before i answer the questions of, "what is the hypostatic union?", i want to say something in regards to Biblical doctrine and the discussion of it on this blog; my intention is not to discuss the doctrines of the Bible for the simple purpose of mere discussion and/or the "joy" of hearing ourselves talk. i do not believe that these doctrines, like the hypostatic union, the atonement, etc. . .were intended for that. if we think that then we've made a massive error and consequently, we've missed the point and spiritually we've missed out. doctrine and the study of doctrine is intended for the soul and the strengthening of it. for encouragement and application; our belief in Biblical doctrine should be lived out during our existence here on earth. a question you might ask yourself is--how does the doctrine of the diety of Christ affect the way i live my life and treat others? that's what i believe doctrine is for. God wants the doctrines that are found in His Scriptures to impact our minds and so change our lives for His glory (see my post entitled "a false dichotomy"). with that said, someone asked me in a comment on my last post, "what is the hypostatic union?"
to put it simply: the hypostatic union is the personal union of Jesus Christ's two natures, His Diety and His humanity (Phil 2:1-11; Col 1:15-23; Heb 1:3). it is the "two-hundred percentness" of Christ, one-hundred percent God and one-hundred percent man or fully God and fully man.
i found an article on this exact topic that unpacks this truth in brief but in better detail then i. the link is below. please feel free to respond to my previous blog "what does it mean to love doctrine" and i'll continue to reply. i'm thinking about doing some posts on how Biblical doctrines should impact our thinking and way of life.
Hypostatic Union article:
(http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/983_what_is_the_hypostatic_union/)
