Soter = Savior
soteriology
Christos = Messiah
Christology
III.B = f (III.A)
2 necessary parts to soteriology
A- Only God can save
B-
Salvation has to reach the point of human need (WARE)
1 council – dealt with A
The divinity of Christ
2 council – dealt with B
Apollinarius - Jesus was God in a body suit
Saint Gregory – What is not assumed is not healed
This says that Christ has to assume our soul and body to heal us
Athanasius – Christ suffered as a human but suffered impassibly (suffering was
changed)
Human nature in Jesus is altered by God in Jesus
He suffered and was trialed without the possibility of being consumed by it
Weird little paradox
3 Council – Mother of God or Christ
Nestorius – Mary is the bearer of the human half of Jesus
Christotokos – messiah bearer
Not Theotokos – God bearer
Athanasius – yeah… the two are infused so theotokos is right and God-Man is an
