Last words in the light of Hebrews 2:9

[Paul Younan]

Hi Jasmine,

While certainly possible (etymologically speaking), we would run into real problems theologically if proposing that Meshikha's Divine Nature ever separated itself from His human nature to the extent that the Subject of the Incarnation became two essential Persons. By definition, that is the heresy that Nestorius was (wrongly) accused of.

That the two Natures had their own properties and attributes is clear enough from scripture, and summarized poetically by Mar Narsai (V cent.) here:

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Especially the part:

The attendants seized Him and bound His hands, as Man;
and He healed the ear that Simon cut off, as God.
He stood in the place of judgement and bore insult, as Man;
and He declared that He is about to come in glory, as God.
He bore His Cross upon His shoulder, as Man;
and He revealed and announced the destruction of Zion, as God.
He was hanged upon the wood and endured the passion, as Man;
and He shook the earth and darkened the sun, as God.

Nails were driven into His body, as Man;
and He opened the graves and quickened the dead, as God.
He cried out upon the Cross 'My God, My God,' as Man;
and promised Paradise to the thief, as God.
His side was pierced with a spear, as Man;
and His nod rent the temple veil, as God.
They embalmed His body and He was buried in the earth, as Man;
and He raised up His temple by His mighty power, as God.


...I think is extremely powerful.

Take care.