(urth) christ, already

[Craig Brewer]

Just curious, then: if the Logos was eternal, why did it have to enter history 
in the form of an actual living man?

(Not arguing...honestly curious. And sorry to get away from Wolfe. Theological 
discussions on this list sometimes seem to get contentious.)




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From: Matthew Weber <palaeologos at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: (urth) christ, already




On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman at yahoo.com> 
wrote:
 
>Is it correct in Catholic theology to say that the Second Person or Logos has 
>existed eternally but didn't become Jesus Christ till he incarnated?
> 

That is precisely the case.  

-- 
Matt +

The seaman's story is of tempest, the plowman's of his team of bulls; the 
soldier tells his wounds, the shepherd his tale of sheep.
    Sextus Propertius (54 B.C.-A.D. 2), Elegies, II, i, 43


      
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