Today we venture out on a six-part series related to Christmas answering your hard questions

about the conception and the birth and the childhood of Jesus.

And we begin today talking about the miraculous conception, a question from a listener named

Kelly who writes to this, Pastor Jen, hello.

Every Christmas I'm left wondering about the angel that came to Mary and informed her that

she would have a child by the Holy Spirit.

She wondered how it would be, and I know nothing is impossible for God.

So here's my question.

Did God become a fertilized embryo which was implanted into Mary's womb?

Or did Jesus somehow combine with Mary's natural egg to create the God man?

Are we given any biblical clues here as to how this happened biologically?

Let's read the most important section in the gospel of Luke about the conception of Christ

in Mary's womb and see how much God has revealed to us.

Let me read it.

This is a Luke 130 to 38.

And the angel said to her,

Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son.

And you shall call his name Jesus.

He will be great and will be called son of the most high.

And the Lord God will give him the throne of his Father David.

And he will reign over the house of Jacob forever.

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