In a hurry and just skimming,
but to answer the Jesus/man thing, it's the concept of the Triune God. We believe that, while made man, Jesus is the true son of God yet still one in the same. That is the concept of triune God- although it is admittedly difficult to understand. God the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Think of it like an egg- there is a shell, the white and the yolk. But it's still an egg.
Because Jesus was immaculately conceived, we believe he was God, incarnate made flesh, as spoken in the Nicene Creed. There was no sex between mary and Joseph. The conception was immaculate. Hence, the miracle of the Virgin Birth. Born of a virgin= Born of a miracle. God incarnate. (imho)
Babies are human. Humans are filled with Original Sin- the sin of Eve. The sin of just plain old being human. Nothing we can do about it- we're just born that way. So, we get baptised as a baby to remove that original sin. NOTE: This is my view as a Lutheran. I do not believe that all Christian sects believe this.
Then we create our actual sins through deeds and thoughts. These are sins for which we must ask God for forgiveness. It doesn't matter if you're saying God, Jesus, or Holy Ghost. All the same thing
Well, that probably didn't clear anything else, but I just think of the egg!
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