The Definition of the Council of Chalcedon (451 A.D)

Therefore, following the holy fathers, we all with one accord teach men to acknowledge one and the same Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, at once complete in Godhead and complete in manhood, truly God and truly man, consisting also of a reasonable soul and body; of one substance with the Father as regards his Godhead, and at the same time of one substance with us as regards his manhood; like us in all respects, apart from sin; as regards his Godhead, begotten of the Father before the ages, but yet as regards his manhood begotten, for us men and for our salvation, of Mary the Virgin, the God-bearer; one and the same Christ, Son, Lord, Only-begotten, recognized in two natures, without confusion, without change, without division, without separation; the distinction of natures being in no way annulled by the union, but rather the characteristics of each nature being preserved and coming together to form one person and subsistence, not as parted or separated into two persons, but one and the same Son and Only-begotten God the Word, Lord Jesus Christ; even as the prophets from earliest times spoke of him, and our Lord Jesus Christ himself taught us, and the creed of the fathers has handed down to us.

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Terrible pain

When the sword pierces, all it feels like is terrible pain. But later we discover that our deepest wounding often becomes the channel through which the most profound grace flows.

Source: http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/when-a-sword-pierces-your-soul

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Timothy Keller Quotes

“God will only give you what you would have asked for if you knew everything he knows”

“It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.”

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Sermon–Gabriel’s announcement to Zechariah

God does not forget our long-forgotten prayers.

Unbelief is at the root of many of our spiritual miseries.

And so Zacharias is not a little relieved by learning that his fault has not made void the promise of God ^{(John Calvin)}

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