Affirms
Jesus is fully God and fully human; the Lamb of God.
The Moravian Church affirms that Jesus Christ is fully divine and fully human—the eternal Son of God incarnate. Zinzendorf developed a distinctive Christ-centered piety, emphasizing Jesus as 'the Lamb of God' and focusing on His wounds and suffering love. Jesus is worshipped as God, yet experienced intimately as Savior and Friend. The incarnation is understood as God's supreme expression of love. This high Christology, combined with emotional intimacy toward Christ, characterizes Moravian faith.
Key Distinctions
- Natures formula:
- two complete natures (divine and human) united in one person (hypostatic union)
- Conciliar affiliation:
- Council of Chalcedon (451) affirmed
Scripture References
Sources
- Moravian Church, Ground of the Unity
- Count Zinzendorf, Christ-centered writings