Son, Lord, Only-begotten

"We, then, following the holy Fathers, all with one consent, teach men to confess one and the same Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, the same perfect in Godhead and also perfect in manhood; truly God and truly man, of a reasonable soul and body; consubstantial with us according to the manhood; in all things like unto us, without sin; begotten before all ages of the Father according to the Godhead, and in these latter days, for us and for our salvation, born of the virgin Mary, the mother of God, according to the manhood; one and the same Christ, Son, Lord, Only-begotten, to be acknowledged in two natures, inconfusedly, unchangeably, indivisibly, inseparably; the distinction of natures being by no means taken away by the union, but rather the property of each nature being preserved, and concurring in one Person and one Subsistence, not parted or divided into two persons, but one and the same Son, and only begotten, God the Word, the Lord Jesus Christ, as the prophets from the beginning have declared concerning him, and the Lord Jesus Christ himself taught us, and the Creed of the holy Fathers has handed down to us."

-the Chalcedonian Creed, AD 451

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Can I just say: JESUS BLOWS MY MIND.

I intend no flippancy or irreverence by that statement. It was truly my first response to reading this over the weekend. The majesty . . . mystery . . . mercy of Jesus Christ knocked me over like I'd never heard it before. How can He be all these things at once? How have I come to know a God like this?

Perfect in Godhead and also perfect in manhood.
In all things like unto us, without sin.
Begotten before all ages of the Father . . . and in these latter days, for us and for our salvation.
To be acknowledged in two natures.
One and the same Son, and only begotten, God the Word, the Lord Jesus Christ.

 I am so happy to follow a God bigger than my understanding or imagination. Just think about living out eternity in His presence, getting to see more of His awesome power, glorious complexity, and beautiful holiness. I can't wait.