Incarnation of Christ
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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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Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian doctrine
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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
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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)
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| denies |
that Jesus is merely a human prophet
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that the Son only appeared to be human ⓘ |
| entails |
hypostatic union
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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
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possibility of deification or theosis in some traditions ⓘ |
| involvesEvent |
birth of Jesus from the Virgin Mary
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conception of Jesus by the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| involvesPerson |
Incarnation of Christ
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Second Person of the Trinity
Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Son of God
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| languageUsed |
God made man
ⓘ
the Word became flesh ⓘ |
| liturgicalFocus |
Annunciation
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Christmas ⓘ |
| opposesHeresy |
Arianism
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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 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Incarnation of Jesus Christ
this entity surface form:
Annunciation
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Hypostatic union
this entity surface form:
Two natures of Christ
this entity surface form:
Second Person of the Trinity
this entity surface form:
hypostatic union
this entity surface form:
humanity of Jesus
this entity surface form:
Hypostatic union
this entity surface form:
Incarnation of the Word
this entity surface form:
The Doctrine of the Incarnation
this entity surface form:
incarnation of Christ
this entity surface form:
incarnation of Jesus Christ
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Jesus Christ has a fully divine nature
this entity surface form:
Incarnation of Jesus Christ
this entity surface form:
Incarnation of the Lord
this entity surface form:
the Incarnation
this entity surface form:
Word made flesh
this entity surface form:
Christ as incarnate Word
this entity surface form:
The Incarnation
this entity surface form:
Incarnation of Jesus Christ
this entity surface form:
Incarnation
this entity surface form:
Incarnation of the Lord