On the Word Became Flesh
                           Martin Luther, 1483-1546
         From: Sermo Lutheri in natali Christi, [December 25, 1514])
              _D. Martin Luthers Werke. Kritische Gesammtausgabe_
                (Weimar: Hermann Boehlau, 1883) Vol. 1, p. 28.

 Just as the Word of God became flesh, it is also certainly necessary to say
 that the flesh became Word.  For the Word became flesh in order that the flesh
 might become Word.  That is, God becomes man in order that man might become
 God. Likewise strength becomes weakness in order that weakness might become
 strength.  He put on our form and figure and image and likeness in order that
 He might clothe us with His image, form and likeness. For wisdom becomes
 foolishness in order that foolishness might become wisdom; and likewise in all
 other things pertaining to God and to us, in all of them He took on what is
 ours in order to give us what is His.

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