Incarnation of Christ

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Christian doctrine Christological doctrine doctrine about Jesus Christ theological concept

The Incarnation of Christ is the Christian belief that the eternal Son of God assumed human nature in the person of Jesus Christ, who is both fully divine and fully human.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form Occurrences
Hypostatic union 2
Annunciation 1
Incarnation of Jesus 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian doctrine ⓘ
Christological doctrine ⓘ
doctrine about Jesus Christ ⓘ
theological concept ⓘ
affirmedBy Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Athanasian Creed ⓘ
Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
surface form: Chalcedonian Definition

Nicene Creed ⓘ
affirmedByTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

most Protestant churches ⓘ
basedOnText Colossians 1:15–20 ⓘ
Gospel of John ⓘ
surface form: Gospel of John 1:14

Hebrews 2:14–18 ⓘ
Philippians 2:5–11 ⓘ
coreClaim Jesus Christ is true God and true man ⓘ
the Word became flesh ⓘ
the eternal Son of God assumed human nature ⓘ
definedAtCouncil Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
surface form: Council of Chalcedon (451)

First Council of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form: Council of Constantinople (381)

Council of Ephesus ⓘ
surface form: Council of Ephesus (431)

First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
surface form: Council of Nicaea (325)
denies that Jesus is merely a human prophet ⓘ
that the Son only appeared to be human ⓘ
entails hypostatic union ⓘ
union of divine and human natures in one person ⓘ
hasAspect full divinity of Christ ⓘ
full humanity of Christ ⓘ
hasCentralFigure Jesus Christ ⓘ
implies God’s solidarity with humanity ⓘ
possibility of deification or theosis in some traditions ⓘ
involvesEvent birth of Jesus from the Virgin Mary ⓘ
conception of Jesus by the Holy Spirit ⓘ
involvesPerson Incarnation of Christ self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Second Person of the Trinity

Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form: Son of God
languageUsed God made man ⓘ
the Word became flesh ⓘ
liturgicalFocus Annunciation ⓘ
Christmas ⓘ
opposesHeresy Arianism ⓘ
Docetism ⓘ
Monophysitism ⓘ
Nestorianism ⓘ
relatedConcept Christology ⓘ
Immanuel ⓘ
Trinity ⓘ
Virgin Birth of Jesus ⓘ
Christology ⓘ
surface form: hypostatic union

kenosis ⓘ
soteriologicalRole means by which God accomplishes human salvation ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Christian iconography → centralTheme → Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
Angelus prayer → commemorates → Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
Christology → concernsDoctrine → Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hypostatic union
Christology → concernsDoctrine → Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Two natures of Christ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity → coreDoctrine → Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Incarnation of Jesus Christ
Athanasian Creed → emphasizesDoctrine → Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: hypostatic union
Jesus Christ → feast → Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Annunciation
Low Christology → focusesOn → Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: humanity of Jesus
Incarnation of Christ → involvesPerson → Incarnation of Christ self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Person of the Trinity
Atonement → keyEvent → Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Incarnation of Jesus
Christmas → linkedConcept → Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
Robert Wilberforce → notableWork → Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Doctrine of the Incarnation
Virgin Birth of Jesus → relatedConcept → Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hypostatic union
Annunciation → resultedIn → Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
Roman Catholicism → teachesDoctrine → Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
Last Gospel → theologicalTheme → Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Incarnation of the Word