Isaiah 7:14: Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
a. The virgin birth was not copied from pagan myth religions
b. The virgin birth is the fulfillment of God’s Word and promise
a. The Son of God had to be born as a man so that He could live as a man should live before God
b. The Son of God had to be born as a man so that He could die the death sinful men deserve to die; or The Son of God had to be born as a man so that He could be a merciful and faithful high priest and make propitiation for the sins of the people
c. The Son of God had to be born as a man so that He is able to help those who are being tempted
d. The Son of God had to be born as a man so that He might humble Himself and be exalted
e. The Son of God had to be born as a man so that He might be the victorious last Adam
f. The Son of God had to be born as a man so that we might have an example to know how to live and love one another
Matthew 1:23: Behold, the virgin shall conceive & bear a son, & they shall call his name Immanuel (which means, God with us).
John Eadie: The womb of the virgin Mary was the bridal chamber where the divine and human natures of Christ were inseparably joined together.
Colossians 1:19: For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell
Hebrews 1:3: He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature
Hebrews 1:6: Let all God's angels worship him.
Hebrews 1:8: But of the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever"
Romans 9:5: the Christ who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.
Titus 2:13: our great God and Savior Jesus Christ
John 5:18: This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
John 14:9: Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.
John 8:58: Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am."
John 20:28: Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!"
WLC 38: Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be God? It was necessary that the Mediator should be God, that he might sustain and keep the human nature from sinking under the infinite wrath of God, and the power of death; give worth and efficacy to his sufferings, obedience, and intercession, and to satisfy God's justice; procure his favour; purchase a peculiar people, give his Spirit to them, conquer all their enemies, and bring them to everlasting salvation.
Martyn Lloyd-Jones: The Son of God became the Son of man that sons of men might become sons of God.
1. The Virgin Birth Happened Because God Said It Would
a. The virgin birth was not copied from pagan myth religions
b. The virgin birth is the fulfillment of God’s Word and promise
2. The Virgin Birth Happened Miraculously
3. The Virgin Birth Happened Because Jesus Had To Be Truly Man
a. The Son of God had to be born as a man so that He could live as a man should live before God
b. The Son of God had to be born as a man so that He could die the death sinful men deserve to die; or The Son of God had to be born as a man so that He could be a merciful and faithful high priest and make propitiation for the sins of the people
c. The Son of God had to be born as a man so that He is able to help those who are being tempted
d. The Son of God had to be born as a man so that He might humble Himself and be exalted
e. The Son of God had to be born as a man so that He might be the victorious last Adam
f. The Son of God had to be born as a man so that we might have an example to know how to live and love one another
4. The Virgin Birth Happened Because Jesus Had To Be A Sinless Man
5. The Virgin Birth Happened Because Jesus Had To Be Truly God
Matthew 1:23: Behold, the virgin shall conceive & bear a son, & they shall call his name Immanuel (which means, God with us).
John Eadie: The womb of the virgin Mary was the bridal chamber where the divine and human natures of Christ were inseparably joined together.
Colossians 1:19: For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell
Hebrews 1:3: He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature
Hebrews 1:6: Let all God's angels worship him.
Hebrews 1:8: But of the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever"
Romans 9:5: the Christ who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.
Titus 2:13: our great God and Savior Jesus Christ
John 5:18: This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
John 14:9: Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.
John 8:58: Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am."
John 20:28: Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!"
WLC 38: Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be God? It was necessary that the Mediator should be God, that he might sustain and keep the human nature from sinking under the infinite wrath of God, and the power of death; give worth and efficacy to his sufferings, obedience, and intercession, and to satisfy God's justice; procure his favour; purchase a peculiar people, give his Spirit to them, conquer all their enemies, and bring them to everlasting salvation.
6. The Virgin Birth Happened To Comfort And Encourage God's People
Martyn Lloyd-Jones: The Son of God became the Son of man that sons of men might become sons of God.
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