On the Incarnation

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On the IncarnationDe Incarnatione Verbi DeiBy: St. AthanasiusSt. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church427 West Side Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304Available via: January, 1999Athanasius stood contra mundum ("against theworld") in defense of the biblical doctrine of opposed Arius when it seemed all the worldwould follow Arius's heresy. Athanasius's workremains even today the definitive statement oforthodox Creation and the Falln our former book[1] we dealt fully enoughwith a few of the chief points about theheathen worship of idols, and how those falsefears originally arose. We also, by God's grace,briefly indicated that the Word of the Father isHimself divine, that all things that are owe theirbeing to His will and power, and that it is throughHim that the Father gives order to creation, by Himthat all things are moved, and through Him thatthey receive their being. Now, Macarius, true loverof Christ, we must take a step further in the faith ofour holy religion, and consider also the Word'sbecoming Man and His divine Appearing in ourmidst.

1. Creation and the Fall. n our former book[1] we dealt fully enough with a few of the chief points about the heathen worship of idols, and how those false

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