The Reformed Forum has Dr. Douglas Kelly for their interview concerning his new book, Systematic Theology Volume 1: Grounded in Holy Scripture and Understood in Light of the Church. The discussion is very encouraging, implicitly showing the pastoral na…

I struggle with accepting the “now He’s human, now He’s divine” explanation of portions of Scripture. True, Jesus did “grow in wisdom,” which would have to have reference to His human nature, but I think Paul Helm has an interesting argument on this at http://paulhelmsdeep.blogspot.com/2008/12/taking-line-iv-time-to-keep-silence.html. You may be correct that it was in the human nature alone, but that human nature was a product of the the Divine plan of redemption. And, since Jesus was fully God and fully man (two distinct natures, inseparably united, in one Person), is it right for us to say, “Well, here He is God, and here He is man?” Maybe. I think the economic and ontological distinction is helpful. With regard to His knowledge, it seems best to say that He laid aside the privilege of the Divine knowledge that was His by virtue of his divine being, and in the economy of redemption He submitted to the Father’s determination for Him in regard to when He would or would not employ that right. What sayest thou?