Affirms
Logos is divine; affirms Christology of the Councils of Nicaea
The Assyrian Church of the East affirms John 1:1 as expressing the divinity of the Logos in continuity with ecumenical Christology. Christ is confessed as the eternal Word of God, fully divine. However, the Assyrian Church's distinctive dyophysite (two-natures) Christology emphasizes the distinction between Christ's divine nature and human nature more sharply than Western traditions.
The Assyrian Church received the Nicene-Constantinopolitan faith through the historic councils and maintains this orthodox affirmation of Christ's divine nature and coequality with the Father.
Key Distinctions
- Logos divinity:
- fully divine; coequal with the Father
- Incarnation:
- Creation role:
Scripture References
Sources
- Council of Nicaea (325)
- Synodal statements of the Assyrian Church of the East