Pre-existence of Christ

The Maronite Church fully affirms the eternal pre-existence of the Son of God. The Divine Word (Logos in Greek; Miltha in Syriac) is co-eternal with the Father, existing before all creation, and through him all things were made. The Incarnation is the eternal Son taking on human flesh in the womb of the Virgin, not the creation of a divine being.

The Syriac theological tradition—particularly the writings of St. Ephrem the Syrian—expresses the mystery of the pre-existent Word's Incarnation with rich poetic imagery: 'The Lord entered her [Mary] and became a servant; He who is the Word entered—and became silent within her; thunder entered her—and made no sound; the Shepherd of all entered her—and became a Lamb in her.' This tradition celebrates the paradox of the infinite God becoming finite while remaining eternally the same divine Person.