How is Jesus Christ both fully God and fully man?

Question:

Discuss how Jesus Christ was fully God and fully man.

Answer:

“For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.” - Colossians 2:9-10

This question is one that can be approached from several angles. By demonstrating that the Trinity indeed exists throughout Scripture or by defending the truth that Christ is indeed God and Man or by simply explaining how this mysterious understanding can manifest itself. For the sake of this question we will look at each of these elements in a concise manner.

Firstly, let us look to the direct question of Jesus being fully God and fully man. This teaching is known as the hypostatic union (comes from the Greek word hypostasis which means sediment, foundation, or substance). It states that the Word of God put on flesh and is Jesus Christ. This means that Jesus is not just man, not just God, not half man and half God but that He is fully divine and fully human. John 1:1 and 1:14 lays this out for us in a very succinct fashion:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)

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An Atheist Walking

Question: I found this on youtube, it is entitled “‘atheist walking’ [see below] and discussing the bible, Jesus and god with believers. The atheist challenges the Christians to provide him with evidence of god. The atheist uses scientific data and science as the basis for his beliefs and “faith”. This is a spontaneous continuous video clip (no edits, cuts or scripts). The atheist’s experiences, research and education seems to have prepared him well for this exchange which happened in may 2004. [Can you please comment on this?]”

Answer: When someone first watches a video like this they can be taken aback. The claims seem to have credibility and seem damaging. It is important, as at anytime claims are made, to pause and dissect each point that is made. Below is a concise (by no means comprehensive) summary of the dialogue and points made in the video. I would encourage you to review each one of these arguments/points and examine them one by one by the weight of the evidence and what it says. Below in brackets are some of my thoughts on each point made by the man in the video and can serve as a starting point to understanding the veracity of his statements.

• What evidence that god wrote laws of universe - (research astronomy and physics and you will see signs that the universe is so finely developed and tuned that there IS a sign of a Designer/Creator)
• The Bible is a book translated many times, king James changed it - (wrong, see “Validity of the

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