Jesus Christ was not always man. He has been man only from the time of his Incarnation.
The Son of God existed from all eternity before becoming man. As the eternal Word, He was with the Father before the creation of the world and shared the same divine nature. At a specific moment in history, however, the Son took on a human nature through the mystery of the Incarnation. This occurred when the Virgin Mary conceived Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. From that moment onward, the Son possessed both a divine nature and a human nature united in one divine Person. Before the Incarnation, the Son was God but not man. After the Incarnation, He remained forever both God and man. Even now, the risen and glorified Jesus retains His human nature in Heaven. This truth reveals the extraordinary love of God, who entered human history and permanently united Himself to humanity for our salvation.
The Word became flesh to save us by reconciling us with God. At the appointed time, the only Son of the Father took on our human nature. Jesus Christ is true God and true man, remaining forever the incarnate Son of God.
John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father.
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