Who Is Athanasius's On The Incarnation Of The Word?

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On the Incarnation of the Word explores a theology and ideology that is foundational to the Christian faith. Athanasius' reflection is rooted in the truth that God created because God desired relationship, the reality that sin broke relationship, and the certainty that God required reconciliation with creation. Athanasius' stance was that God chose to redeem His creation by becoming embodied in human form. "The death of all was consummated in the Lord's body; yet, because the Word was in it, death and corruption were in the same utterly abolished." This theology depicts an image of God's intimate relationship with humankind. The necessity for the Word to become flesh and dwell among humankind is directly related to the fact that the Word is life, sin is death, and life had to conquer death. The sin that entered brought physical, spiritual and eternal death. Therefore, the reconciliation was required to restore physically, spiritually, and eternally. …show more content…

"If He had surrendered His body to death and then raised it again at once He would have ceased to be an object of senses." I believe Athanasius presented an ideology grounded in a profound truth. Humankind had to experience The Christ in the fullness of who He is so that humankind could recognize not only the need for a savior, but realize the one true Savior was and always will be Jesus, the only one who could restore and reconcile creation to the Creator. It is certain that even the disciples grabbled with the Savior, the King of the world coming in a most unlikely manner. Furthermore, this Jesus lived in an unlikely manner and died in an unlikely manner. Even those closest to Him, those who shared life with Him could not fully comprehend. It was necessary for the Word, Jesus, to be experienced as the Savior, before He could be received as

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