Essay On The Doctrine Of The Incarnation

The Doctrine of the Incarnation states that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and the Second Person of the Trinity came down to earth and lived among all human beings. Over the past centuries, it has been debated whether Jesus was either human or divine. McGrath writes that there are three functional statements about Jesus: Jesus is the savior of humanity, Jesus is worshipped, and Jesus reveals God (McGrath, 66, 67). At the Council of Chalcedon in 451, it was decided that the Council would recognize Jesus Christ as “both truly divine and truly human” (McGrath, 70). If Jesus Christ was both truly human and truly divine, then the world cannot be an evil place. As fully human, Jesus lived on the same earth that we do today. However, as fully divine as the Second Person of the Trinity, Jesus is completely free from sin. The Doctrine of the Incarnation is an extremely …show more content…
In Jesus’ day, there were multiple different views on whether or not Jesus was truly the Messiah, or the one sent from God to save all of humanity. Back then, people did not have access to the resources that we do today; therefore, it was easier for them to hear about something and regard it as true. This may have been the case for the Doctrine of the Incarnation after it was decided that Jesus was both fully human and fully divine at the Council of Chalcedon (McGrath, 70). Today, it would be extremely difficult to explain the Doctrine of the Incarnation in terms that we can understand and believe because of the resources we have access to today. It is extremely easy to find out other people’s opinions of certain subjects with technology.