True Lord came with flesh; sanctifies own temple; one from both

If the hypostasis were not that of the God-Word, the name of lordship would be common to him just as to us, and there would be nothing great in Christ. But if he was fore-announced as truly going to come as Lord—which is also true—and the Only-begotten has come into this world not without flesh, then there is by nature and truly one Lord and Christ and Son.

“And for them I sanctify myself, so that they also may be sanctified in truth.” Christ sanctifies himself. Is it as a human, or rather because he is God by nature, having as his own the Holy Spirit, which is also true? Since no human sanctifies himself, Christ sanctifies himself; so there is one Son and Lord, being sanctified humanly, yet sanctifying divinely by his own Spirit his own temple.

“Jesus did many other signs before his disciples that are not written in this book; but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.” Emmanuel born from the holy virgin was named Jesus by the angel’s voice. When therefore he himself—and not another—is the Son of God, and the one who believes has eternal life in his name, how are they not mad who divide and say there is one son and another the Word from God, and the one from the holy virgin? For in these the evangelist appears, and very clearly, knowing and proclaiming one and only Jesus Christ from both—that is, the Word from God the Father who has shared blood and flesh similarly to us, as it is written.