Goldsmith said, "The incarnation of Jesus can only amaze us with its miraculous reality. We are excited at the fact that God not only condescended (sovereignly chosen) to become human like us and thus to relate intimately with us, but he also identified miraculously and totally with a sinful human society and culture, while remaining absolutely sinless and perfect in holiness. Although in his incarnation he remained fully divine, he was nevertheless entirely human in every way. He became an integral part of a corrupt human society and environment, identifying fully with us despite all our sin and inadequacy. Yet he remained incorrupt and sinless.
Jesus remained the model for Christian mission. We, too are called to identify fully with the society and people among whom we live. Our life and message are to be definitely contextualized, yet we are still to follow 
Jesus in godly holiness without compromise. Sinless holiness and contextualized identification do not easily go together, but that is Jesus' high calling to us in mission. Jesus' contextualized incarnation remains the pattern for our mission."
Jesus in godly holiness without compromise. Sinless holiness and contextualized identification do not easily go together, but that is Jesus' high calling to us in mission. Jesus' contextualized incarnation remains the pattern for our mission."Kerepok Lekor's sings in awe:
Word of the Father
Now in flesh appearing,
O Come let us adore Him (3x)
Christ the Lord
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