The answer
We have said previously that Christ is the Incarnate God, which means that the divine nature (divinity) and the human nature (humanity) have united in One Person, Who is the Master Christ.
- ❖ Divinity (Divine Nature)
- ❖ Humanity (a human body and a human soul) = Christ
What suffered is the human body, for divinity does not suffer. If we hammer with a hammer on metal that has been heated by fire, the hammering will affect the metal only without having any effect on the fire that is united to it. The likeness here is not entirely similar.
The passions of Christ were real physical passions, which were accompanied by psychological passions, such as mockery. This is in addition to the scourging, the crown of thorns, the gall, the carrying of the Cross, the nails, etc.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
Pope Tawadros II, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, 2014), 98–99.
The pages in the book (98–99)
