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Faith Q&A › Catechism › 2. (c) Exposition of the Creed

What does the phrase “was incarnate and became man” mean?

The answer

The Son of God took for Himself a body from the womb of the Virgin, St. Mary and became a fetus without sin. He became a human being without ceasing being God. The evangelist says, “and the Word became flesh” (John 1:14). This God who became man intercedes for all humanity, offering Himself as a sacrifice for their sake. Therefore, the apostle Paul affirms that He became a man in truth, and not just as the illusion of a body, as the Gnostics claimed. He said, “For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus” (1 Tim. 2:5).

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volume 1, Books 1–3. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.