Our Divine Savior
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Each time we recite the Nicene Creed we say that Jesus Christ is "True God from True God". All too often it is easy to repeat a prayer without focusing on the meaning of the words. But when we say those words we affirm our belief that Jesus was eternally divine. As noted earlier, human beings are not able to fully comprehend a person with two natures. It is understandable that our flawed human tendency is to think about one without the other. It is also our human tendency to relate more closely to the human nature of Jesus because it is the nature to which we humans can more easily relate. Nevertheless, we do a disservice to our Lord when we think of his humanity without understanding simultaneously that he was also divine. Therefore our Church has helped make that easier for us by telling us as already noted several times that "everything in Christ's human nature is to be attributed to his divine nature as its proper subject, not only his miracles, but also his sufferings and even his death". When we make that attribution is is also easier for us to conform our thoughts to the Chalcedon council's conclusion whereby the Church confessed that Jesus is inseparably true God and true man. When we think of Jesus we should always do our best to keep that in mind.
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About the Book
It is the belief of most Christians of the world that Jesus Christ was true god and true man. It is difficult for us as humans to understand that belief and, therefore, helpful to attribute everything in the human nature of Jesus Christ to his divine person. That includes not only his miracles but also his sufferings and even his death. The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with a greater appreciation of why the attribution of Christ’s human nature to his divine nature is an important aspect of the Christian faith.
About the Author
George E. Pfautsch spent most of his working life as a financial executive for a major forest products and paper company. His final years with Potlatch Corporation were spent as the senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer. Following his retirement, he began writing about the national morality he believes was intended for this nation by the founding fathers. He is the author of nine previous books covering the subjects of faith, freedom, morality, and justice. In addition, he is the coauthor of a book written by Melitta Strandberg, which is the story of her family’s quest for freedom before, during, and after World War II. He is also the coauthor of a book written by Leroy New, “the Guitar Wizard,” of Branson, Missouri. He is married to Dodi, his wife of fifty-three years. He has two children and four grandchildren.