The Incarnation is the belief in Christianity Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in the New Testament. The Christian faith is essentially faith in Jesus as the Christ (or Messiah), the Son of God, the Savior, the manifestation of God to humankind (Immanuel), and God (Yahweh or the "Lord") himself that the second person in the Christian Godhead In Christianity, the term Godhead is a form of the word "godhood", and denotes the divine character of the Christian God. The term the Godhead may also be used as a title for God, or the Trinity, also known as the Son or the Logos Logos is an important term in philosophy, analytical psychology, rhetoric and religion (Word), "became flesh" when he was miraculously conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary. The word Incarnate derives from Latin Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Roman conquest, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe. Romance languages such as Italian, French, Catalan, Romanian, Spanish, and Portuguese are descended from Latin, while many others, especially European languages, have inherited (in=in or into, caro, carnis=flesh) meaning "to make into flesh" or "to become flesh". The incarnation is a fundamental theological The term "theology" literally means the study of God, deriving from the Greek word theos, meaning 'God', and the suffix -ology from the Greek word logos meaning "discourse", "theory", or "reasoning". Augustine of Hippo defined the Latin equivalent, theologia, as "reasoning or discussion concerning the teaching of orthodox (Nicene) Christianity The Nicene Creed is the creed or profession of faith (Greek: Σύμβολον τῆς Πίστεως) that is most widely used in Christian liturgy. It is called Nicene (pronounced /ˈnaɪsiːn/) because, in its original form, it was adopted in the city of Nicaea by the first ecumenical council, which met there in 325. The Nicene Creed has been, based on its understanding of the New Testament The New Testament is the name given to the second major division of the Christian Bible, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament, both terms being associated with Supersessionism. The New Testament is sometimes called the Greek New Testament or Greek Scriptures, or the New Covenant or the New Law. The incarnation represents the belief that Jesus, who is the non-created second hypostasis In Christian usage, the Greek word hypostasis has a complicated and sometimes confusing history, but its literal meaning is "that which stands beneath" of the triune God The Christian doctrine of the Trinity teaches the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in one Godhead. The doctrine states that God is the Triune God, existing as three persons, or in the Greek hypostases, but one being. Each of the persons is understood as having the one identical essence or nature, not merely similar natures, took on a human body and nature and became both man and God. In the Bible The Bible contains the central religious text of Judaism and Christianity. Modern Judaism generally recognizes a single set of canonical books known as the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible, as it is written almost entirely in the Hebrew language, with some small portions in Aramaic. It is traditionally divided into three parts: the Torah , the Nevi'im (& its clearest teaching is in the Gospel of John The Early Christian tradition attributes this gospel to John the Evangelist one of Jesus' disciples. The gospel appears to have been written with an evangelistic purpose, primarily for Greek-speaking Jews who were not believers or to strengthen the faith of Christians. A second purpose was probably to counter criticisms or unorthodox beliefs of, where in chapter 1 verse 14 (abbreviated as "John 1:14"), it says "And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us." [1]
In the Incarnation, as traditionally defined, the divine nature of the Son was joined but not mixed with human nature[2] in one divine Person, Jesus Jesus of Nazareth —also known as Jesus Christ or occasionally Jesus the Christ—is the central figure of Christianity, and within most Christian denominations he is venerated as the Son of God and as God incarnate. Christians also view him as the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament; however, Judaism rejects these claims. Islam considers Jesus Christ, who was both "truly God and truly man". The Incarnation is commemorated and celebrated each year at Christmas, and also reference can be made to the Feast of the Annunciation The Annunciation is, in Christianity, the revelation to Mary, the mother of Jesus by the angel Gabriel that she would conceive a child to be born the Son of God. Some Christian churches celebrate this with the Feast of Annunciation on 25 March, which as the Incarnation is nine months before Christmas; "different aspects of the mystery of the Incarnation" are celebrated at Christmas and the Annunciation [1].
This is central to the traditional faith held by most Christians. Alternative views on the subject (See Ebionites The Ebionites were a Jewish-Christian sect that insisted on the necessity of following Jewish religious law and rites, which they interpreted in light of Jesus' expounding of the Law. They regarded Jesus as the Messiah but not as divine. The Ebionites revered his brother, or cousin, James as the head of the Jerusalem Church and rejected Paul of and the Gospel according to the Hebrews The Gospel According to the Hebrews written in Aramaic dialect but with Hebrew letters, was the most widely known of the non canonical gospels. Jerome states that most ancient Biblical scholars called it the true Gospel of Matthew or "Mattheai Authenticum". If this were true, then this gospel would be important in understanding the) have been proposed throughout the centuries (see below), but all were rejected by mainstream Christian bodies.
In recent decades, an alternative doctrine known as "Oneness Oneness Pentecostalism refers to a grouping of denominations and believers within Pentecostal Christianity, all of whom subscribe to the theological doctrine of Oneness. This movement claims an estimated 24 million adherents today. Major Oneness Pentecostal churches include: the United Pentecostal Church International, the Pentecostal Assemblies" has gained credence amongst various Pentecostal Pentecostalism is a renewal movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through the baptism of the Holy Spirit which is evidenced by speaking in tongues. The term Pentecostal is derived from Pentecost, a Greek term describing the Jewish Feast of Weeks. For Christians, this event commemorates the groups (see below), but has been rejected by the remainder of Christendom.
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The Rev James A Field baptizing Brandon Kilpatrick age 4 months last Sunday at the Parish of the Incarnation of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Dina Rudick Globe Staff
