Yes—God became flesh and walked among us because of His love, grace, and mercy, in order to pour out salvation on the whole human race.
Les Feldick teaches that one Person of the invisible triune God stepped out of eternity, took on human flesh, and lived among sinful men. He voluntarily allowed Himself to be nailed to a Roman cross, shed His blood, and rise again so that lost humanity could be saved. This entire act was all grace—God's unmerited favor toward people who deserve nothing.
John 1:14 — This verse directly states the incarnation—the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, which is the very action the question asks about.
Romans 6:14 — This verse places God's saving work in the context of grace, not law, which is the framework Les uses to explain why God came.
Scripture explicitly reveals that the eternal Word became flesh: "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth" (John 1:14). The same New Testament connects salvation with grace: "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace" (Romans 6:14). The incarnation is therefore not a human invention; the Bible says that God Himself took on human nature, lived among people, and in that act displayed both grace and truth. Scripture places this event in the larger purpose of delivering people from sin's dominion through grace rather than through law.
Les Feldick explains that the reason God became flesh is found in grace. He describes the Creator as the invisible triune God, one of whose Persons stepped out and took on human flesh, walked among sinful men, and permitted them to nail Him to a Roman cross. He could have destroyed the Roman Empire with a single word, but of His own volition He subjected Himself to suffering and death. His purpose, Les says, was to pour out salvation to the whole human race—to save lost humanity. Les emphasizes that this was all grace: unmerited favor. Mankind deserves absolutely nothing from God; a way back to Himself was provided because of His mercy. At the cross, God poured out His wrath for sin and simultaneously poured out His mercy, and people simply appropriate that mercy by faith. Les also warns that while this present age is characterized by grace and God was acting in love when He sent Christ, once His grace is rejected He will become a God of judgment.
Les Feldick says it boggles the mind that a holy, righteous God, in His own person, came down among sinful men, took on human flesh, and went to a Roman cross to be tortured, to be crucified, to shed His blood, and to be raised from the dead. He did this for the purpose of saving lost humanity—and that is all grace.
Not by necessity. Les teaches that God could have zapped the entire Roman Empire with one word if He had wanted to, but of His own will He subjected Himself to those who put Him on a cross. He permitted His own suffering and death because He was ready to pour out salvation to the whole human race.
Les defines grace as God's unmerited favor. Grace reaches down to a person who realizes he is a fallen, condemned creature, and saves him on the basis of believing the gospel plus nothing. God was a God of love when He sent Christ to the cross, and He has poured out grace upon humanity ever since. Yet many people walk that grace underfoot and never stop to think about eternity, even though there is a life to come.
The Truth About Grace, Faith & Abraham — Romans 4:13-25
fellow says, if you love me, baloney, that's not love, that's instant gratification, but true love seeks the other person's highest good, whatever that may be, alright? Now then, verse 9, so with this as the backdrop, under grace, what does it say? Thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not bear false witness, thou shalt not covet, plain enough, absolutely that becomes the…
Voluntary Incarnation
Les teaches that God, as one Person of the triune God, voluntarily took on human flesh and allowed Himself to be crucified so that He could pour out salvation on the human race.
Purpose: Save Lost Humanity
Les says a holy, righteous God took on human flesh and died on the cross for the express purpose of saving lost humanity—and emphasizes that it is all grace.
Does God Harden Hearts? Romans 9:18-24 and the Potter's Clay
See, when I say that we are in the age of grace, I never imply that God�s grace is something that was unknown until we get to Paul. It becomes the great attribute of God, of course, with Paul�s epistles. But grace was already evident in the Garden. And as I�ve already showed you, when Israel went after the golden calf, what kept God from destroying them? His mercy and grace.
Grace Is Unmerited Favor
Les defines grace as God's unmerited favor that saves a person who realizes he is a fallen, condemned creature on the basis of believing the gospel plus nothing.
Mercy Poured Out at the Cross
Les explains that at the cross God poured out both wrath and mercy, so people no longer need to beg for mercy but simply appropriate it by faith.
God's Love and Coming Judgment
Les shows that God was a God of love when He sent Christ, but after His grace is rejected He will become a God of judgment.
Why the Blood? The Bible's Answer to Forgiveness & Faith
And they could stand at that table eating that Passover Lamb in complete calmness, in complete safety, knowing that the God who had said it, would keep it. My, what I�ve tried to convince people that it�s the grace of God that saves us, absolutely. Nobody has any trouble with that. I didn�t deserve salvation, you didn�t deserve salvation, that was God�s grace.
John 1:14: And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
This is the central verse on the incarnation—God the Word literally became flesh and lived among humanity.
Romans 6:14: For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
This verse shows the believer's standing under grace rather than law, the context in which God's saving work is received.
Les Feldick teaches that God became flesh because of His grace and mercy, in order to pour out salvation to the whole human race and to save lost humanity. It was an act of love, not obligation.
Yes, Les says grace is God's unmerited favor. It reaches down to a person who realizes he is a fallen, condemned creature and saves him on the basis of believing the gospel plus nothing.
No, He did not have to. Les says God could have wiped out the Roman Empire with one word, but He of His own volition permitted Himself to be nailed to the cross.
No. Les says God was a God of love when He sent Christ to the cross and has poured out grace on humanity, but when this age of grace ends He will become a God of judgment.
Watch the Teaching: The Truth About Grace, Faith & Abraham — Romans 4:13-25