[newgeezer]

If anything, I'd think "born of" could, in a stretch, mean Mary as a "surrogate mother". Made of sounds even more like Jesus had some sort of genetic relationship to Mary. Which is exactly the opposite of what newgeezer and biblewonk say the words imply.

That's understandable. It proves there is little benefit to looking at the words in a vacuum, apart from the context of Scripture.

[SoothingDave]

It proves there is little benefit to looking at the words in a vacuum, apart from the context of Scripture.

In other words, "we can't explain" and "You are ignorant of Scripture for even asking."

Thanks for playing. Run along now.

SD

[biblewonk]

That's understandable. It proves there is little benefit to looking at the words in a vacuum, apart from the context of Scripture.

Letting scripture interpret scripture is the key to understanding the word of God.