How did Mary not pass onto Jesus her sinful nature?
Mary, mother of Jesus, as the Immaculate Conception. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. Museo del Prado. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14a). What a mighty miracle was Jesus ’ conception, and yet so simple. One moment the egg in Mary’s body was unfertilized; the next, it had become a living, growing entity—the unborn Christ . The normal means of procreation were bypassed and from that moment Christ was set apart. It is important to note that the creed is not affirming the Immaculate Conception , the Roman Catholic doctrine that holds that Mary was conceived without original sin. That doctrine aims to circumvent any charge that Jesus inherited a corrupt nature from Mary. Though Mary was indeed fallen, yet Christ did not inherit her nature. He was like us in every respect, yet without sin, real or original (Heb. 4:15). The affirmation of the Virgin Birth further sets Jesus apart, stressing His advent as miraculous and guarding aga