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only man, and so he fell. The second Adam was God as well as man, and so He completely conquered. Let us leave the subject with feelings of deep gratitude and thankfulness. It is full of abounding consolation for all who know Christ by faith and believe in Him. Did the Word become flesh? Then He is One who can be touched with the feeling of His people’s infirmities, because He has suffered Himself, being tempted. He is almighty because He is God, and yet He can feel with us, because He is man. Did the Word become flesh? Then He can supply us with a perfect pattern and example for our daily lives. Had He walked among us as an angel or a spirit, we could never have followed His example. But having dwelt among us as a man, we know that the true standard of holiness is this: “Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did” (1 John 2:6, NIV). He is a perfect pattern because He is God. Yet He is also a pattern exactly suited to our needs because He is man. Finally, did the Word become flesh? Then let us see in our mortal bodies a real, true dignity, and not defile them by sin. Vile and weak as our body may seem, it is a body which the Eternal Son of God was not ashamed to take upon Himself, and to take up to heaven. That simple fact is a pledge that He will raise our bodies at the last day, and glorify them together with His own.
Why the Incarnation Matters The truth that Jesus is both fully God and fully man is not simply a theological idea. It is deeply personal. It speaks directly to the needs we carry every day and to the questions we wrestle with about suffering, purpose, and hope. Because Christ entered human life, He understands our experiences in a way no distant figure ever could. He knows weariness, sorrow, temptation, joy, and suffering. When we pray, we are speaking to One who truly understands. At the same time, His divine nature assures us that He has the power to help, redeem, and restore. The One who sympathizes with our weakness is also the One who conquers sin and death, offering hope that reaches beyond our present circumstances. The Incarnation also reminds us that ordinary life has sacred meaning. God chose to enter the world through humility, among everyday people. That reality invites us to live out faith in practical ways: through kindness, patience, forgiveness, and love. In remembering that “the Word became flesh,” we are reminded that God’s love is not distant or abstract. It is personal, present, and active, meeting us exactly where we are and walking with us every step of the way.
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