And Also With You What is the Nicene Creed? PART 05: The Incarnation
Dec 8, 2025
Rev. Lisa Yebuah, lead pastor of Southeast Raleigh Table and a dynamic community advocate, explores the profound implications of incarnation in this insightful discussion. She delves into how salvation transcends mere moralism, focusing on holistic healing and communal well-being. The conversation reframes the notion of flesh, celebrating it as inherently good and a divine invitation to intimacy. Lisa challenges listeners to engage in embodied allyship, emphasizing the importance of solidarity with marginalized bodies while living out their creeds in tangible ways.
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Salvation Is Holistic Healing
- Salvation (sozo) means deep, holistic healing of mind, body, and systems.
- Reverend Lisa Yebuah stresses salvation restores creation to its intended goodness, not just personal morality.
Incarnation as Divine Hospitality
- The incarnation is God's hospitality: God becomes visible and present to us in human flesh.
- Lisa says God's dwelling among us invites us to see dignity in our bodies and others' bodies.
Flesh Is Good, Not A Problem
- The human body is not a divine problem; flesh is good and made from glory.
- Reverend Lizzie McManus-Dale emphasizes Jesus' embodied death and wounded resurrected body as proof flesh matters to God.
