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To: tekriter; BibChr
Your statement is very close to the ancient Nestorianism heresy.

Of course. Those who do not learn from history repeat it. Those who disdain history fall victim to it.

One inherent danger in separating Christ into two persons is the threat to atonement. Which one died on the cross? If it was the "human person", the atonement is not of divine quality and thereby insufficient to cleanse us of our sins.

And, of course, if the "human person" is not the one dying, then it really bears no relation to our humanity. So it might be nice that God immolated Himself, but it is not an act which is involved in redeeming humanity.

So much trouble we get into just to deny the Catholic viewpoint on Theotokos.

SD

148 posted on 03/19/2004 1:29:33 PM PST by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave; tekriter; BibChr
I couldn't have put it better:

Those who do not learn from history repeat it. Those who disdain history fall victim to it.
743 posted on 03/22/2004 1:12:24 AM PST by Cronos (W2K4!)
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