1. The Incarnation of Christ
Christology
The Incarnation of Christ

2. The Prophetic Announcements
Types of Christ
Sign to Ahaz – Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:23
Names of God – Isa. 9:6,7
The descendant of David – Isa. 11:1-5
Jehovah God – Jer. 23:5-8

3. The Fulfillment of Prophecy
Paul testified that Christ was the fulfillment of these prophecies. (Acts 13:22,23 )
John’s introduction to the person of Christ (John 1:1-14)
John begins with the preexistence of Christ including His activity in creation. He proceeds to explain the purpose of God in sending Christ as evidenced by the testimony of John the Baptist.

4. Verse 14 is critical to our understanding
Verse 14 is critical to our understanding. The Logos (Word, a Messianic title) was incarnated into human flesh and literally tabernacled among men. Quite literally God became man!
This doctrine is not optional. Rejection of the incarnation is a rejection of the Bible. (1 John 4:1-3; 2 John 7)

5. The Humanity of Christ
Jesus Christ was born completely human, lived a completely human life, and died a completely human death. This is evidenced in a number of ways. He called Himself a man (John 8:40). Jesus called Himself the Son of Man no less than eighty times in the Gospels. He was consistently called a man. (Acts 2:22; Romans 5:15; 1 Corinthians 15:21; 1 Timothy 2:5) Jesus had a completely human body.

6. The humanity of Christ is most extensively stated in the brief record of His youth. (Luke 2:41-52) Jesus had a physical body, but He also had a soul and spirit. (Matt. 26:38; John 12:27; Acts 2:27,31; Mark 2:8; John 13:21; Luke 23;46).

7. The Purpose for the Incarnation
To Reveal the Nature of God – John 1:18
To Fulfill the Promises of God – Rom. 15:8,9
To Take Away Sin – 1 John 3:5
To be a Faithful and Merciful High Priest – Heb. 2:17,18
To Demonstrate Holiness of Life – 1 John 2;6; 1 Pet. 2:21
To Judge and Restore the Universe – 1 Cor. 15;25-28; Rev. 19:16
To Destroy the Works of the Devil – 1 John 3:8

8. Philippians 2 records what is commonly called the Kenosis passage
Philippians 2 records what is commonly called the Kenosis passage. Kenosis is a Greek term meaning “emptying.” This is just what Christ did in order to be incarnated into human flesh. (Phil. 2:5-8)