Quintessence of Religious Doctrines - Malankarasyriac Voice

18On the Son3536Quintessence of Religious Doctrines(e) Heb. 1:2. But in these last days he has spoken to usthrough his Son. (G.N.B.)CommentThere was no mutation to His divine nature when He assumeda human body. The natures of humanity and divinity gotinseparably united but without joining and withoutundermining in any way anyone of the natures. Thisphenomenon, however, gave rise to the so called heresyassociated with Nestor, the Byzantine Patriarch. It must beadmitted that the mixing and their modes of union of twonatures would remain ever a mystery.13. As the union has been accomplished in perfection no subsequentseparation into two hypostases or persons is possible. The twonatures are fused together as to form one nature, one Person,one countenance or persupa meaning face, (which cannot heseen with the mortal eyes; but visible only through the innerluminous eye.) one disposition, and one functioning. He is trueGod and true human, simultaneously.Ref.: Eph. 4:5. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism. (G.N.B.)CommentThe union of two natures, as noted above, is a mystery.Therefore, whatsoever the humans may say, by engagingthe ordinary categories of logic, it will be only an approximationto truth. That is why it is said, that it is comprehensible onlyby the luminous inner eye.14. Even at the moment of His death, when the soul separated fromthe body, His divinity did not depart either from the body or thesoul but remained in tact with each of them.Ref.: Jn. 19:34. But one of the soldiers with a spear piercedhis side, and forthwith came there out blood andwater. (K.J.V.)CommentEven at the time of the death of Jesus, His divinity did notdepart but remained with Him. Some schools of thought, asthe Docetists, have cast doubts about this happening.Logically they may appear to be correct. But Christ-eventstranscend human logic. If divinity had departed from Christat the time of His death it seems unintelligible as to how couldsalvation be effected by His death on the Cross. If so, thebulk of the prophetic utterances regarding the Crucifixion ofChrist would have been superfluous.15. As Jesus, through resurrection did transform his bodyincorruptible, death lost its sway over it.Ref.: Rom. 6:9. For we know that Christ has been raisedfrom death and will never die again - death will nolonger rule over him. (G.N.B.)CommentHis body became incorruptible after death because it wastransformed into something ethereal. According to Paulinetheology it is corruption of human body that leads to theevent, ‘death’. Therefore, it can be inferred that death couldnot claim the incorrupt ethereal body of Christ.16. He is the way, the truth and the life. No one shall be savedexcept through Him.Ref.: (a) Jn. 14:6. Jesus answered him, “I am the way, thetruth and the life; no one goes to the Father exceptby me. (G.N.B.)(b) Acts. 4:12. “Salvation is to be found in him alone...(G.N.B.)CommentAs the only begotten Son of the Father and as He wasprepared to offer himself as the pledge for human beings,He alone had the right to lead mankind towards redemption.This is the crux of the Christian doctrine of Incarnation. Verily,He is the only Saviour for all times. This strikes a note ofdifference with certain other religions, which stand forincarnations of God from age to age. A typical case is that ofHinduism, especially Vaishnavaism. Vaishnavaism is thedoctrine which upholds Lord Vishnu as the supreme God in