 CHRIST – INCARNATION

1) The Word was made flesh and dwelt amongst us - John 1:14.

This is the glory that we speak of when we discuss the incarnation; that the creator God became a human being and walked amongst us empowered by the Holy Spirit, setting us the example of how we should walk upon the earth.

2) It was prophesied that the Lord would come as a man and be empowered by the Holy Spirit (Isaiah 11:1-3, 42:1, 61:1).

3) The virgin birth was only possible by the work of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:18, 20, Psalm 40:6, Hebrews 10:5).

4) The Lord was sustained in his humanity by the Holy Spirit throughout his earthly ministry (John 3:24-34).

5) The Holy Spirit was there at the Lord's baptism in the form of a dove (Matthew 3:13-17).

6) The Lord acknowledged the work of the Spirit in his works and miracles (Matthew 12:8 (Quoting Isaiah 44:1), 18, 28, Luke 4:14-21).

7) The sustaining ministry of the Holy Spirit was withdrawn from the Lord when he bore our sins on the cross (Matthew 27:46, Psalm 22).

8) The Holy Spirit had a part to play in the Lord's resurrection (Romans 8:11, 1 Peter 3:18, 19).

9) The same sustaining ministry of the Holy Spirit is passed on to us at salvation, and we are commanded to make use of this ministry to grow thereby (Galatians 4:19, 5:16, Ephesians 3:16, 17, 5:18, Romans 3:14)