Anthony Buzzard’s (and hence the Restora­tion Fellowship’s) posi­tion of retain­ing the vir­gin birth doc­trine hangs largely on this sin­gle verse.

Luke 1:35
The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will over­shadow you; and for that rea­son the holy child shall be called the son of God.

How­ever, if we read this verse in con­text we dis­cover a cou­ple of prob­lems with it as some­how it doesn’t fit into the con­text. (more…)

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The tra­di­tional doc­trine of the vir­ginal con­cep­tion is taken for granted by most Chris­tians. They are unaware that the idea dis­qual­i­fies Jesus as the son of David through Solomon, from the tribe of Judah. Indeed, try­ing to prove to Jews, who are skilled in their ancient tra­di­tions, that Jesus qual­i­fies to the throne of the King­dom leads to utter fail­ure. (more…)

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