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It seems that Christ is not, because He is not a creature and
because He is called Lord But on the other hand, it is said that
"He took the form of a servant,"[1525] and "was obedient even
to the death of the cross."[1526] How shall we reconcile these
seemingly apparent contradictions?
Reply. Christ as man is truly subject to the Father, and this for
three reasons: (1) because His human nature only participates in
the divine goodness; (2) because it is subject to the divine power;
(3) because Christ's human will must obey the divine commands.
Hence it must be said that Christ is subject to the Father by reason
of His human nature.
Reply to first objection. Nevertheless, on account of the uncreated
person of the Word, it cannot be said that Christ is a creature,
although He has a created nature.
Likewise, because Christ is a person, He is called Lord; in
fact, Christ as man on account of the hypostatic union is King of
kings, Lord of lords.[1527]
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