In God's School. Pierre Ch. Marcel

Luke 1:26–38.

      2. The birth of Jesus: Luke 2:1–21.

      3. A sign which will be opposed: Luke 2:22–52.

      54. Was it therefore necessary for the Son of God to clothe Himself with our own human nature?

      Yes, because it was necessary that the disobedience of man be expiated, or wiped away, by human nature. Moreover, Christ could not otherwise be our Mediator, to reconcile us with God His Father and unite us with Him. It was necessary then that Christ be a man in order to accomplish, as in our own person, the work of our salvation. It was impossible for Him to regain what we had lost in any other way (Questions 20–22).

      . . . There is one God and one Mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 2:5

      55. But why was the Savior conceived by the Holy Spirit, and not according to natural means?

      Because of the corruption of human nature it was necessary that the Holy Spirit intervene in the conception of the Son of God, in order to preserve Him from every stain and fully to maintain His holiness. The one whose work it was to sanctify others must be kept pure from every spot or blemish from before His birth with a complete purity so that He likewise could be totally set apart to God and exempt from all the corruption of human nature.

      Who committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth. 1 Peter 2:22