XV.
The Unity of Christ's Natures
This section affirms the inseparable union of Christ's divine and human natures while maintaining the distinct properties of each.
XV. We believe that in one and the same person, namely Jesus Christ, the two natures are truly and inseparably joined and united, while each nature nevertheless retains its own distinct properties: just as, in this union, the divine nature has retained its properties and remained uncreated, infinite, and filling all things, so also the human nature has remained finite, with its own form, measure, and properties; and although Jesus Christ gave immortality to his body when he rose, he did not take away the truth of its nature.12 And so we consider him in his divinity without stripping him of his humanity.
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XV. Nous croyons qu’en une même personne, savoir, Jésus-Christ, les deux natures sont vraiment et inséparablement conjointes et unies, demeurant néanmoins chacune nature en sa propriété distincte: tellement que comme en cette conjonction la nature divine retenant sa propriété, est demeurée incréée, infinie et remplissant toutes choses; aussi la nature humaine est demeurée finie, ayant sa forme, mesure et propriété; et même bien que Jésus-Christ en ressuscitant ait donné l’immortalité à son corps, toutefois il ne lui a pas ôté la vérité de sa nature. Et ainsi, nous le considérons tellement en sa divinité, que nous ne le dépouillons point de son humanité.
Notes
French Confession of Faith (Confession de La Rochelle / Gallican Confession) companion
Rule yourself daily, not just on retreat
Chosen Portion turns the mirror into a daily practice — a short reading and examining question each morning before you lead anyone.
Chosen Portion makes the mirror daily: the ruler-formation questions this collection preserves become a two-minute morning examination in the app.
- A daily formation reading drawn from centuries of counsel to those in authority
- One pointed examination question a day — two minutes, before the meetings start
- Track your practice over weeks and watch the examined life become a habit