The union of humanity and divinity in one person is a profound mystery revealed in Scripture. According to Colossians, in Jesus Christ "dwells the fullness of the Godhead bodily," affirming His divine nature. As expressed in John, Jesus possesses the power to give eternal life, demonstrating His equality with God, while Hebrews highlights His willingness to take on human flesh, making Him fully relatable to humanity. The incarnation, as described in John, where "the Word became flesh," and foretold in Isaiah, which calls Him "Mighty God" and "Everlasting Father," underscores the complexity of His nature, being both fully human and fully divine.
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I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.