There are two natures in Jesus Christ, the nature of God and the nature of man.
Jesus Christ possesses two complete natures: a divine nature and a human nature. He is fully God and fully man. The divine nature was not changed into a human nature, nor was the human nature absorbed into the divine. Both remain complete and distinct. As God, Jesus is eternal, all-powerful, and worthy of worship. As man, He was born, grew, learned, suffered, and died. The Church defended this truth throughout the centuries because it is essential to understanding who Jesus is and how He saves us. If Christ were not truly God, He could not reconcile humanity to God. If He were not truly man, He could not represent humanity or redeem human nature. The doctrine of the two natures safeguards both Christs divinity and His humanity and allows believers to understand the full meaning of the Incarnation.
The Church confesses that Jesus is inseparably true God and true man. Following the holy Fathers, we unanimously teach and confess one and the same Son, perfect in divinity and perfect in humanity. The Son of God worked with human hands and thought with a human mind.
Colossians 2:9
For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.
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