The devil's seed is a spiritual seed and so is
the seed of the woman which is born by way of the
Holy Spirit. Why is there such a big
brouhaha over this? Oh I forgot "Orthodoxy"
To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org
Sent: 1/16/2006 9:08:39 PM
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus ,
neither God nor Man
Luke writes that
Jesus was born of the fruit of David's genitals (Act 2.30):
Not exactly
Bill "David 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."
Right, so in
Matt we have a genealogy that shows Joseph is in David's lineage but he
is
hardly the
biological father of Jesus is he? Even though Jesus is born in his
lineage.
cd: As was Mary Judy-which is the seed of women whom
Christ is from Judy-Fulfilling Gen.3:15. Funny I don't read much of
Clark (Whom was overseer of J.Wesley church after Wesley's death) but
when I want to offer support He states the same as you and I
Judy.
Gen 3:15 And I will put
enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it
shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Adam Clark
wrote:
Gen 3:15 -
I will put enmity between thee and the woman - This has been
generally supposed to apply to a certain enmity subsisting between men
and serpents; but this is rather a fancy than a reality. It is yet to be
discovered that the serpentine race have any peculiar enmity against
mankind, nor is there any proof that men hate serpents more than they do
other noxious animals. Men have much more enmity to the common rat and
magpie than they have to all the serpents in the land, because the
former destroy the grain, etc., and serpents in general, far from
seeking to do men mischief, flee his approach, and generally avoid his
dwelling. If, however, we take the word nachash to mean
any of the simia or ape species, we find a more consistent meaning, as
there is scarcely an animal in the universe so detested by most women as
these are; and indeed men look on them as continual caricatures of
themselves. But we are not to look for merely literal meanings here: it
is evident that Satan, who actuated this creature, is alone intended in
this part of the prophetic declaration. God in his endless mercy has put
enmity between men and him; so that, though all mankind love his
service, yet all invariably hate himself. Were it otherwise, who could
be saved? A great point gained towards the conversion of a sinner is to
convince him that it is Satan he has been serving, that it is to him he
has been giving up his soul, body, goods, etc.; he starts with horror
when this conviction fastens on his mind, and shudders at the thought of
being in league with the old murderer. But there is a deeper meaning in
the text than even this, especially in these words, it shall bruise thy
head, or rather, ??? hu, He; who? the seed of the woman; the
person is to come by the woman, and by her alone, without the
concurrence of man. Therefore the address is not to Adam and Eve, but to
Eve alone; and it was in consequence of this purpose of God that Jesus
Christ was born of a virgin; this, and this alone, is what is implied in
the promise of the seed of the woman bruising the head of the serpent.
Jesus Christ died to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself, and to
destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil. Thus he
bruises his head - destroys his power and lordship over mankind, turning
them from the power of Satan unto God; Act_26:18. And Satan bruises his heel -
God so ordered it, that the salvation of man could only be brought about
by the death of Christ; and even the spiritual seed of our blessed Lord
have the heel often bruised, as they suffer persecution, temptation,
etc., which may be all that is intended by this part of the
prophecy.
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