Jonathan Edwards on the person of Christ
One person in two natures, unconfused and undivided
This became Christ, as one who had taken on him the human nature; but at the same time he existed in the divine nature; whereby his person was in all respects equal to the person of the Father.
THE POSITION
The whole of "The Excellency of Christ" runs on one person holding two natures without either being diminished: Christ prays with reverence "as one who had taken on him the human nature" while "at the same time he existed in the divine nature." The human nature is real and permanent — Christ "still is in the human nature" at the right hand, and was conceived and born without sin — and the incarnation added nothing to his divine excellency, "for divine excellency is infinite, and cannot be added to."
6 Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
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ABOUT THIS FIGURE
New England pastor, revival theologian and philosopher of the First Great Awakening, dismissed from his Northampton pulpit in 1750 over who may come to the Lord's Table. This entry rests on Freedom of the Will (1754), Original Sin (1758), Religious Affections (1746), An Humble Inquiry (1749), Distinguishing Marks (1741), Some Thoughts on the Revival (1742), An Humble Attempt (1747) and A History of the Work of Redemption, read in the Hickman edition.
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"Jonathan Edwards on the person of Christ", Examined Doctrine, July 2026 edition, https://examineddoctrine.com/position/edwards/christology (archived at https://examineddoctrine.com/editions/2026-07/position/edwards/christology).