AR 743 [2, 3]
Who does not know
that the Lord was conceived of God as His Father:
But Mary said
to the angel,
How
shall this be, since I know not a man?
And
the angel
answering
said
to her,
The Holy
Spirit
shall come upon thee,
and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee;
therefore also that which shall be born of thee Holy
shall be called the Son of God.
(Luke 1:34-35)
And who does not know therefore
that God the Father, who is Jehovah,
assumed a humanity in the world,
and consequently that the humanity is
the humanity of God the Father,
thus that God the Father and the Lord are one,
as soul and body are one?
Can anyone accordingly turn to a
person's soul,
and from there descend to his body?
Must one not turn to his humanity,
and then turn to his soul?
The Lord alone
is the Holy One who is to be called upon:
Who wouldn't fear You, Lord,
and glorify Your name?
For You only
are holy.
For all the nations will come and worship
before You.
For Your righteous acts have been revealed."
(Revelation 15:4)
I know that people will think,
"How could Jehovah the Father,
the creator of the universe,
descend and assume a humanity?"
But let them think at the same time,
"How could a Son from eternity,
who is equal to the Father,
and is also the creator of the universe, do this?"
Is the case not the same?
People speak of a Father and Son
from eternity,
but there is no Son from eternity.
It is the Divine humanity
that is called the Son sent into the world
(see quote above, Luke 1:34-35
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