In books and movies in today’s Hollywood culture as well as
in Ancient Greek mythology we see imaginary half-and-half creatures—creatures
such as the faun (half human, half
goat), the centaur (half human, half
horse), and the minotaur (half
human, half bull). The ever popular movie "Star Wars" is filled
with these imaginary creatures.
In stark contrast to these strange, half-and half beings,
Christianity confesses that Jesus Christ is both fully God and fully human. In Systematic Theology this is called the “Hypostatic
Union.” When the 2nd Person
of the Triune God became a Man, the two genes became eternally changed. There was the God-gene blended with the
Man-gene. He became the God-Man. Not half-god and half-man, but eternally
God-Man. At His birth, He was given the name Jesus: God’s “μονογενὴς” (monogenès) ... His
one-of-a-kind Son. (see John 1:18)
When Jesus asked His disciples the question “Who do you say that
I am?” (Matt. 16:15), Peter answered for all that Jesus was (and is) both the
promised Messiah and God’s Son (16:16). Jesus in turn assured Peter that God
the Father had revealed this amazing truth to him. Though he may not have completely understood
what he was saying, Peter in fact said, “You are the God-Man ... the μονογενὴς ... the One and only Son of God.”
For more commentary on this "Hypostatic Union," go to the following link:
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