What does it mean that he [Jesus] "was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary"?
Heidelberg Catechism
What does it mean that he [Jesus] "was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary"?
Gratitude
Question 35
Heidelberg Catechism
What does it mean that he [Jesus] "was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary"?
Gratitude
Question 35
Question
What does it mean that he [Jesus] "was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary"?
Answer
That the eternal Son of God, who is and remains true and eternal God,1 took to himself, through the working of the Holy Spirit,2 from the flesh and blood of the virgin Mary,3 a truly human nature so that he might also become David's true descendant,4 like his brothers and sisters in every way5 except for sin.6