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To: biblewonk
>> "Born of a woman" and "Born of her flesh" are 2 very different things, the scripture never says anything about the latter. <<

Yes, he calls himself the Son of Man. If he's not Mary's son, whose son is he?

>> He does not have to be of her egg to for all of the scripture about Him to be true yet if He is of her egg the verse in question falls apart.<<

Actually, the verse says, "born of woman." Whether he is her egg or not, he is still born of Mary. The question is whether or not he is from her egg, or, to put in other words, "conceived of her." The answer to this question is plain: "You shall conceive a son." Not, "a son shall be conceived within you." No: it is SHE who conceives the Son of God!

This is what Satan could not fathom... Satan though he has won when he led Eve and Adam astray, but God had an even bigger surprise up his sleeve... Through the "neccessary fault of Adam," God gave woman and man the fantastic ability to share in his act of creation.

This grace was not lessened in Mary, but exalted further: the ultimate act of Mercy which confounds Satan: that God so redeemed our nature that through a mortal creature, the immortal creator entered the world.

Throughout Christ's crucifixion, Satan thought he was winning: Man was proving, before a just God, that he was unworthy of salvation. Imagine the shock and horror apon Satan when he heard Jesus proclaim, "it is accomplished," and breathe his last breath.

No, God was conceived of a woman, became man, suffered, was crucified, died and was buried. He was made man; his nature was fully human. He shared our genes.
52 posted on 05/03/2004 1:48:13 PM PDT by dangus
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To: dangus
No, God was conceived of a woman, became man, suffered, was crucified, died and was buried. He was made man; his nature was fully human. He shared our genes.

I’m not sure what you mean by our Lord Jesus sharing our genes. Christ’s virgin birth needed to take place so that He would NOT be tainted with the sins of men which is passed on through the sons of Adam. With all due respect, women in the Bible are looked upon as carrying the children in the womb but there is no ownership. Since I’m not a reproductive historian nor do I play one on TV I don’t know where your emphasis on Mary carrying the Son of God comes from except the Catholic Church.

And I believe the Nicene Creed says Christ was conceived of the Holy Spirit. Not conceived of a woman.

74 posted on 05/03/2004 4:24:01 PM PDT by HarleyD (For strong is he who carries out God's word. (Joel 2:11))
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