Tag: Incarnation
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Becoming Truly Human
In his work On the Incarnation, the 4th century church father Athanasius of Alexandria wrote, “He [Jesus] became what we are that we might become what he is.” At first glance, it might be easy to think Athanasius means we become god–or a god. Certainly theologians over the years have argued that. But that’s not […]
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Day 6: The Word Became Flesh
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14) The unique thing about John’s Gospel is that it predates the birth narrative of Jesus. Not just by a few years or decades. It goes […]
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A Beautiful Rose from a Rotten Tree
Everyone has a beloved Christmas hymn–I mean the classic, Christmas songs about “baby Jesus.” Even if you aren’t a devoted Christian, you have found yourself happily singing “Joy to the World” or “O Holy Night” because of the rapturous power in these songs. Christmas carols and hymns like these often drip with deeper theological meaning […]
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The Purpose of Advent
The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. (1 John 3:8b) If we are going to meditate on Advent throughout the month of December, we must know the reason we celebrate this season. It’s not about giving gifts or receiving gifts. As good as it may seem (and […]
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Jesus: Son of God, Son of Man
I’m starting an in-depth study of Romans, so throughout this year as I work through the book I’ll post some of my notes here on the blog. Here are some thoughts from Romans 1:3-4: Paul says that the gospel of God is directly “concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh […]
JAMES PRUCH 