NATURE

NATURE – The sum of the qualities shared by individuals of the same type. (The qualities which distinguish individuals of a type from one another make up the “person.”) The Holy Trinity is one divine Nature in three Persons. Humanity is one human nature in many persons. Although stained by sin, human nature is good, having been created in the image of God. Through grace, the Holy Spirit restores the nature of believers to its true, uncorrupted state, so that they may grow into union with God. ^{(Gen. 1:2631; 2 Cor. 3:18; 5:17.)}