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10-10-2009, 12:28 PM
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I understand from such passages as John 6:44 and others that man does not have the ability to believe in Christ on his own. So can anyone explain to me why Jesus "marveled" (KJV) or "wondered" (NASB) at people's unbelief in passages like Mark 6:6?
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10-10-2009, 02:02 PM
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Shane,
Jesus has both a divine and human nature. As fully God, Jesus knew the hearts of men. But at the same time, as a man, Jesus marvelled at both belief and unbelief.
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So, as God, He knew they didn't have the ability to believe, but as a man, He was still kind of perplexed about them not believing? I understand His dual human/divine nature, or the "hypostatic union", but I still struggle to understand some aspects of it such as this. Anyone want to elaborate or suggest some good reading material on the subject?
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10-11-2009, 07:03 AM
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Shane,
The hypostatic union is a doctrine that is difficult to grasp and one that we will never fully understand in this life. I haven't read any books fully devoted to the subject, but a good systematic theology may be helpful (Grudem, Berkhof, Hodge, etc.). Reading their thoughts on the Person of Christ, in my opinion, would be extremely helpful as you meditate on our Savior.
Click on the link below to go to Chapter 26 of Grudem's Systematic Theology. The link takes you directly to the subject of the hypostatic union, but I would suggest reading the entire chapter. It would certainly be a good read for a Lord's Day afternoon. Systematic theology: an introduction ... - Google Books
I hope this helps!
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Great I actually have both Grudem's and Berkhof's Systematics on my shelf so I'll go check out what they have to say. Thanks!
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