First, the incarnation is a scriptural fact.

The recurring theme of the Bible is

the incarnation of Jesus Christ. The prophets wrote of it, the psalmists sang of
it, the apostles rejoiced and built their hopes on it and the Epistles are filled
with it. Christ’s coming in the flesh–His invading the world, His identifying
Himself with sinful men and women–is the most significant fact of history. All of
humanity’s puny accomplishments pale into nothingness when compared to it.

Isaiah said, “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His
name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14). Even the Savior’s entrance into the world was
mysterious, beyond the grasp of the rational, natural person. But as God in the
person of Jesus Christ walked and talked with people, they were conscious of the
fact that God had manifested Himself in the flesh. Hearts that had been repelled by