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1 | HOW COULD JESUS BE A DESCENDANT OF DAVID | Bible general Archive 1 | speedy | 46 | ||
HOW COULD JESUS BE A DESCENDANT OF DAVID IF HE WAS CONCIEVED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT? HE DID NOT HAVE AN EARTHLY FATHER. | ||||||
2 | HOW COULD JESUS BE A DESCENDANT OF DAVID | Bible general Archive 1 | Rob Aronson | 67946 | ||
Speedy, The answer can be seen right from the wording of your question: "How could Jesus be a descendant of David if He was concieved by the Holy Spirit? He did not have an earthly father." I am assuming that this is an honest question and that you are truly trying to understand this, so let's examine your question, because you seem to be under a couple of mistaken assumptions. Jesus was not concieved by the Holy Spirit, He was concieved by Mary: Matt 1:20 But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. So Mary concieved and carried the child, who the Holy Spirit had formed in her womb. Consider the wording in Jeremiah: Jer 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations." If we can agree that God formed Jeremiah and purposed him through natural laws (convential human birth), then we can also see that God indeed formed Jesus through supernatural means and purposed His life. Moreover, not only did God form the flesh body of Jesus, He occupied it. Consider the gospel of John: John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. To conclude this portion of the question, not only did God form Jesus, but He dwelt in the physical body of Jesus through His Spirit. As far as the lineage of David, Joseph and Mary were both descendants of David. In fact, in the gospel of Luke (3rd chapter), the lineage of Jesus can be traced all the way back to Adam. So not only is Jesus a descendant of David, but also of Adam. Jesus is a descendant of Adam, Seth, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, and Joseph. However, you said that Jesus had no earthly father. That's not quite correct, Joseph was His father--though Joseph had no part in His making, only His parentage. Joseph was the father of Jesus on earth, but God is His father by making(i.e. God made Him, and God dwelt in Him). In short, try to think of Joseph as the "step-father" of Jesus, with God being His "biological" father (please, no one get upset over this, you know what I'm implying). Also, think of it this way, if a child is adopted by a man and his wife, does the child go fatherless? Certainly not. The man who adopts the child becomes the child's father, howbeit not biologically, but legeally. The child then takes on the last name of the father. Hope this enlightens you. Take care, Rob Aronson |
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3 | HOW COULD JESUS BE A DESCENDANT OF DAVID | Bible general Archive 1 | srbaegon | 67947 | ||
Hello Rob I must disagree with your statement: "To conclude this portion of the question, not only did God form Jesus, but He dwelt in the physical body of Jesus through His Spirit." What you have stated is that Jesus had a human body but a divine spirit. This is not accurate. He was fully God and fully man--100 percent of each--in one person. While it's true that God does not have a body, the spiritual make-up of Christ was two natures--human and divine. Steve |
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4 | HOW COULD JESUS BE A DESCENDANT OF DAVID | Bible general Archive 1 | Rob Aronson | 68055 | ||
Steve, This was an explanation (using scripture, I might add) to a person who asked a question concerning the duality of Jesus. Please understand that although I believe and appreciate the concept of 100 percent God--100 percent man, most people do not. When most people hear that something is 100 percent one thing, and at the same time 100 percent another, they have trouble reconciling this; to most people 100 percent and 100 percent is 200 percent, and how can anything be more than 100 percent of what it is? Neither am I saying that Jesus was 50 percent God and 50 percent man. To apply mathematics to the duality of Christ is more than just a little silly. I assure you though, we've said the same thing, and I don't believe it to be any other way. A lot of people argue over concepts like this, and for no good reason. I really hope that you don't want to spilt hairs over certain words. Believe me, I get enough of that from the atheist/intellectual/evolutionists that I constantly seem to be tasked to witness to. Take care, Rob |
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5 | HOW COULD JESUS BE A DESCENDANT OF DAVID | Bible general Archive 1 | srbaegon | 68066 | ||
Hello Rob My concern was for accuracy. We need to be as careful as possible to maintain the truth of Scripture while explaining it. Steve |
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6 | HOW COULD JESUS BE A DESCENDANT OF DAVID | Bible general Archive 1 | Rob Aronson | 68135 | ||
Steve, I'm sorry if I came across wrong or in a manner other than friendly; though consider as well, nowhere in the Bible do we find this "100 percent, 100 precent" reference. Does this make it not true? Certainly not, but since we have understanding of these truths, we can make such claims and not be in error. Take care, brother, -Rob |
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