Incarnation (Christianity)

=== Socinian and Unitarian ===
Servetus rejected [[Arianism]] because it denied Jesus' divinity<ref>''Restitución'', p. 137.</ref> so it is certain that he would have also rejected [[Socinianism]] as a form of Arianism which both rejects that Jesus is God, and, also that Jesus consciously existed before his birth, which most Arian groups accept. [[Fausto Sozzini]] and writers of the [[Polish Brethren]] such as [[Samuel Przypkowski]], [[Marcin Czechowic]] and [[Johann Ludwig von Wolzogen]] saw the incarnation as being primarily a function of [[fatherhood]]. Namely that Christ was literally both 'Son of Man' from his maternal side, and also literally 'Son of God' on his paternal side. The concept of the incarnation —"the Word became flesh and dwelt among us"— was understood as the literal ''word'' or ''logos'' of {{Bibleref2|Ps.|33:6}} having been made human by a virgin birth. Sozzini, Przypkowski and other Socinian writers were distinct from Servetus in stating that Jesus having "come down from heaven" was primarily in terms of Mary's miraculous conception and not in Jesus having in any literal sense been in heaven.<ref>[[George Huntston Williams]] ''The Radical Reformation''</ref><ref>[[Roland H. Bainton]]. ''The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century''</ref> Today the number of churches with Socinian Christology is very small, the main group known for this are the [[Christadelphians]], other groups include [[Church of God General Conference (Abrahamic Faith)|CoGGC]] and [[Church of the Blessed Hope|CGAF]]. Modern [[Socinian]] or "[[Biblical Unitarian]]" writers generally place emphasis on "made flesh" not just meaning "made a body", but incarnation (a term these groups would avoid) requiring Jesus having the temptable and mortal nature of His mother.<ref>A.D. Norris, ''The Person of the Lord Jesus Christ'', [[The Christadelphian]], Birmingham 1982</ref>