What is the Biblical Basis for monothelitism?
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Monothelitism is the belief that Christ has only one will. It was condemned as heresy at the [The 3rd Council of Constatinople](https://www.britannica.com/event/Third-Council-of-Constantinople-680-681) , but still has many adherents, including the famous apologist [William Lane Craig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lane_Craig) , who [writes](https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/monotheletism) :
> If Christ's human nature had its own proper will so that Christ had literally two wills, as the Council affirmed, then there would be two persons, one human and one divine. But that is the heresy known as Nestorianism, which divides Christ's person into two. I cannot understand how Christ's human nature could have a will of its own, distinct from the will of the Second Person of the Trinity, and not be a person.
What is the biblical basis for this belief of monothelitism?
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