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A 4 page paper. Using Strauss' article as the foundation, the writer discusses why the Incarnation is important to Christianity, What the purpose of the Incarnation was, what was Christ's attitude towards it and what should human attitude be, what principles or concepts emerge from the Incarnation and the implications of the Incarnation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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beneficial to note Strauss (2004) explanation that the incarnation is not the virgin birth. These are two separate although related important beliefs of Christianity. The Incarnation is one of the
foundations of Christianity, Jesus took on the body of man. As Strauss (2004) said, it is an act that humans cannot understand. Christianity is based on the birth of Jesus
as a man. We can consider how important the Incarnation is to Christianity by considering what would have happened without the Incarnation. God would not have lived as man. The
"Word" would not have walked the earth and there would then be no Christianity. But, since Christ was made incarnate, He was divine, He was God and He was and
is the Word. He "unites earth to heaven" (Strauss, 2004). Lehigh (n.d.) also suggests that we consider what life would be like if Jesus had never come from Heaven
to earth. There would be no knowledge of what God is like; we might think Our True God was only another of the Greek and Roman gods (Lehigh, n.d.). There
would be no New Testament, no New Covenant between man and God (Lehigh, n.d.). There would have been no Sermon on the Mount, no Beatitudes, no parables and no Revelation
(Lehigh, n.d.). There would be no churches and no charitable organizations (Lehigh, n.d.). And, there would be no promise of eternal life (Lehigh, n.d.). There are numerous purposes of the
Incarnation. The Incarnation, as just noted united "earth to heaven" (Strauss, 2004). Christ Himself told us the purpose of His Incarnation: "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners
to repentance" (Mark 2:17). Strauss (2004) cites this as the Divine purpose: "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of
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