#the incarnation of Christ

[blessedarethequeer]

"We are all meant to be mothers of God. What good is it to me if this eternal birth of the divine Son takes place unceasingly, but does not take place within myself? And, what good is it to me if Mary is full of grace if I am not also full of grace? What good is it to me for the Creator to give birth to his Son if I do not also give birth to him in my time and my culture? This, then, is the fullness of time: When the Son of Man is begotten in us."

Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)

#Advent #been chewing on this for a good while #birth of Christ #Eckhart #quotes #theology #incarnation #incarnate Christ

[dramoor]

"In the world there has been only one positively beautiful person - Christ.  Therefore, the appearance of this wonderful, infinitely beautiful person is in itself an infinite miracle.  The entire Gospel of John is devoted to precisely this. In it, St. John declares that the whole miracle is in the incarnation alone, in the very manifestation or emergence of the beautiful."

~Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#Lord Jesus Christ #Christian art #resurrection #Fyodor Dostoyevski #the one positively beautiful person in the world #miracle #incarnation of God

[yescking]

not my will, but thine.

#my little jesus christ incarnate babygirl #me art #vash the stampede #vash fanart #trigun #trigun maximum

[lab-gr0wn-lambs]

How did these Loony Tune people get in my zombie show

(I'll probably color this later)

#I FINALLY tapped into the cartooniness I've been after in my fanart #I just started doodling Zeke's massive grin and got carried away #I still can't believe Negan rocked up and delivered the most harrowing shit that has ever been on TV and then the immediate next episode #we're introduced to The Most Likable Dude in the Known Universe and King Sunshine-Incarnate #side note: this show is TV-14 in the US?? That's the same age rating as season 2 of the animaniacs reboot. Jesus christ lmao #scribbles #the walking dead #the walking dead fanart #twd #twd fanart #king ezekiel #jerry twd

[apenitentialprayer]

[T]he fact that Christ is there even when you're fallen is the condition of your salvation.

Treydon Linot

#Incarnation #Jesus Christ #Christianity #Orthodox Christianity #suffering #sorrow #sin #salvation #compassion

[tabernacleheart]

"We don't speak the name of God,"

devoted souls all over the world whisper in warning,

as if the concept itself was enough to engender blasphemy

(as in the way you say my beloved,

knowing immediately the touch of a hand, a face, a name--)

but one night long ago, in bethlehem,

a young jewish girl smiled in starlight and whispered in reply,

"yeshua,"

my son, my child, my beloved,

my Joshua,

my Jesus,

my God.

(we don't speak the name--)

it's unthinkable, unthinkable.

how do you imagine it?

what does God look like?

but no, that's easy enough.

God looks like the dew on a rose, like sunrise on snow, like light in a prism. God looks like constellations and butterfly wings and all those other cherished cliches that pour out of our mouths when we are moved by the beauty of Creation, His Creation, touched by His hands in time beyond time.

that's easy enough. but that's not how god looks when he has a name.

that's not what is so terrible, so beyond thought that we shrink from it like feathers from flame.

what does god look like if he looks like you?

little yeshua curls his tiny fingers in the warm wool of a sheep.

mary presses her soft lips to his soft forehead.

what does god look like?

he looks like---

it's unthinkable, unthinkable.

but there he is, lying in a manger,

and the oxen are thinking about it more than you

and the angels weep with joy in the stellated heavens.

we don't speak the name of God.

oh, but why don't we?

is he not my beloved?

is he not my Jesus, too?

to name is to know.

could your heart be so bold?

what if his heart was, first?

- J.L.

#religious poetry #jesus christ #the blessed virgin mary #the love of god #our religion is a relationship #reflect on this #the mystery of the incarnation #the most holy name of god

[craigtowens]

The Incarnation of Jesus shows us that God had the sovereign power to always keeps His Word

#bible #scripture #jesus christ #craig t. owens #photography #incarnation #advent #christmas

[biblebloodhound]

You Have Found Favor with God (Luke 1:26-38)

There is nowhere we can go, no place on earth, no situation whatsoever that is beyond God’s ability, reach, and power to effect the divine will.

The Annunciation, by Liviu Dumitrescu Six months after Elizabeth had become pregnant, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a city in Galilee. The angel went to a virgin promised in marriage to a descendant of David named Joseph. The virgin’s name was Mary. When the angel entered her home, he greeted her and said, “You are favored by the Lord! The Lord is with you.” She was startled by what…

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#acceptance #advent #angel gabriel #annunication #christ&039;s incarnation #christian life #christianity #christmas eve #divine will #god&039;s favor #god&039;s grace #god&039;s power #god&039;s presence #god&039;s will #gospel of luke #grace #holy spirit #incarnation #jesus christ #luke 1 #obedience

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

Christ's Birth Announced

8 And there were shepherds in the same region, spending their nights in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they feared greatly. 10 And the angel said to them, Do not be afraid; for behold, I announce to you good news of great joy, which will be for all the people, 11 Because today a Savior has been born to you in David’s city, who is Christ the Lord. — Luke 2:8-11 | Recovery Version (REC) The Recovery Version of the Holy Bible © 2016 Living Stream Ministry. All rights reserved. Cross References: Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 1:16; Matthew 1:21; Matthew 14:27; Matthew 16:16; Matthew 16:20; Luke 1:11-12; Luke 1:43; Luke 2:7; Luke 24:4; John 4:25; Acts 5:19; Acts 12:7

#Angel of the Lord #joy #good news #announcement #shepherds #birth #Christ #awe #Bethlehem #Savior #incarnation #Luke 2:8-11 #Gospel of Luke #New Testament #REC #Recovery Version Bible #Living Stream Ministry

[wisdomfish]

The astounding truth

It has been said that “Christianity is Christ!” This statement means that Christ is the center and heart of the historic Christian faith. The gospel message is all about the person, nature, and work of Jesus Christ.

God the Son, the second person of the Trinity, assumed a human nature and entered the time-space world. Living and acting in a way open to historical investigation, he provided the atoning sacrifice for sinful mankind. As the God-man, Jesus alone was able to represent both God and mankind and provide redemption through his perfect life, sacrificial death, and glorious bodily resurrection from the dead.

So, the basis of humanity’s acquittal before the Father is directly tied to the actions of the divine—human Savior on the cross. Take the person of Christ away from Christianity and nothing distinctive remains.

The incarnation should then be understood as “God plus” (God the Son plus a human nature), not as “God minus” (loss of deity or divine attributes), or “God limited” (the infinite limited in the finite). The incarnation should be thought of as the divine Logos, a preexistent (eternal) person, assuming a human nature unto himself, without laying his deity aside.

The astounding truth is that in Jesus Christ, humanity encountered God in a real, personal, historical, and tangible way.

~ Samples, Kenneth Richard. ‘Without a Doubt: Answering the 20 Toughest Faith Questions.

#christianity #christ jesus #incarnation #gospel #kenneth r. samples

[themyscirah]

New suicide squad is fucking horrible yet again (surprise, surprise). No shade specifically on Maines because she could be doing it worse (see anything TT has done w Waller & the squad) but her Waller and everything dc has done with the character the past few years makes me want to bash my head in. Also love how they changed Waller's origin to be exactly opposite to what it was before in a really major way

Absolutely no respect at all. Lovely

#DOES NO ONE UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CHARACTER WORKS #first off. her compromising her morals is something that happens GRADUALLY. not from the fucking jump. jesus christ. #suicide squad is so fucked. just as like a concept with it set up this way. eay to make something cool and complex so interesting and stupi #like maines has done more than anyone else recently to make amanda seem even slightly like a human fucking being instead of the devil #incarnate but like. its still so terrible and awful and just not it and not her and!!!!! i fucking despise all of this #anyways i think she has potential as a writer and could maybe do something interesting if she was given allowance to do so and read up more #on certain things but like i do hate this book. makes me so pissed off #character assasination and mishandling so bad i cant even ignore the words and look at the art jfc #anyways im so fed up with this entire event and story arc and i despise it with everything in me. talk about boring stupid and trite. and #EASY its so fucking easy. why is every story beat w anything wallers in literally the same plot #which is ofc “waller is a massive fucking bitch who everyone hates and the heroes get mad at her” like PLEASE #DO WE NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO TELL A STORY THAT IS AT ALL ENGAGING #rant over but i fucking hate absolute power and everything abt it #blah #tuesday spoilers

[dramoor]

“And the Word became flesh!…in order to make us earthly beings into heavenly ones, in order to make sinners into saints; in order to raise us up from corruption into incorruption, from earth to heaven; from enslavement to sin and the devil – into the glorious freedom of children of God; from death – into immortality, in order to make us sons of God and to seat us together with Him upon the Throne as His royal children. O, boundless compassion of God! O, inexpressible wisdom of God! O, great wonder, astounding not only the human mind, but the angelic [mind] as well!”

~St. John of Kronstadt, Sermon on the Nativity of Jesus Christ

(Via Spiritual Fragrance Publishing)

#Lord Jesus Christ #Savior #Nativity #Christmas #St. John of Kronstadt #saints #Orthodox Christian #Christian art #Word became flesh #God incarnate #freedom #salvation #immortality #life

[iamfitzwilliamdarcy]

every day is a good day to donate to your local pregnancy center but this, the day of the Annunciation, is a particularly good one!!!

#Christ Incarnated to Triumph over Death!!! #the feast of a Baby's conception to stamp out the greatest evil of our age!!

[wordwelderforhim]

Christmas is About God, In the Flesh

This past weekend I attended a church as a guest and as I was listening, the pastor made a statement that piqued my interest. He asked if we realized that there was right now in Heaven a flesh-and-blood Christ, sitting in glory. As he asked this, I realized that I had never really thought about the implications of Christ assuming human form. If you were raised in church know well that Christ…

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#Christ #Christianity #Christmas #Incarnation #Nativity #Salvation #Savior #The Holidays

[apenitentialprayer]

The Suffering God

In all religions, a question mark has been set against the omnipotent and serene gods by the sufferings of men. But only in Christ does the concept of a suffering God appear. […] Only in Christ does it become clear that we can put God to death because he has put himself in our hands. Only since Christ has God become dependent on us. Christ did not identify himself with a calm spectator of all our troubles. Christ, by his teaching, life, and death, made plain the helplessness of God in the world; the suffering of unrequited and unsuccessful love. [...] That God in the world has been, and still is, mocked and tortured, burnt and gassed: that is the rock of the Christian faith which rests all its hope on God attaining his identity. This pain is inextinguishable; this hope can never be taken away. What Christians share in common is 'their participation in the sufferings of God in Christ. That is their faith.' In this faith they know that God is helpless and needs help. […] He put himself at risk, made himself dependent on us, identified himself with the non-identical. From now on, it is high time for us to do something for him.

- Dorothee Soelle (Christ the Representative: An Essay in Theology After the 'Death of God,' pages 151, 151-152). Bolded emphases added.

Man of Sorrows, by Theophilia

#Christianity #theodicy #Jesus Christ #Incarnation #vulnerability #compassion #suffering #Sacred Heart #Ecce Homo #Divine Mercy of Jesus #Dorothee Soelle

[romanceyourdemons]

reading the mystery of dr. fu-manchu on the bus and shaking my head to send psychic beams back in time to harm sax rohmer

#on the one hand this is literally the racism and orientalism book #on the other hand jesus christ it’s like everything that’s bad about sherlock holmes combined with the phrase ‘yellow peril incarnate’ #ryddles