Originally posted by Tassman
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Part of our "human" nature includes the concept of mortal, limited in power, capable of making mistakes, limited in knowledge.
Part of the nature attributed to gods is immortal, omnipotent, perfect (unable to "make mistakes"), and omniscient
It is hard to see how a single being can simultaneously encompass both of these "natures." Still - if Jesus (clearly a man who lived at a particular period of time) is asserted to also be "god" in the context of a monotheistic religion, then you have to resolve these conundra. That inevitably gives rise to the "hypostatic union" and the concept of a "trinity." These were the first real theological challenges facing the early Christian community - and the first theological arguments causing fragmentation in the community.
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