Jesus
The Incarnation
God the Son became fully human without ceasing to be God.
The incarnation is the claim that the eternal Son took on human nature in Jesus of Nazareth — born, hungry, tired, mortal — while remaining fully divine.
It means God is not distant from human experience. He has been inside it.
Key verses
Though he was in the form of God... emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant.
Philippians 2:6-7
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- [1]Blue Letter Bible — concordance and cross-reference tools
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- [2]Bible Project — theological theme studies
Biblical-theology framing for themes such as covenant, image of God, exile and sabbath.
- [3]Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (OUP)
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