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Nature of our Lord Jesus Christ

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The question

Was the Lord Jesus Christ fully divine and fully human in nature?

The answer

The Lord Jesus Christ is God the Incarnate Word. He possesses the perfect Godhead and the perfect manhood. His fully divine nature is united with His fully human nature yet without mixing, blending or alteration. We say in the Divine Liturgy that His Divinity did not part from Humanity not for a single moment nor even for a twinkle of an eye.

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