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Hypostatic Union

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In Christology, what is meant by Hypostatic Union?

The answer

Hypostatic Union describes the attributes of a Triune God. The Hypostatic Union of God the Word, (Jesus Christ, the Logos) united with the human nature without any change, mutation, mingling, confusion, alteration, or separation.

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