1. Chalcedon data – POC: Rick

<The Plan:  Rick is going to summarize the Chalcedon information and place it HERE.>

<Sol note: here is the data I have from the quizzes on Chalcedon.  This is also in the Quizlet deck.>

Quizlet flashcard #11 question:  Wording straight from the Council of Chalcedon that directly addresses the Hypostatic Union. This is key/foundational for understanding what we can say about this mystery. I recommend you commit these concepts to memory.

Quizlet flashcard #11 answer:  He was begotten from the Father before all ages as to his divinity and in these last days, for us and for our salvation, was born as to his humanity of the virgin Mary, the Mother of God. We confess that one and the same Christ, Lord, and only-begotten Son, is to be acknowledged in two natures without confusion, change, division or separation. The distinction between the natures was never abolished by their union, but rather the character proper to each of the two natures was preserved as they came together in one person (prosopon) and one hypostasis.

And to reiterate: the natures come together in the Divine Person.

Text Box: Council of Chalcedon Text Box: He was begotten from the Father before all ages as to his divinity and in these last days, for us and for our salvation, was born as to his humanity of the virgin Mary, the Mother of God. We confess that one and the same Christ, Lord, and only-begotten Son, is to be acknowledged in two natures without confusion, change, division or separation. The distinction between the natures was never abolished by their union, but rather the character proper to each of the two natures was preserved as they came together in one person (prosopon) and one hypostasis