Conceived of the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary
Is the virgin birth an essential part of the Christian faith? What do we mean when we say that Jesus is both fully God and fully human? Jesus is conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit but is also born to Mary. Is Mary the Mother of God?
This week I try to show that if Mary is not the Mother of God, then our salvation is lost. If God did not truly pass through Mary’s womb, then He is not truly Emmanuel; not truly God with us.
Robert Jenson has one of my favorite lines on the issue: “Mary is indeed the Mother of God, but she need not be a goddess to achieve this.”
The question about Mary…
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