Reformed Forum The Creator-creature Distinction in the Hypostatic Union
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Apr 26, 2019 Jeffrey Waddington, co-founder of Reformed Forum and professor at Westminster Seminary, dives into Christology and the hypostatic union. He emphasizes how Christ retains divine attributes while assuming human nature, addressing the implications of the Creator-creature distinction. Waddington clarifies the importance of orthodoxy, warns against errors like Nestorianism, and connects the Council of Chalcedon with Westminster Confession. The conversation highlights the practical stakes of worship and the need to revisit classical Christology in modern times.
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Grading Horror Story
- Jeffrey recounts grading many student digests and papers and warns against mindless copying.
- He shares a TA story where a student pasted an Amazon review into a digest, illustrating careless work.
Kenosis Is By Addition Not Subtraction
- Philippians 2:5–11 shows Christ 'emptying' was by addition, not subtraction, taking the form of a servant.
- The Son retained divine status while assuming true human nature for humiliation and obedience to death.
Chalcedon’s Two-Nature Grammar
- Chalcedon teaches Christ is perfect God and perfect man, 'in two natures, inconfusedly, unchangeably, indivisibly, inseparably.'
- The distinction of natures is preserved and both properties concur in one person.
