The Immaculate Conception: Luke 1:35-38
“35) The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God. 36) And behold, even your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age; and she who was called barren is now in her sixth month. 37) For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38) And Mary said, “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.” Luke 1:35-38 NASB1995
It is called “the immaculate conception.” The power of the Most High overshadowed the Virgin Mary and fertilized the egg in her womb. The end result was the hypostatic union. Jesus was both God and man.
The implication was that Jesus did not have the sin nature of Adam passed on through the male sperm at conception. He was sinless by both by nature and choice. He became the second Adam. He came to bring life and not death.
Some doubt this miraculous event. Keep in mind, this is exactly what Isaiah prophesied years earlier in Isaiah 7:14; “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.”
This really comes down to your view of God. As Gabriel told Mary; “For nothing will be impossible with God!” (Vs 37). But the big question is “why was the virgin birth necessary?”
The answer is “to make human redemption possible!” It took a sinless sacrifice to atone for the sins of mankind. Study Romans 5:12-21 and 1 Corinthians 15:20-22. These texts summarize the theology.
How did Mary respond to this revelation? She said; “ Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” It is significant that God did not bypass free will. Mary consented to God’s plan.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
“35) The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God. 36) And behold, even your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age; and she who was called barren is now in her sixth month. 37) For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38) And Mary said, “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.” Luke 1:35-38 NASB1995
It is called “the immaculate conception.” The power of the Most High overshadowed the Virgin Mary and fertilized the egg in her womb. The end result was the hypostatic union. Jesus was both God and man.
The implication was that Jesus did not have the sin nature of Adam passed on through the male sperm at conception. He was sinless by both by nature and choice. He became the second Adam. He came to bring life and not death.
Some doubt this miraculous event. Keep in mind, this is exactly what Isaiah prophesied years earlier in Isaiah 7:14; “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.”
This really comes down to your view of God. As Gabriel told Mary; “For nothing will be impossible with God!” (Vs 37). But the big question is “why was the virgin birth necessary?”
The answer is “to make human redemption possible!” It took a sinless sacrifice to atone for the sins of mankind. Study Romans 5:12-21 and 1 Corinthians 15:20-22. These texts summarize the theology.
How did Mary respond to this revelation? She said; “ Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” It is significant that God did not bypass free will. Mary consented to God’s plan.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
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