Replies

>>. He did not have our sin nature but, like Adam, had the capacity for sin. However, unlike Adam, Christ was tempted for 33 years and still remained sinless. And Christ recognized this difference:<<

Well said.

>>You assume a person inherits their genetic makeup from the mother. I would disagree and say the genetic makeup is from the father.<<

Hey, Harley: You would be flat-out wrong. There are two types of genetic material: DNA for organismal replication, and RNA for cellular function (subcellular replication.) A child receives 50% of his DNA, 100% of his RNA, and 99% of his initial zygotic mass from his mother.

>> In this sense the literal Father. After all the Nicene Creed itself states Christ was "conceived by the Holy Spirit".<<

Be careful not to inadverdantly twist words here. This means that he was conceived through the power of the Holy Spirit. In the bible, the angel Gabriel says to Mary, "You shall conceive..."

>> "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!"<<

Hey, be careful! You just disproved Total Depravity!

"A child receives 50% of his DNA, 100% of his RNA, and 99% of his initial zygotic mass from his mother."

I'm no reproductive therapas but the sperm that issues forth from the man is alive. The woman's egg, to my knowledge is not.

"This means that he was conceived through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Hmmm...I looked this up in the Greek and I will say the very few verses where this is mentioned is very inconclusive. It could be interpreted your way, my way or I even thought of some other ways. I don't like to base my theology on such inconclusiveness. The only thing I'm willing to say is Mary found favor with God, was a virgin and by the power of the Holy Spirit was found with child. How this miracle took place is unclear.

"If you then, being evil, ..." Hey, be careful! You just disproved Total Depravity!

Oh, really! I think this verse illustrates Total Depravity.