Question: Is it scripturally correct to say that “God was made flesh and dwelt among men?” If this is correct, give the scriptures to prove the statement.
Answer: I do not know of any direct scripture that says this in these words. However, it seems to me this thought is inferred in a number of scriptures. What the scripture spells out in regard to this is, “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,…” John 1:14. But John 1:1 says, “…The Word was God.” This is the same Word which was made flesh and dwelt among us. I Timothy 3:16 says that “…God was manifest in the flesh.” I John 5:20 says, “And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.” Also in Isaiah 9:6 we read, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:…and his name shall be called…The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” Here the Son, Jesus, which was given, is called THE MIGHTY GOD. Truly, the Father and Son were one and in Him that part of the God-head; the second Person in the Trinity, took on human form and flesh and dwelt among men. God in Christ was clothed in mortal flesh. Evidently God the Father did not assume human flesh, but God the Son did. And we conclude that the Son is an equal part of the God-head along with the Father and the Holy Spirit.
All scriptures pertaining to the incarnation of Jesus Christ would have a bearing on this and be connected to this thought, but they are too numerous to insert here. Therefore, it seems to me it could be said that the scriptures say it in so many words that “God was made flesh and dwelt among men;” but it also seems to me that the whole tenor of the scriptures on this line teach that this actually happened.
