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Quoting John Owen in his book [i:5bc521054e]The Glory of Christ[/i:5bc521054e],
"He...communicates Himself to us, by the formation of a new nature, His own nature, in us; so that the very same spiritual nature is in Him and in the Church."
"It is not enough for us that He has taken our nature to be His, unless He gives us also His nature to be ours, implants in our souls all those gracious qualifications, as to the essence and substance of them, wherewith He Himself, in His human nature is endued."
Questions;
1) If Christ's human nature is like a glove on His divine nature, the hand, how can He give us His human nature?
2) What does Owen (and St. Peter) mean when they say that we are "partakers of the divine nature"?
Thanks.
"He...communicates Himself to us, by the formation of a new nature, His own nature, in us; so that the very same spiritual nature is in Him and in the Church."
"It is not enough for us that He has taken our nature to be His, unless He gives us also His nature to be ours, implants in our souls all those gracious qualifications, as to the essence and substance of them, wherewith He Himself, in His human nature is endued."
Questions;
1) If Christ's human nature is like a glove on His divine nature, the hand, how can He give us His human nature?
2) What does Owen (and St. Peter) mean when they say that we are "partakers of the divine nature"?
Thanks.