Of Mary was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

 

Of Mary was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

 

Matthew 1:16『And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.』

Matthew 1:1 states that this is the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham, and begins with, “Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, Jacob begot Judah and his brothers,” and ends with verse 16. However, Joseph and Mary were engaged to be married, but Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of Mary. It is the lineage of Joseph, a descendant of Abraham, and has nothing to do with Mary.

Joseph's genealogy is found in Matthew 1:1-16, Ruth 4:18-22, and 1 Chronicles 2:5-15. However, Joseph and Jesus are not related in terms of bloodline. Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and came from Mary, but there is no genealogy for Mary. Why is only Joseph's genealogy listed? In Matthew 1:16, "And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ..." Joseph came from Jacob. Going up, Joseph's father is Jacob.

In Luke 3:23-38, we can see that it starts from Mary's husband Joseph, goes through Adam, and is connected to God. Luke 3:23 says, "And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli." Matthew 1:16 says that Joseph's descendant was Jacob, and Luke 3:23 says that Joseph's descendant was Heli. Most churches say that Luke 3:23 is Mary's genealogy, and the reason is that since there are no women in the genealogy, the name of his son-in-law was written instead of Mary.

In Matthew 1:6, it says, "And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;." It continues with David's son Solomon. And from Solomon, it continues with Jacob. However, Luke 3:31 says, "Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David," and it continues with David and Nathan to Heli.

What is the difference in this link? In what sense are David's sons Solomon (Matthew) and Nathan (Luke) different? In 1 Chronicles 3:5, "These are the sons born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon; all four were born to Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel." David had many sons. David's sons are introduced in 1 Chronicles 3:1-9, and Solomon and Nathan had the same mother. Why are the genealogies in Matthew 1 and Luke 3 filled with different people?

The link from Nathan to Heli in Luke 3 is not clear whether it is blood, son-in-law, or another adoptive relationship. In any case, the line from David to Nathan and Heli ends with Joseph. People claim that Joseph was Heli's son-in-law. Therefore, Mary is in that position, and the churches conclude that Luke 3 is Mary's genealogy.

Matthew 1 is connected by bloodline from David to Joseph, and Luke 3 is connected by bloodline from David to Joseph (Mary). However, Mary was conceived by the Holy Spirit and gave birth to Jesus, and Joseph is called by people as Jesus' father. In bloodline, Mary's ancestors are David, Abraham, and Adam. However, the seed is different.

The seeds given by God are largely divided into four types: the first man Adam who came from God, Cain and Abel who came from the relationship between the first man Adam and Eve, Seth who came from another seed from the first man Adam and Eve, and Jesus who was conceived not from the first man Adam but from the Holy Spirit.

The first man, Adam, came from God. Jesus, too, was conceived by the Holy Spirit and came from God. Ultimately, the Bible tries to show that Jesus came in the same form as the first man, Adam. Jesus Christ is the first man, Adam, and plays the role of the last Adam. The first man, Adam, was born to give the body of sin to the people of the world. And Jesus, who was born in the form of the first man, Adam, died on the cross to atone for sin. This is depicted in the form of Cain and Abel. Abel represents Jesus who died on the cross, and Cain represents the legalistic Pharisees who killed Jesus on the cross. Cain symbolizes those who left God, and Abel symbolizes the death of atonement.

The other seed, Seth, is connected to the seed of promise. Through Seth, the pioneers of faith are introduced. Genesis 5:1-32 presents the genealogy from Adam to Noah. Cain and Abel are not included here. Abel died, and Cain became a different nation. The introduction of Cain's descendants is introduced in Genesis 4:16-24.

Christ symbolizes the last Adam. The last Adam is the resurrected Christ. Those who enter into the resurrected Christ are the ones who have fulfilled the seed of the promise. Those who believe in the present resurrection in Christ have fulfilled the covenant, and they are those who are born directly from God, just like Jesus. These saints are those who are born of the Holy Spirit. That is, they are those who have received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. They are those who believe that the body of sin died in water (death of the cross) and was resurrected as a spiritual body by the Holy Spirit. A saint means one who has become Immanuel, one who is with God.

People do not pay much attention to the kingdom of God. This is because the kingdom of God feels vague and is a place where people go when they die. So they focus on how to live in the world. Pastors tell us to live as Christians, holy, and sanctified. Since they cannot speak specifically, they tell us to study the Bible diligently, live well in the church community, and obey the word of God. This is a means of life as a citizen of the kingdom of God, not a goal. The saints must only preach the gospel. It is to preach about being united with the death of Jesus Christ on the cross and being resurrected with Christ. This is the gospel. A life without the gospel is no different from other religions, no matter how much they preach about a life of holiness.