nature of Christ: that Christ is one person with two natures. The idea here is that Christ is vera homo, vera Deus, “truly man and truly God.” Christ has a true human nature and a true divine nature; these two natures are perfectly united in one person. Along with that affirmation, the Chalcedonian Council put forth four negatives. Throughout its history, the church has sought to describe certain concepts by way of negation. For example, in some ways we can define God by what He is not. He is infinite,