To: af_vet_1981; Arthur McGowan
That adds nothing to the conversation nor does it show that the Holy Spirit called Mary the "mother of God". No one denies that Jesus was both Man and God. Of course Jesus is referred to as God with us. The angel didn't tell Joseph to name Him Emanuel, he told him to name the child Jesus (Iēsoun) and the Holy Spirit referred to Mary as "mother of Jesus". The inspired words are NOT "mother of Emanuel" or "mother of God".
208 posted on
02/04/2015 7:53:24 AM PST by
CynicalBear
(For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
To: CynicalBear; Arthur McGowan
That adds nothing to the conversation nor does it show that the Holy Spirit called Mary the "mother of God". No one denies that Jesus was both Man and God. Of course Jesus is referred to as God with us. The angel didn't tell Joseph to name Him Emanuel, he told him to name the child Jesus (Iēsoun) and the Holy Spirit referred to Mary as "mother of Jesus". The inspired words are NOT "mother of Emanuel" or "mother of God".Edit correction: sin => son
Sure it does; the Holy Spirit inspired Isaiah and Matthew. Matthew specifically writes this is a direct fulfillment of Isaiah where the LORD himself specifically said the virgin would bear a son and "call his name Immanuel" just like the angel of the LORD said to Joseph that Mary would bring forth a son and to "call his name Jesus." The same construct is used for both references to naming the son. The Holy Spirit translated Immanuel for us. It seems to me one has to willfully deny the scriptures to claim Mary is not the mother of Immanuel, and many do that.
242 posted on
02/04/2015 10:29:12 AM PST by
af_vet_1981
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