Incarnation (Christianity)
In the Christian religion, the Incarnation is the belief that God the Son, the second person of the Trinity who had no beginning and was fully divine, "made himself nothing" by becoming a human being named Jesus. Since Jesus had two natures--human and divine--he was at the same time fully human and fully God.
In the Incarnation, the divine nature of Christ was joined--but not mixed--with human nature. Two natures in one person: Jesus was both "truly God and truly man". The Incarnation is celebrated each year at the Feast of the Incarnation, also known as the Annunciation.
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God-man (mystic)
Incarnation
Pre-existence of Christ
Trinity
God the Son
Avatar, the Hindu idea of a deity's "descent" or incarnation upon a world
References
Other websites
The Seven Ecumenical Councils, from the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, vols. 2-14 (Trinitarian)
On the Incarnation by Saint Athanasius of Alexandria. (Trinitarian)
The Incarnation from the Catholic Encyclopedia. (Trinitarian)
'De trinitatis erroribus', by Michael Servetus (Oneness)
The Oneness of God by Dr. David K. Bernard. (Oneness)
Christology
Jesus