The assuming by God of human nature in the person of Jesus Christ. The incarnation is the fixed and permanent physical dwelling of God in his world, as opposed to the temporary manifestation of the divine presence and power in a theophany.
God the Son assumed human nature
John 1:14 See also John 1:9, John 8:56; 1 Timothy 3:16; 1 John 1:1–2, 1 John 4:2; 2 John 1:7
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Jesus Christ's incarnation involved a supernatural conception
Luke 1:35 See also Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 1:18; John 14:9 The incarnation was such that the Son was the exact representation of the Father; Romans 1:4; Colossians 1:15, Colossians 1:19; Hebrews 1:2–3
The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
Jesus Christ Chist's incarnation involved a virgin birth
Matthew 1:22–23 See also Isaiah 7:14; Luke 1:34; Romans 1:3; Galatians 4:4; Philippians 2:8; Hebrews 2:14
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” ( which means, “God with us”).
The cost of the incarnation
Philippians 2:6–7 See also 2 Corinthians 8:9; Hebrews 2:10 The incarnation involved Jesus Christ's suffering.
Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
The necessity of the incarnation
Romans 8:3 See also Romans 5:17–19; 2 Corinthians 5:19; Colossians 1:22; 1 Timothy 2:5 Only a person who is fully human and fully divine can be the effective mediator between God and humanity; Hebrews 2:17–18, Hebrews 4:15
For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.