When we forget the importance of our previous step, we forget the foundation of our next. This is no more true than in the realm of theology. A Christianity that is unable to cogently defend its most basic and fundamental truths will eventually crumble under its own hollow foundation. For this reason, St. Athanasius stands as a solid shoulder upon whose biblical wisdom we stand.

In his Incarnation of the Word of God, Athanasius outlines the necessity of a fully divine and fully human Savior. His argument, in a synopsis, follows this line. God, in perfect wisdom, created man pure and without sin. Man, made in the very image of God, turned away from God through disobedience bringing both present and future consequences. Death is an inevitable future reality for every man. Yet, in his progress toward that end man continues to dabble in his sinfulness further and further. If this continues two inevitable situations exist. One, man who still possesses a marred image of God, will perish into non-existence. Or two, in order to preserve man, God will have to go back on his just verdict. What gives? Only one thing exists: To keep God's image in man and to uphold God's perfect character, God Himself must do both. How? Jesus Christ! Jesus Christ, fully man, could now die the inevitable death for man and, fully God, remained the only candidate illegible to accomplish such a task and conquer it. If Jesus Christ is not both God and man, his sacrifice is worthless.