What is the Incarnation?

• A. Jesus as a purely human figure with no divine nature.
• B. The belief that the eternal Son of God became human in Jesus of Nazareth.
• C. The idea that Jesus was only a spiritual being.
• D. The belief that Jesus was created with no human birth.

Answer: (B)

The Incarnation is the eternal Son of God becoming truly human in Jesus of Nazareth. He remains fully divine while taking on real human nature—being conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of Mary—so that in one person there are two natures, divine and human, permanently united. This allows God to enter human history and to accomplish salvation by living a real human life, suffering, dying, and rising again. It’s not about Jesus being only a human figure or merely a spiritual presence, nor about Jesus being created without a human birth. The Incarnation affirms that God the Son assumed humanity to redeem humanity.