the incarnation is the christian belief that jesus christ is the god of israel in a human body. the word incarnate comes from latin and means “in the flesh” (in=in, carnis=flesh). the incarnation is a basic teaching of christianity. it is based on the new testament of the holy bible. the incarnation is the belief that jesus, who is the non-created second person of the triune god; took on a human body and everything that is human and became both man and god. in the bible its teaching is in the gospel of john, where in chapter 1 verse 14 (abbreviated as “john 1:14”), it says “and the word became flesh, and dwelt among us,”