How does Christ fit in to Irenaeus' strong monotheism:
Well, on the negative side Irenaeus denies the adoptionist and the docetic Christologies of his opponents, rather he affirms that
(1) "The word of God...was made Jesus Christ...For inasmuch as the Word of God was man from the root of Jesse, and son of Abraham, in this respect did the Spirit of God rest upon Him, and anoint Him to preach the Gospel to the lowly. But inasmuch as He was God, He did not judge according to glory, nor reprove after the manner of speech." (ch 9)
(2) "John relates His original, effectual, and glorious generation from the Father"
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