The Incarnation of God Quotes

“A Babe on the breast of a Maiden he lies, Yet sits with the Father on high in the skies; Before him their faces the Seraphim hide, While Joseph stands waiting, unscared, by his side. . . . O wonder of wonders, which none can unfold, The Ancient of Days is an hour or two old; The Maker of all things is made of the earth, Man is worshiped by Angels, and God comes to birth.45”
― John C. Clark, The Incarnation of God: The Mystery of the Gospel as the Foundation of Evangelical Theology

“The life of the Christian can be an imitation of Christ (imitatio Christi) only because it is first a participation in Christ (participatio Christi”
― John Clark, The Incarnation of God: The Mystery of the Gospel as the Foundation of Evangelical Theology

“We do not tell God who he is and what he is like; he tells us.”
― John Clark, The Incarnation of God: The Mystery of the Gospel as the Foundation of Evangelical Theology

“The Old Testament narrates the disruptive blessing of God drawing near to the Israelites. Through tabernacle and temple, law and liturgy, God dwelt in their midst, the contours of his visage slowly yet steadily emerging. Then, at last, out of the womb of Israel, God himself came forth in our flesh, revealing his face clearly and concretely in the face of Jesus Christ.”
― John Clark, The Incarnation of God: The Mystery of the Gospel as the Foundation of Evangelical Theology

“God, without ever ceasing to be God, actually became what he created in order to reconcile us to himself.”
― John Clark, The Incarnation of God: The Mystery of the Gospel as the Foundation of Evangelical Theology

“A Babe on the breast of a Maiden he lies, Yet sits with the Father on high in the skies; Before him their faces the Seraphim hide, While Joseph stands waiting, unscared, by his side. . . . O wonder of wonders, which none can unfold, The Ancient of Days is an hour or two old; The Maker of all things is made of the earth, Man is worshiped by Angels, and God comes to birth.”
― John Clark, The Incarnation of God: The Mystery of the Gospel as the Foundation of Evangelical Theology

“One is denying the revelation of God in Jesus Christ if one tries to be “Christian” without seeing and recognizing the world in Christ.34”
― John Clark, The Incarnation of God: The Mystery of the Gospel as the Foundation of Evangelical Theology

“The God-given vocation of theology is to be a servant of the Truth, never his self-appointed master.”
― John Clark, The Incarnation of God: The Mystery of the Gospel as the Foundation of Evangelical Theology