Why did God become man?
Geo George - February2023
Why did the Word become flesh? There are infinite reasons but the Catechism summarizes four main ones.
1. To save us from sin & death for eternal life
The Word became flesh for us in order to save us by reconciling us with God , who "loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins": the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world" and " He was revealed to take away sins." (CCC457).
2. To conform us to his Holy image
The Word became flesh to be our model of holiness: " Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me." " I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me."
On the mountain of the Transfiguration, the Father commands: "Listen to him" Jesus is the model for the Beatitudes and the norm of the new law. "This love implies an effective offering of oneself, after his example. (CCC459).
3. To fully reveal God's love made tangible
The Word became flesh so that thus we might know God's love: "IIn this the love of god was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through Him." " For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." (CCC458).
4. To divinize us by the grace of adoption (Children of God)
The Word became flesh to make us " partakers of the divine nature" (2 Pt.1:4): " For this is why the Word became man, and the Son of God became the Son of man: so that man, by entering into communion with the Word and thus receiving divine sonship, might become a son of God." " For the Son of God became man so that we might become God." "The only begotten Son of God, wanting to make us sharers in his divinity, assumed our nature, so that he, made man, might make men gods." (CCC460).
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