Summary: This comprehensive report examines the theological and philosophical problems that arise when Christians adopt physicalism (the belief that humans are purely physical beings) instead of substance dualism (the belief that humans have both body and soul)....
Introduction: The Challenge of the Incarnation The doctrine of the Incarnation stands at the very heart of Christian faith. It declares something that seems almost impossible to believe: that Jesus Christ, the man who walked the dusty roads of Palestine two thousand...
Oliver Crisp’s Model of the Incarnation: Understanding How Christ Can Be Both God and Man One of Christianity’s most profound mysteries is how Jesus Christ can be both fully God and fully human at the same time. This report explores Oliver Crisp’s...
Introduction: The Central Mystery of Christianity Every Christmas, millions of Christians around the world celebrate one of the most amazing claims ever made about God – that He became human. This claim, known as the Incarnation, says that Jesus Christ was both...
I. Introduction: The Mystery of the God-Man For over two thousand years, Christians have celebrated and wrestled with one of the most profound mysteries of the faith: the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. This doctrine teaches that the eternal Son of God, the Second Person...