華人基督教界目前普遍存在的基督論, 因過分強調神與人的分別,和基督的神性,而犧牲了基督的人性屬性。認為因為基督是神,所以祂的人性是非受造的,就如同祂的神性一樣。
古教父們認為基督的人性是受造的包括游斯丁年代愛認紐特土良亞歷山大的俄列根亞他拿修尼撒的貴格利
(Gregory of Nazianzen,330-390 ); (Ambrose of Milan,340-397); (Augustine of Hippo, 354-430);(John of Damascus, 700-754).
2. 特土良
當我讀到一些瓦倫天奴(
(For, as I have read in some writer of Valentinus' wretched faction,(18) they refuse at the outset to believe that a human and earthly substance was created(19) for Christ, lest the Lord should be regarded as inferior to the angels, who are not formed of earthly flesh.)
基督的肉體‘為我們造了一個救恩‘耶和華在女人里造了一件新事。8:‘在創造萬物之先造了我‘一切道路的起頭200頁
因而,一開始,當祂屈尊俯就我們時,祂就從一位童女為自己造了一個身體,由此給眾人提供了主意證明祂神性的證據,因為造身體的主也是其他一切事物的造主。凡看到一個身體直接從童女生出來,不需要男人的配合,誰能不由此可推斷出,住在這個身體裡的就是其他一切身體的造主和主?108頁
《尼西亞信經護文(A DEFENCE OF THE NICENE CREED)》Son,大寫,指神的兒子)是受造的也是正確的,因為這是指祂的成為人。因為受造是屬於人的。。。這個特徵,也是救主的,但這是指當祂取了身體的時候所說的。。。對於祂的成為人,合適的話是,主造了我。。。(當聽見)主創造的,奴僕,和他受苦,我們應當正確的理解他們,而不能理解成與神(格)有關的,因為這是不合理的,而我們必須把他們理解為他為我們的緣故所穿上的肉體;。。。道成肉身的目的乃是要為所有的人所獻(為祭),好叫我們,能有份與祂的靈(gods,小寫複數,指神化後的人)for it is true to say that the Son was created too, but this took place when He became man; for creation belongs to man。。。so on His becoming man, the words befitted Him, The Lord created MeThe Lord created, and Servant, and He suffered, we shall justly ascribe this, not to the Godhead, for it is irrelevant, but we must interpret it by that flesh which He bore for our sakes; 。。。clothing Himself in our created body<span color:#3366ff;"="" style="font-size: 10pt;">.