Section 2
the Holy Spirit with the divine essence. Unlike other biographies, Luke records the conception of the one whose life he records. Other biogra phies may speak of a person's birth, but not his conception. In this matter, Luke is unique. He tells us how the Man-Savior was conceived. He was not conceived of a man; rather, He was con ceived of the Holy Spirit with the divine essence.
The Holy Spirit is God Himself reaching man. This means that when God reaches man, He is the Holy Spirit. With the conceiving of the Man- Savior, the Holy Spirit came into humanity.
The Man-Savior was conceived of the Holy Spirit with the divine essence. Here we are using the word "essence" in a strong sense to denote something even more intrinsic than nature. The essence is the intrinsic constituent of a certain substance. The Man-Savior was conceived of the Holy Spirit not only with the divine nature but with the divine essence. It is extremely impor tant that we see this matter.
BORN OF A HUMAN VIRGIN WITH THE HUMAN ESSENCE
The Man-Savior was born of a human virgin with the human essence. In Luke 1:27 and 31 we