Inquiry:
Was Jesus the result of human or ghostly impregnation? In Acts 2:30, we read, “Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne.” However, in Matthew 1:18, it is written, “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: when as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.” Is there a contradiction?
Response:
it was promised that the Christ would be a descendant of David, “…according to the flesh…” The questioner seems to think that this cannot be the case since mary was found with child, not by her husband Joseph, but by the Holy Ghost. However, if the questioner would consider Mary’s genealogy (Luke 3:23-38), indeed, Jesus was “…according to the flesh…” the fruit of the loins of David.
There is no contradiction.
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