So too the one Christ is both God and human. Not by his divinity being turned into flesh,Ĭertainly not by the blending of his essence,įor just as one human is both rational soul and flesh, Less than the Father as regards humanity. He is God from the essence of the Father,Īnd he is human from the essence of his mother, The Athanasian creed states this beautiful mystery in this manner: In the incarnation, the eternal second person of the blessed Trinity assumed to himself a human nature. However, is this purely a metaphor with no grounding in reality? Perhaps when abstracted from the rest of our faith however, when we consider this analogy in light of the Incarnation, things will begin to appear more clearly. But what do we mean by that? We understand through Scripture that the analogy of a body is utilized, where Christ is our head and we are His body. First, I would like to discuss the nature of the Church, and, with that groundwork being laid, then consider how unity can be achieved by looking at various passages in the New Testament. I believe Scripture, and our Fathers, provide a better way forward towards the unity that our Lord prayed for, that avoids the trappings we so easily fall into today. Is this divided mess simply the way things are to be? Is the Church so torn that her only hope of visible unity is to be put off until our Lord returns? Thankfully, I don’t think we are forced to take this conclusion. The Anglican tradition isn’t without its own storehouse of ideas either and whether or not Evangelicals can be said to have a cohesive or exhaustive theory on unity, they are at least to be lauded for their practical charity towards other traditions when it comes to allying for societal change. Despite having different ideas for how unity is to be achieved, thankfully all parties agree that unity is something to be achieved. Īmongst all the sad divisions that plague the Church in our day, the topic of ecclesial unity stands atop the list of causes of such divisions. Take away all hatred and prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us from godly union and concord that as there is but one Body and one Spirit, and one hope of our calling, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of us all, so we may be all of one heart and of one soul, united in one holy bond of truth and peace, of faith and charity, and may with one mind and one mouth glorify thee through Jesus Christ our Lord. ![]() O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Savior, the Prince of Peace Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions.
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