RQ: What is Incarnation? by Jason Zahariades

Jesus was the incarnation of God. As a real and genuine human being, Jesus fully embodied God. He embodied the will, love, character, and mind of God. Jesus didn't just do God's will. He IS God's will. Jesus didn't just act lovingly toward people. He IS God's love. Jesus completely embodied God even when he was asleep, or fixing a meal, or telling a joke. In other words, Jesus completely embodied God even when he wasn't doing anything.

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Embody. Demonstrate. Announce. In this progression, one naturally produces the other. Because Jesus embodied the fullness of God and his reign, he completely demonstrated it. And because he completely and easily embodied and demonstrated the fullness of God, he was able to announce it with complete authenticity.

Many Christians long to participate in God's kingdom. However, because they have not been trained to embody the reality of God's goodness and love, they must attempt to represent God's reign from an inward nature other than the fullness of God and a life completely yielded to and participating in God's reign. This makes them incapable of naturally and consistently responding to any given situation with God's fullness.