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Luke 1:26-38 : The Annunciation to Mary

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26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.

38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

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Canons of the New Church #18

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18. CHAPTER V. THE HUMAN OF THE LORD JEHOVAH IS THE SON OF GOD SENT INTO THE WORLD

1. Jehovah God sent Himself into the world by taking to Himself a human.

2. This Human, conceived of Jehovah God, is termed "the Son of God which was sent into the world" [John 3:17].

3. This Human is termed “the Son of God” and "the Son of Man"; "the Son of God" on account of the Divine Truth and the Divine Good in it, which is "the Word"; and "the Son of Man" on account of Divine Truth and Good from Himself, which is the doctrine 1 of the Church from the Word thence.

4. No other "Son of God" is meant in the Word than the Son who was born in the world.

5. A "Son of God born from eternity" who is a God by Himself is not from Sacred Scripture and is also contrary to reason that is enlightened by God.

6. This was devised and produced by the Nicene Council as a refuge into which those could betake themselves who wanted to keep clear of the scandals spread by Arius and his followers concerning the Lord's Human.

7. The Primitive Church, called Apostolic, knew nothing about the birth of any Son of God from eternity.

Fotnoter:

1. This rendering follows the Skara Manuscript. Nordenskjold has "doctrinae ecclesiae", which would be "of the doctrine of the Church". There is a crossed out note, "See below chap. v, no. 9.", which may refer to the section on "The Holy Spirit".

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.