The doctrine of Christ’s two natures is foundational to the Christian life. One reason we have the Nicene creed, which we say in our Worship services at the end of every month, is because it was written to address a heresy on this matter. ‘The whole fullness of deity’ means that the person of Jesus is fully God. ‘Dwells bodily’, means that the person of Jesus is fully man. The reason this is important is because our salvation is based on Jesus taking our place. To take our place on the cross he had to be man. To take our sins and pay them He had to be sinless God. This is accomplished in the one person of Jesus and His two natures.
