2013-12-06T06:00:04-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/immaculate+conception/ http://faithgateway.com/jesus-birth/ 2013-12-06T06:00:04-05:00 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, […] http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%201:18-25&version=NIV 2009-09-25T09:37:35-05:00 Mary was the mother of Jesus. She found to be with child through the Holy Spirit, not Joseph--her soon to be husband. Before the birth of Jesus, Joseph considered divorcing Mary quietly, but an angel came to him and told him not to. Mary gave birth to her son and Joseph named him Jesus per the angel's request.