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 the radius  of  the  Divinity,  and  who  was  always  God, for with  God,  to  be  and  to  know  are  simultaneous.

Q.  Was Jesus Christ always man?

A.  Jesus Christ  was  not  always  man,  but  became man  at  the  time  of  His  Incarnation.

It is  believed  that  when  God  created  the  angels  and wished, before  admitting  them  to  the  everlasting  joys of heaven,  to  test  their  obedience. He revealed  to  them the future  humanity  of  His  only  begotten  Son  and bade them  all  fall  down  and  adore. Lucifer and  his followers, pure  spirits  as  they  were,  disdained  to worship  a soul  clothed  with  a mortal  body,  and  so were  cast  into  hell.

Q.  What do  you  mean  by  the  Incarnation?

A.  By the  Incarnation  I mean  that  the  Son  of  God  was  made  man.

A saintly hermit  and  his  disciple,  whom  he  called his son,  were  building  a house  for  themselves  on  the bank of  a river. Presently, when  the  young  man swung his  ax,  the  head  flew  from  the  handle  and sank in  the  stream. The youth  cried  out  in  dismay, for the  ax  was  his  only  tool  and  was  borrowed  as well. Then his  father,  taking  a log  of  wood,  cast  it into  the  river,  and  lo! the wood  sank,  and  in  proportion as  it  went  down  the  iron  rose  and  finally  appeared