Incarantion

• Incarnation


  Made flesh (Christmas Day)
• Jesus


  • Completely human
  • Completely divine
• Man entered sin into the world


  God had to come to the world in human form to save humanity from their sins
• Reasons why Christians believe Jesus is the Son of God

  • The Nicene creed teaches that Jesus was the 'only begotten Son of God'
  • The resurrection and the ascension are seen as proof that Jesus was divine
  • The virgin birth of Jesus is seen as proof of his divinity - miraculous event
  • When Jesus was baptised by John, God said 'this is my son'
  • The gospels refer to Jesus as the Son of God (bible is the infallible word of God)
  • Jesus perform 37 miracles including walking on water
• 'The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us': 'Bible'
• 'The father and i are one': 'Bible'
• Jesus is described as Immanuel


  God with us
• The view that Jesus is the Son of God is uniquely Christian - others may say he was important but not Son of God
• How the belief that Jesus is the Son of God influences Christians

  • Take his teaching seriously and put him and his teachings at the centre of your life
  • May place a crucifix in your home
  • Celebrate Christmas and Easter
  • Attend church regularly to hear Gospel stories about Jesus and worship God e.g. Our Father pray
  • Raise children within religion so they learn about Jesus as the son of God
  • Encourage others to convert so others follow Jesus and his teachings and because salvation is only through Jesus
  • Dedicate life to follow Jesus and put faith in Jesus as a source of salvation
  • Thank God for sending Jesus to save humanity by the crucifixion as a source of atonement and forgiveness
  • Believing in the resurrection as a gateway to eternal life