His Incarnation

Although the word 'incarnation' does not explicitly occur in Scripture, the church has used the term to refer to the fact that Jesus was God in human flesh.

The incarnation was an act of God the Son whereby he took to himself a human nature.

The Scriptural proof for the deity of Jesus, the Christ, the Messiah is very extensive in the New Covenant (Testament). For example, a clear passage can be found in Hebrews 1:10-12, quoting Psalm 102:

"You, Lord, founded the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands; they will perish, but you remain; they will grow old like a garment, like a mantle you will roll them up and they will be changed; but you are the same, and your years will never end"

Here, Jesus is explicitly spoken of as the 'eternal' Lord of heaven and earth.

The doctrine of the incarnation as understood by the Church throughout history is both coherent and intelligible, and though not exhaustive, provides us with an explanation of how Jesus is both fully God and fully Man.

We should not reject the clear and central teaching of Scripture about the incarnation, but simply recognise that it remains a paradox, that this is all that God has chosen to reveal to us about it, and that is true.