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Scripture Guide

Hebrews 2:10-18

Preaching Commentary

Will the Real Jesus, Please Stand Up?

Quite a few years have passed since I sat through a systematic theology class and had the professor pitch a variety of difficult to hit balls at us regarding the human and divine nature of Christ. Some of you may remember these curveballs and sinkers: Adoptionism, Apollinarianism, Arianism, Docetism, Monophysitism, Nestorianism, Sabellianism, and the list goes on.

“Will the real Jesus, please stand up?”

Sufferin’ Succotash! What a list of “isms.”

Many named after the genuinely sincere gentlemen who fumbled to try and make sense of a substantive issue, literally! The Nicene and Chalcedonian Councils had something to say on the matter and eventually cleared up the confusion on the persons of the…

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