Affirms
Christ is the eternal Son who existed with God before the Incarnation
The Amish affirm the pre-existence of Christ as the eternal Word who became flesh in the Incarnation, consistent with the Dordrecht Confession's Christology. Christ is not a created being but the eternal Son of the eternal Father.
This doctrine is affirmed in Amish preaching and teaching, though not through elaborate academic theology. The hymns of the Ausbund — the Amish hymnal dating to the 16th century — contain rich Christological content reflecting these convictions.
Key Distinctions
- Preexistence affirmed:
- affirmed — the Son/Logos eternally pre-existed the Incarnation
- Ot identity:
- the eternal Word and agent of creation (John 1:1-3); identified with YHWH in various OT theophanies
Scripture References
Sources
- Dordrecht Confession of Faith (1632), Articles 1–2
- Ausbund (Amish hymnal, 1564)