An Exposition of the Orthodox Faith 65

1 BOOK III — CHAPTER 21: Concerning ignorance and servitude.

2 He assumed, it is to be noted, the ignorant and servile nature. For it is man's nature to be the servant of God, his Creator, and he does not possess knowledge of the future. But on account of the identity of subsistence and the inseparable union the soul of the Lord was enriched with the knowledge of the future as also with the other miraculous powers.

3 Observe further that we may not speak of Him as servant. For the words servitude and mastership are not marks of nature but indicate relationship. Since Christ is one, He cannot be His own servant and Lord. But we declare Him to be Master and Lord of all creation, the one Christ, at once God and man, and all-knowing. For in Him are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, the hidden treasures.