The incarnation of Jesus
Jesus鈥 birth
According to the Bible, the Virgin MaryMary, the mother of Jesus. was visited by the Angel GabrielAn archangel, appearing with divine messages from God to His people., who told her that she was to have a son and that he would be named Jesus. He would be a divineAn action of God or supernatural power. baby.
The holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
The gospelThe teachings of Jesus and the apostles. teach that Jesus had a human birth, the story of which is referred to as the nativity. Many Christians celebrate at Christmas to remember that God the Son was born in the person of Jesus:
The Word became flesh and lived amongst us.
The incarnation
When Jesus was born, God became present on earth as a human and as the second part of the TrinityThree persons in one God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. - the Son. This is referred to as the incarnationThe belief that God took human form in Jesus Christ. It is also the belief that God in Christ is active in the Church and in the world. of Jesus, as it was when God took on human form, becoming fully God and fully human at the same time. Jesus is referred to as ChristA title given to Jesus meaning Messiah or Anointed One. or MessiahThe promised deliverer of the Hebrew nation at the end of times. and he showed Christians how they should live.
Jesus grew up in a Jewish family and community in Nazareth. He was a carpenter like his human step-father, Joseph.
At the age of 30, Jesus was baptismRite of initiation involving immersion in, or sprinkling or pouring of water; a sacrament marking the start of Christian life. by John the BaptistFor Christians, the person who came to prepare the way of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, and who baptised him in the River Jordan. and began teaching and performing miracles, such as healing a blind man. This is known as his ministry. He also recruited his disciples and together they taught God鈥檚 message to many people.
Jesus demonstrated God鈥檚 love and gave guidance and teachings throughout his life. The Sermon on the Mount contained some of his most important messages. One of his key teachings was the Parable of the Good Samaritan, which teaches Christians to love thy neighbour (Luke 10:30-37).