1. The Four Reasons for the Incarnation: Why God the Son Became Man

2. To Save Us From Sin  Due to sin, we can’t get to heaven on our own  We need a Savior  Jesus pays the price of our sins  Because of the death, we are now reconciled with God

3. To Be Our Model of Holiness  Jesus came to teach us to be holy  Taught by both word and example  His message: Love one another as I have loved you

4. To Make Us Partakers of the Divine Image  God became Man so we could become like God  Jesus’ human nature makes it possible to live with Him in heaven  We receive grace from the Sacraments that transforms us to be more like Him

5. So We Know God’s Love  “God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life” (John 3:16)  “God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8)