ST221: Systematic Theology — The Person of Christ — The Hypostatic Union and the Chalcedonian Boundary

Foundations for the Christian Life · Aug 21, 2026 · 51m

This episode explores the hypostatic union, the doctrine that Jesus Christ exists as a single person possessing both a full divine nature and a complete human nature. The text establishes this mystery through a meticulous exegetical foundation, analyzing the Greek structures of John 1, Philippians 2, and Colossians 1 to demonstrate Christ’s eternal pre-existence, his voluntary self-emptying, and his cosmic supremacy. It further maps the historical heresies—such as Arianism and Nestorianism—that compelled the early church to define the Chalcedonian Boundary, a set of four protective adverbs…