THE VIRGIN BIRTH
Elvin C.
Myers
Scripture Reading: Isaiah
7:14
Is it necessary and
important to believe in the virgin birth of Christ? Any truth taught
in the Bible is necessary to believe. Some deny it but not because
the Bible does not teach it, for it does. They deny it because they
believe the Scriptures are not factual.
Christ's birth was a
natural birth, for He was born like all babies are born; but it was
supernatural because Mary was a virgin, never having known any man.
The virgin birth rests on the fact of a supernatural conception.
With today's technology, perhaps a virgin birth is possible but not
a conception without a human father somewhere in the picture. What
is equally important with what happened, is why it happened. The
conception and virgin birth are hardly mentioned in the Bible, but
the reason for them is given much more space. One of the main
reasons is its bearing on the deity of Christ.
Isaiah 7:14 prophecies
that "a virgin shall conceive." The conception and virgin
birth are inseparable in this verse. Those who think the Hebrew word
for virgin means "young woman" without necessarily meaning
a virgin should check Matthew 1:23 where Isaiah's prophecy is
quoted, and the Greek word clearly means virgin. There is no mistake
in the King James Bible's translation, nor was there a mistake in
the angelic message to Joseph. God inspired Matthew to state the
facts that the conception and virgin birth of Christ were subjects
of prophecy and were fulfilled when Jesus was born.
If we can't believe the
Biblical record on this matter concerning Christ, how can we believe
anything else it says about Him? In fact, how can we believe
anything at all in the Bible? The integrity of the Scriptures are at
stake here. We believe the Lord Jesus Christ was conceived of the
Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. We need not be surprised by
His sinlessness when we know and believe these two facts.
King James Bible
The Preserved and Living Word of God
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