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'''Incarnation''' is the act of clothing with flesh, or the state of being so clothed; the act of taking, or being manifested in, a human body and nature. Used by itself, the word refers to the fact that in [[Jesus]], God took on flesh and became man. [[God]], the Son, has truly lived and died and risen from the dead in the flesh, as a true human being.
From the [[Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed]]: ''"... and He was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man."''
The Orthodox Church teaches that the Oncarnation Incarnation is the fulfillment of the promise to [[Abraham]]. It is the completion of the Law of [[Moses]] and the fulfillment of the [[prophet]]s. To the Church, Christ incarnate is the final Prophet, Teacher, and King. He is the Great High Priest of Salvation.
In the early Christian era many divisions broke out concerning the true nature of [[Christ]]. Christians believed that He was the Son of God. But how was He both Son of God and truly man?