Certainly I think Jesus was born of God, Dean.
And I will be glad to address that aspect of his person. But before going
there I would like to clearly state that you seem to be making a different
argument than Judy's. And if you are, then my question would not
apply in the same way to you as it does to her. And so, I would like you
to be sure you are truly affirming the same things as she, before you
speak on her behalf.
From my understanding of Judy's position,
she denies that Jesus was born a flesh-and-blood descendant of David
through physical birth to Mary. She believes that God made a special kind
of flesh for Jesus and put it in Mary's womb, and that that
flesh was unrelated to fallen humankind, being only "similar" to that
of us. That is, she believes Jesus' flesh was like Adam's before he fell.
Hence because of her beliefs, Judy cannot affirm the teaching
that Jesus is a physical descendant of Adam, and that he is the
physical Seed of Abraham and the physical Seed of David,
all according to the flesh.
You, on the other hand, write that you are not
denying the biblical teaching that Jesus was the Seed of David according to
the flesh and that he was born of David's flesh and blood. You appear
to be affirming the truth that Jesus' humanity came from the fruit of
David's "genitals" (Friberg) according to the flesh. In short, you
seem to believe that Jesus really was David's "offspring."
Dean, that is a different position all-together
from Judy's. My question for you is, did you realize what you were affirming
when answering my question?
Bill
