The hypostatic union according to the Oxford Dictionary basically means:Amadeus wrote: I believe in the hypostatic union.
The Christian understanding is that Jesus is not half God and half man, but is fully divine and fully man. Both natures are not combined into a God-man nature, but they are separate yet act as a unit in the one person of Jesus."the combination of divine and human natures in the single person of Christ."
Point 1:"At the Council of Chalcedon, 451 AD, the Church declared that Christ's two natures are joined "in one person and one hypostasis." (Denziger 302)
It would be really surprising if i said this doctrine has no source, because it really doesn't. There isn't a single verse in the ENTIRE Bible which explicitly says or implies that Jesus simultaneously had 2 natures.
So why is such a baseless doctrine preached within Christendom ?
Point 2:
Is the "hypostatic union" actually rational? By saying Jesus had 2 distinct natures: 'Divine & Human', implies that both attributes of the natures co-exist simultaneously. Any person that can think logically, can see that this is contradictory. Why? Because the attributes of man and of God contradict each other. In other words, the whole doctrine is oxyMORONIC.
Evaluation of Point 2:
God is all-knowing:
Jesus was not all-knowing:"whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything."
(1 John 3:20)
Furthermore, Jesus grew in "wisdom":"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, NOR THE SON, but only the Father."
(Mark 13:32)
"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, NOR THE SON, but only the Father."
(Matthew 24:36)
In order for Jesus to co-exist in 2 distinct natures: Divine(God) and human, the attributes of both the Divine and the human must co-exist simultaneously."And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him."
(Luke 2:40)
"And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men."
(Luke 2:52)
How can Jesus be all-knowing and not all-knowing simultaneously?
It is contradicting because: if Jesus is "all-knowing" that means he cannot be "not all-knowing." If Jesus is "not all-knowing" that means he cannot be "all-knowing."
According to the Bible, man is not eternal and God is eternal.
Humans are not eternal, God is eternal."The eternal God is your refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, 'Destroy him!'"
(Deuteronomy 33:27)
"But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King."
(Jeremiah 10:10)
"The eternal God is your refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, 'Destroy him!'"
(Deuteronomy 33:27)
"But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King."
(Jeremiah 10:10)
"who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen."
(1 Timothy 6:16)
If we assume that Jesus co-exists in both natures: divine and man, how can Jesus be both eternal and not eternal simultaneously?
If Jesus has the nature of man, he CANNOT be eternal. Using logic, it is impossible for Jesus to co-exist simultaneously in both natures.
Point 3:
If i said person X has 2 distinct natures. One is male & the other is female. Would you believe me? No, because the very nature of both attributes contradict & oppose each other. Thus a human having both natures of male&female cannot co-exist simultaneously, the same way Jesus being "Fully man & Fully God" cannot co-exist simultaneously.
Point 4:
[Error & Conflict within the Trinity]
If Jesus has 2 distinct natures (Divine and man), then how many natures does the Father have? Biblically, only 1.
So Jesus has 2 natures, and the Father has 1 nature.
How can God have 2 natures and 1 nature simultaneously?
Conclusion:
The Hypostatic Union is a concoction, which when analysed, contradicts itselfs.