I wish now I had simply assured him that heavenly union with God will not wipe out our essential identities. (religion-online.org)
This essential identity, without qualifying the genuineness of Jesus» humanity, explains the fact that he was a unique man, able to conquer sin and to redeem other men from its power. (religion-online.org)
He is not making Jesus's human nature constitutive of the Son's essential identity, which he always insists is independent of election. (firstthings.com)