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Seven Councils: The Council of Chalcedon

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  • Tim Challies

This article discusses the Council of Chalcedon whose purpose was to rectify the tension created by the Council of Ephesus on the nature of Christ. The article discusses the Council's setting, purpose, and major characters, as well as the nature and results of the conflict.

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The Generation of the Son

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  • John V. Dahms

At the Council of Chalcedon, the church confessed that the Son of God was "begotten before all ages of the Father." This essay wants to consider three aspects: the Bible's teaching that the Son was begotten, its theological significance, and possible objections to the doctrine.

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The Hypostatic Union: Its Construct and Importance for the Believer

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  • Mike Boling

Why was it important that Jesus be God and man? The doctrine of the hypostatic union seeks to explain the joining together of the two natures of Christ. This article looks at the history of this teaching in the Council of Chalcedon. It deals with the importance of this doctrine and its relevance for understanding Christ's work for the believer.

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Incarnation: God Sent His Son to Save Us

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  • J. I. Packer

This article shows how the human and divine nature of Christ relate by pointing to Scripture and the confession of the church through the Council of Nicaea and Council of Chalcedon.

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Truly God, Truly Man: The Council of Chalcedon

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  • N. Needham

In this article, the author provides a simplified understanding of christology on the subject of the divinity and humanity of Christ as expressed by the Council of Chalcedon in 451. In the process the author gives background developments that led to Chalcedon, especially the Alexandrian and Antiochene views of christology.

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Orthodoxy Is A Response to Heresy: The Worth of Chalcedon

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  • Sam Andreades

Looking at the Council of Chalcedon, this article shows how this council was able to clarify the Apollinarianism, Nestorianism, and the Eutychianism in the controversy on the human and divine nature of Christ. Though these heresies dated before Chalcedon, the author shows that heresy is necessary as it helps to advance orthodoxy.

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The Councils Of Constantinople, Ephesus And Chalcedon

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  • Jack L. Arnold

This article on church history looks at all the three Councils of Constantinople, which dealt with the deity of the Holy Spirit and the humanity of Christ. It also discusses the Council of Ephesus and the Council of Chalcedon, which dealt with the two natures of Christ.

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