The Incarnation is one of the most important doctrines of Christianity. I do not believe I am engaging in hyperbole when I say that every aspect of our Catholic faith is impaced by the Incarnation. However, it is also the greatest mystery of our Christian faith. Why would God become fully man yet still remain fully divine?
This is a question I am attempting to answer in my own special way. From the time of creation, through the law and the prophets, through Jesus Christ, we will trace all of these aspects and show why they are important and have an incarnational character. After that, we will bring up several important matters of the faith today, and show that without the Incarnation, they lose meaning.
Introduction
God's Original Plan
The Entrance of Sin
The Repercussions of Sin
Original Sin and the Call Home
The Great Flood and the Tower of Babel
The Exodus and the Golden Calf
The First King of Israel
David and Solomon
The Sundering of the Kingdom
Elijah's Wager
Elijah the Evangelist
Extra Elisha Nulla Salus
The Divine Kingmaker
Back to the Future
Isaiah's Call
Isaiah the Universalist
The House of David Continues
Cyrus and the "God whom you knew not"
The Fall of Judah
The Incarnation and the Point of Worship