On the Doctrine of the Incarnation of Christ

The Incarnation of Christ became absolutely necessary if God were to save mankind from a lost condition from which it was impossible for man to save himself. Mark 10:26-27. Adam and Eve, the first humans, disobeyed God when they were living in a state of innocence and fellowship with God in the Garden of Eden. God told them not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, but they did. They gained the knowledge of good and evil, but they lost their fellowship with God. Separation from God causes spiritual and physical death, for God is the source of all life and separation from God means loss of life. They exchanged an immortal and beautiful life for one of sorrow, pain, labor and death. Genesis 3:16-24.




The knowledge of evil involves a consciousness from which man cannot rid himself. Evil remains constantly a part of our consciousness and thus a part of our very being. This condition is called original sin, and inevitably, it causes us to commit sins. Genesis 2:17; Mark 7:20-23. God continued to love mankind despite his fall into an original sin which results in death which is an eternal separation from God. In His compassion for mankind, God desired to restore man to an eternal fellowship with Him, which constitutes the best possible life for mankind. John 3:16; John 10:10.



Since God knew that man could not possibly save himself, God simply decided to do everything for man, in his place, in order to save mankind from sin and death. Ephesians 1:4-5. God came to earth to be born as a baby, and live as a man on earth from birth to death. This Jesus, who was God in human form, avoided original sin by being born of a virgin supernaturally impregnated by the Holy Spirit. Luke 1:34-35. This was necessary so that Jesus would lead an absolutely perfect life free from sin in man's place, which was impossible for man to do due to original sin. Hebrews 7:26-27. This innocent Jesus then allowed Himself to be nailed to a cruel cross to suffer there all the penalty for man's sin Himself, the separation from God and the agony of hell; the innocent in the place of the guilty. II Corinthians 5:21; Mark 15:34; I Peter 2:21-24; I Peter 3:18. The blood that Jesus shed on the cross has the power to cleanse all who will believe in Him from all of their sins. I John 1:7. In addition, Jesus rose from the dead to overcome man's death by giving him His own eternal life and eternal fellowship with God. Romans 6:3-11. Thus, by His life, death, burial and resurrection, Jesus accomplished every work that man needs for his salvation, and all anyone needs in order to receive this salvation is to repent of one's sins and believe that Jesus has done all of this for him personally. I Corinthians 15:1-4