How are the divine and human natures related in Jesus?

• A. They are united in one person, without confusion, change, division, or separation.
• B. They are mixed into a single nature.
• C. The human nature is subsumed into the divine.
• D. Jesus is only divine.

Answer: (A)

The key idea here is the union of two natures in one person. In Jesus, the divine Word took on human flesh, so there is one person who has both a divine nature and a human nature. Each nature keeps its own properties: the divine nature remains truly God, eternal and all-powerful; the human nature remains truly human, with a real body, a real mind, and genuine experiences like growth, learning, and even suffering.

They are united in one person without confusion, without change, without division, and without separation. There’s no mixing of the two natures into a single blended nature, nor does one nature erase or subsume the other. There aren’t two separate persons in Christ, but one person with two distinct natures.

Other options drift from this balance: merging the natures would erase genuine humanity or divinity; subsuming the human into the divine would negate what it means to be truly human; and claiming Jesus is only divine denies his true humanity and the full range of his earthly life.