Athanasius of Alexandria, defending the heart of the Christian faith, wrote a line that still echoes with power: “What is not assumed is not redeemed.” ..Athanasius of Alexandria, On the Incarnation
Scripture
“And the Word became flesh”- John: 1:14
With these few words, he captured the
breathtaking truth of the Incarnation: Christ saved us by taking on everything
that makes us human.
He did not come as a spirit hovering
above our pain. He did not take on a partial humanity, untouched by weakness or
sorrow. He entered fully into our condition—body, mind, emotion, vulnerability,
limitation—so that every part of us might be healed.
If Jesus had not taken a real human
body, our bodies could not be redeemed. If He had not taken a real human mind,
our thoughts could not be renewed. If He had not taken a real human will, our
desires could not be restored. If He had not taken our suffering, our suffering
could not be transformed. If He had not taken our death, death itself could not
be defeated.
Athanasius reminds us that Christ
saves by solidarity. He redeems by drawing near. He heals by entering the very
places where we are broken.
This means there is no part of your
life—no wound, no fear, no weakness—that Christ refuses to touch. He has
already stepped into it. He has already carried it. He has already redeemed it.
The Incarnation is not simply a
doctrine to affirm. It is a comfort to rest in. A promise to cling to. A hope
that reaches into every corner of our humanity.
Because everything Christ assumed,
Christ redeemed.
Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, You took on our
full humanity so that we might share in Your life. Enter every place in us that
needs Your healing, every fear that needs Your peace, every weakness that needs
Your strength. Thank You for redeeming us completely— body, mind, and soul,
today, tomorrow and forevermore Amen.
Rev. Todd Crouch, Pastor
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