Section 3
see that a virgin named Mary conceived in her womb and bore a son whose name was Jesus.
Because the Man-Savior was conceived of the Holy Spirit with the divine essence and was born of a human virgin with the human essence, He has two essences, the divine and the human. With Him there is the mingling of the divine essence with the human essence.
In contrast to the Man-Savior, we have only one essence, the human essence, for we were conceived of man and born of woman. Our Sav ior is different, for He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of a human virgin. With the Holy Spirit there is the divine essence, and with the human virgin there is the human essence.
THE MINGLING OF THE DIVINE ESSENCE WITH THE HUMAN ESSENCE
The Lord's two essences were not merely added together; they were mingled together. Actually, any conceiving is a mingling, not merely an addi tion. With the Man-Savior it was not the case that the divine essence was simply added to the human essence. Rather, in the conception of the Man-Savior the divine essence and the human essence were mingled.