(S5 E13) Christology (Part One): The Union of Christ's Divine and Human Nature

Last season, we started a series discussing the theological attributes of God. This season, we continue the trend in a new series entitled the Winter Theology Series. In this set of episodes, Brian Chilton and Curtis Evelo discuss Christology, which is the study of Christ. In this first episode of series, Brian and Curtis work through the union of Christ’s divine and human nature, and show how many heresies developed from a faulty understanding of this union.

1. What do we mean when we say that Christ is “divine”?

2. Does the OT give any hints to the divine nature of the Messiah?

3. What evidence do we have that Jesus believed himself to be divine?

4. What does John say about the divine nature of Jesus?

5. What does Hebrews say about the divine nature of Jesus?

6. What does Paul say about the divine nature of Jesus?

7. What evidence do we have of the humanity of Jesus?

8. What heresies developed from a misunderstanding of the union of Jesus’s human and divine nature?

-Docetism/Gnosticism -Apollinarianism -Ebionism -Arianism -Nestorianism -Eutychianism -Adoptionism -Kenoticism

9. How was the Christological problem eventually resolved?

Brian Chilton: Founder of Bellator Christi Ministries

Brian G. Chilton is the founder of BellatorChristi.com, the co-host of The Bellator Christi Podcast, and the author of the Layman’s Manual on Christian Apologetics. Brian is a PhD Candidate in the Theology and Apologetics program at Liberty University. He holds an MDiv in Theology from Liberty University and a Bachelor of Science from Gardner-Webb University. He has served in pastoral ministry for 20 years and currently serves as a clinical hospice chaplain.

https://www.amazon.com/Laymans-Manual-Christian-Apologetics-Essentials/dp/1532697104

Curtis Evelo: Co-Host and Producer of the Bellator Christi Podcast

Curtis Evelo is a cattle rancher at the E6 Hereford Ranch in St. Ignatius, Montana. Curtis is the Co-Host and Producer of the Bellator Christi Podcast. He often teaches and speaks at his church Cornerstone Faith Center in St. Ignatius. Curtis provides a common-sense approach to Christianity as he contemplates the wonders of God’s creation in Big Sky Country.

Dive Deeper

Brian Chilton and Curtis Evelo, Podcast, “Overview of the Divine Attributes of God,” BellatorChristi.com (7/29/20), https://bellatorchristi.com/2020/07/29/podcast-7-29-20-overview-of-the-divine-attributes-of-god/