and true man united in one person, the person of the Son of God in the Trinity.”46 Chalcedon clarified the dual nature of Jesus being truly God and truly man. Four affirmations arose out of this debate: (1) Jesus is fully divine; (2) Jesus is fully human; (3) the two natures are distinct; and (4) the two natures are completely united in one.47 The Chalcedonian Creed can be summarized as: One and the same Christ, Son, Lord, only begotten, acknowledged in two natures that undergo no confusion, no change,
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