‘INCARNATION OF THE WORD’ 

 Musick-al note # 118   

            The term incarnate means to “become flesh” as he said, “the Word became flesh” in John 1:14-16.  The Word that became flesh is Christ Jesus who was in the beginning with God.  This beginning was before the creation of the world when God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit were planning the creation of the world and beings like unto himself.  John stated that Jesus was in the beginning and a part of the creation in John 1:3 when he said, “all things were created by Him and without Him was not anything made that was made”.  The Hebrew writer also mentions this creation when he said, “God has at the end of these days spoken unto us by His Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds” (Hebrews 1:1-2).  That the Word (Christ Jesus) and the Holy Spirit were in the beginning of the creation with God can be seen in Genesis 1:26 where God said, “let us make man in our image, after our likeness”.  This plurality of speech certainly indicates more than one being. We conclude therefore that the Three Divine Beings were in the beginning together and in perfect harmony.

            There is certainly the indication that the Word came into the world at times before his coming as the “begotten” of God.  However it must not be concluded that He made provision for the sins of man during that time.  He came in the “fullness of time” (Galatians 4:4) for the purpose of saving all men when he paid the ransom for all men’s sins of all men. He paid the price for the sin of the whole world on the cross of Calvary making it possible to save all men in himself.  The Hebrew writer states that He died for every man (Hebrews 2:9).  This includes you as well as me and all others who have lived and who will live on earth.  By God’s grace, God sent his Son into the world to die for us and by His grace, God accepted the sacrifice of Jesus to pay the ransom price for the sins of every man (Ezekiel 18:4, Romans 6:23).  Every person must be willing to obey Jesus and live for Him, believing that He is the one whom God sent into the world (John 8:24).  The Bible will teach you what you must do to inherit eternal life (Hebrews 5:8-9).  Are you learning?  Are you listening to the Word of Truth that you can be saved?

            Gordon Musick