In Einstein's theory of general relativity (GR), gravitation is considered as a consequence of space and time curvature, whereas Newton's law of gravity applies strictly in a Euclidean or flat space. Logically, then, Newtonian gravity must relate solely to the time curvature contributionin GR, and instances where Newton's law does not describe phenomena correctly, such as the erihelion rotation of the planet Mercury and the bending of starlight, must be attributable to an effect ofspatial curvature. In this paper, the GR solution for a static point mass is calculated on this basis for correspondence with Newton's law, andfound to be crucially different from the usual interpretation in the current scientific literature. It is shown here that gravitational attraction does not diverge to infinity as masses approach each other, but tails off to zero. This means there is no singularity at the origin of coordinates where physical laws would break down, and, furthermore, speeds of free-falling objects do not exceed the speed of light. There is also noevent horizon obscuring a black hole at the origin of coordinates, since the spacetime behaves perfectly regularly.