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How do we know that Christ came in the flesh?

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The New Testament affirms that Christ came in the flesh as a key aspect of the Christian faith, countering heresies like Gnosticism.

The apostle John emphasizes the necessity of confessing that 'Jesus Christ has come in the flesh' in 1 John 4:2. This refutes heretical teachings such as early Gnosticism, which denied Christ's true humanity and depicted Him as an emanation of God rather than the God-man. Paul's writings in Colossians defend Christ's full deity and humanity, asserting that 'in Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily' (Colossians 2:9). This foundational truth is crucial for understanding the incarnation and the work of salvation, as Christ needed to be fully divine to save us and fully human to represent us.
Scripture References: 1 John 4:2, Colossians 2:9, 1 John 5:20, 2 John 7-11, John 1:14, Philippians 2:7-8

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