and damnation.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Lines 27 – 28
Lines 27-28 of the Creed conclude its portion on the Trinity. These lines briefly restate the definition of the Trinity, and warn that refusing to confess the Trinity is apostasy.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Lines 25-26
Lines 25-26 of the Athanasian Creed teach us that the eternal relationships of origin within the Trinity don’t indicate a hierarchy within the Trinity.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Line 24
Line 24 of the Athanasian Creed teaches that there is unity in the Trinity, not redundancy.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Lines 21-23
Lines 21-23 of the Athanasian Creed distinguish the personal property of each Person of the Godhead, and define their eternal relations.
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