177 The Necessity of God’s Incarnation
I
The flesh of man has been corrupted by Satan,
and it has been most deeply blinded, and profoundly harmed.
The most fundamental reason why God works personally in the flesh
is because the object of His salvation is man, who is of the flesh,
and because Satan also uses the flesh of man to disturb the work of God,
to disturb the work of God.
The battle with Satan is actually the work of conquering man,
and man is also the object of God’s salvation.
In this way, the work of God incarnate is essential,
the work of God incarnate is essential.
II
Satan corrupted the flesh of man,
and man became the embodiment of Satan,
became the object to be defeated by God.
In this way, the work of doing battle with Satan
and saving man occurs on earth,
and God must become human in order to do battle with Satan,
to do battle with Satan.
This is work of the utmost practicality.
This is work of the utmost practicality.
III
When God is working in the flesh,
He is actually doing battle with Satan in the flesh.
When He works in the flesh, He is doing His work in the spiritual realm,
and He makes the whole of His work in the spiritual realm real on earth.
The one who is conquered is man, man who is rebellious to Him,
and the one who is defeated is the embodiment of Satan who is in enmity to Him,
and the one who is ultimately saved is also man.
In this way, it is even more necessary for God to become a human
who has the outer shell of a created being,
so that He is able to do real battle with Satan,
to conquer man, who is rebellious to Him
and possessed of the same outer shell as Him,
and to save man, who is of the same outer shell as Him
and has been harmed by Satan.
IV
His enemy is man, the object of His conquest is man,
and the object of His salvation is man, who was created by Him.
So He must become human, must become human,
and in this way, His work becomes much easier.
He is able to defeat Satan and conquer mankind,
and moreover, is able to save mankind.
from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Corrupt Mankind Is More in Need of the Salvation of the Incarnate God