Chapter 1—The Mystery of the Incarnation
The humanity of the Son of God is everything to us. It is the golden
chain that binds our souls to Christ, and through Christ to God. This is
to be our study. Christ was a real man; He gave proof of His humility
in becoming a man. Yet He was God in the flesh. When we approach
this subject, we would do well to heed the words spoken by Christ to
Moses at the burning bush, “Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for
the place where on thou standest is holy ground.” We should come to
this study with the humility of a learner, with a contrite heart. And the
study of the incarnation of Christ is a fruitful field, which will repay
the searcher who digs deep for hidden truth.—
The Youth’s Instructor,
October 13, 1898
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The only plan that could be devised to save the human race was
that which called for the incarnation, humiliation, and crucifixion of
the Son of God, the Majesty of heaven. After the plan of salvation was
devised, Satan could have no ground upon which to found his sugges-
tion that God, because so great, could care nothing for so insignificant
a creature as man.—
The Signs of the Times, January 20, 1890
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In contemplating the incarnation of Christ in humanity, we stand
baffled before an unfathomable mystery, that the human mind cannot
comprehend. The more we reflect upon it, the more amazing does it
appear. How wide is the contrast between the divinity of Christ and the
helpless infant in Bethlehem’s manger! How can we span the distance
between the mighty God and a helpless child? And yet the Creator
of worlds, He in whom was the fullness of the Godhead bodily, was
manifest in the helpless babe in the manger. Far higher than any of the
angels, equal with the Father in dignity and glory, and yet wearing the
garb of humanity! Divinity and humanity were mysteriously combined,
and man and God became one. It is in this union that we find the hope
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of our fallen race. Looking upon Christ in humanity, we look upon
God, and see in Him the brightness of His glory, the express image of
His person.—
The Signs of the Times, July 30, 1896
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