HOW MANY different responses of their “Understandings”....do you think you would get From asking each diverse individual....What does.......”made from a woman MEAN” ?
Since Scripture said it, then the understanding of it must be from Scripture:
Disagree. Scripture is Knowledge. Understanding the Knowledge of Gods Word is given men from God.
Rightly dividing the Word of truth begins with rightly dividing between what is written and what is not:
Agree. And thereafter proper application to that which it does apply.
1. What is not written:
No Scripture says Jesus was born of a woman. No Scripture says Mary was the 'mother' of Jesus the Christ and Son of God. No Scripture speaks of Mary giving birth to 'her son' Jesus. No Scripture speaks of Mary ever calling Jesus her son, or referring to Him as 'son'.
Therefore, 'made of a woman' is different from becoming a son born of a woman.
Disagree. What is not written is not a conclusion of therefore.
What is written, is the knowledge.
Scripture makes a clear distinction between the two, and so the real question is, why?
2. What is written:
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.
Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh.
Scripture teaches being 'made of a woman' is after the flesh only:
Disagree.
Mary gave birth to the body prepared of Her flesh
Disagree.
Mary was birth mother to the body of Jesus ...
Agree.
The Son did not come down from heaven to born of a Woman,
Agree.
The only true authority of Jesus Christ is Scripture, which is the only place we find His true doctrine.
Agree.
Gal 4:
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4] But
when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman,
made under the law....
John 1:
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Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
In brief;
God sending forth His Son....reveals, His Son was IN Heaven, IN God, and came forth out from God IN Heaven, and was SENT to Mary’s virgin womb, ON Earth.
Something Alive coming forth out from something Alive...IS BORN.
To NOTE...an Angel approached Mary, told her of Gods desire....and?
Mary Agreed.
Jesus, (ie Gods Word), God called Gods Son, was (not Created), but God prepared a body for WHEN the fullness of Time (according to God), God SENT the prepared body, (in the LIKENESS AS a man) TO Mary’s Womb.
Mary’s flesh had NOTHING to DO WITH WHAT GOD SENT.
Made of a woman, “according to the Law”....What Law?
* Law of nature? No. Her seed was not fertilized.
* Law of nature? Yes. 9 months in the womb.
* Law of man? Jewish Man? Yes. A son born forth out of a Jewish woman’s womb, is a Jewish Child, specifically of the tribe of Judah.
* Law of man? Gentile Man? Yes. Common patriarch of Jews, Gentiles...is Abraham.
* Law of God? Yes. That flesh body God Prepared, must DIE, as all flesh body’s born ON Earth, must DIE.
* Law of man? Yes. Jewish law, of blasphemy “desired”.
* Law of man? Yes. Roman Gentiles, prisoner exchanged including sentence of original prisoner.
WHY was Mary’s womb Favorable?
* Fullness of Time according to God.
* Mary a Jew from Judaea.
* Mary faithful to God.
* Mary a virgin.
* Mary betrothed to Joseph.
* Joseph of the direct line of the House of David.
* Direct and Faithful Descendant of king David, the only one qualified to sit on king David’s ever lasting throne.
* king David’s ever lasting throne, established By God.
* Gods Law...Mary and Joseph Married...one flesh.
* Mans Law..a child born forth from Mary, wife of Joseph, made that child, a direct descendant of the House of David. Ie king David.
* Mary & Joseph foretold, of the supernatural pregnancy, by the act of God,
a birth of a son, he shall be named JESUS, he “shall be” called the Son of God, (Jesus’ age 30), “he shall” Save His People. (On going)
* Mary & Joseph become, noted for their obedience to God.
* Jesus known at age 12 to be with Mary & Joseph traveling to be recorded in
(According to Mans Law of Jews) in a counting census of people.
* Joseph did according to Gods Will, fades out of significance in Text.
* Mary presumed widow with children, mentioned a few times in Text...
Guest at a wedding. Outside, when Jesus is preaching Inside. Jesus’ crucifixion. Present with Jesus’ disciples after Jesus’ ascension, when they all received Baptism of the Holy Spirit.
* Mary’s significance fulfilled.
* Jesus Teaches, Preaches, on the streets, in the Temple, has men and women followers, they hear first hand his teaching. (not including Mary, wife of Joseph)
* The Disciples of Jesus sent forth to teach on behalf of Jesus.
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The Highlight is all about Jesus, His teaching, His offerings.
* Numerous characters are mentioned by Name in Scripture, their tasks to fulfill Gods Will, their willingness to accomplish fulfilling, (or not)...their significance in relation to Jesus...their significance faded out.
The Highlight is Exclusively ALL ABOUT He whom God Sent forth.
John 16:
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27] For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that
I came out from God.
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I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
Glory to God.
Taken