What is Man? Looking to Christ for the Answer (Part 2)
In order to know what makes us fully human, we must know what makes Christ fully human. Learn the theses of a Chalcedonian anthropology.
4.4 Michael Wilkinson • Reading • “What is Man? Looking to Christ for the Answer (Parts 1 + 2)”
In a world with many ideas about who we are, consider how the divine Son’s incarnation reveals the divine design of our human being.
What is Man? Looking to Christ for the Answer (Part 1)
In a world with many ideas about who we are, consider how the divine Son’s incarnation reveals the divine design of our human being.
Why Did God the Son Become Human?
Why did Jesus need to take on flesh to save us? Here are four answers from the book of Hebrews.
God’s Glory was Satisfied: Anselm’s Why God Became Man?
Almost a thousand years ago, Anselm asked the question why God became man? His answer is still of great value for the church today.
The Light Shines in the Darkness and is Not Apprehended (Part Two)
In typical Johannine fashion, the motif of light and darkness carries an important double meaning. Jesus is neither overcome by the darkness, nor is he understood by it. Yet, as the true light, he illuminates the darkness and gives sight to those with eyes of faith.
The Light Shines in the Darkness and is Not Apprehended (Part One)
Just as the first light shone into the darkness at the dawn of creation, so did the true light which ushered in the new creation.
Christmas is an Adoption Story: Gleanings from Galatians 4:4–5
At Christmas, Jesus was adopted into the family of Joseph. But how does the Incarnation affect our own relationship with the Father?
Light in the Darkness: A Story of Human History
This is the story of our world, told through the lens of light and darkness. Come and see!
10 Truths Everyone Must Know about the Incarnation
If everyone could know ten things about Christology, what should they be? Dr. Stephen Wellum distills the core truths to one of the most important Christian doctrines.
Give Diamonds, Not Coal: Why Prosopological Exegesis is Not the Gift You Are Looking For
Prosopological Exegesis capitalizes on ambiguity in certain biblical texts and seeks to put a “face” (Greek; prosopon—thus the terminology) or “person” to these alleged ambiguous speakers behind the writings of the inspired authors. Should Christians use this method to understand the Bible?
Christmas, Incarnation, and Particularity
Do you have to be of a particular nationality, ethnicity, sex, or marital status to understand something about someone in those same categories? And how does the second member of the Trinity thread this needle on this question of universality versus particularity?
