Episode 8.7: The Communication of Attributes

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How does this paragraph respond to Roman Catholicism that teaches that Christ is only Mediator according to his humanity? What is the communication of attributes? What is the extra Calvinisticum? What’s the difference between the Reformed and Lutherans? Are we to worship the person of Christ? Join Nathan, Shawn, Kyle, and Joel as discuss WCF 8.7:

Christ, in the work of mediation, acts according to both natures, by each nature doing that which is proper to itself; yet, by reason of the unity of the person, that which is proper to one nature is sometimes in Scripture attributed to the person denominated by the other nature.

For more resources on today’s topic check these out:

The Person of Christ by GC Berkouwer

Jesus the Son of God by DA Carson

The Two Natures of Christ by Martin Chemnitz

The Word Enfleshed by Oliver Crisp

The Christology of John Owen by Richard Daniels

What is the Incarnation by William Evans

The Son of God and New Creation by Graeme Goldsworthy

Christ Set Forth and the Heart of Christ in Heaven  by Thomas Goodwin

The God Who Became Human by Cole Graham

The Christian’s Pocket Guide to Jesus Christ by Mark Jones

The Virgin Birth by J Gresham Machen

The Person of Christ by Donald MacLeod

The Glory of Christ by John Owen

The Person of Christ by John Owen

Dialogue on the Two Natures of Christ by Peter Martyr Vermigli

The Lord of Glory by BB Warfield

God the Son Incarnate by Stephen Wellum


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