This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. They record Jesus’ supernatural conception as a historical fact. The doctrine that Mary was the sole natural parent of Jesus is clearly taught in two New Testament passages, referred to as the infancy narratives: Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 1:26-38. Infancy narrativesI explained that the term Virgin Birth refers to the virginal conception of Jesus that is, the belief that Jesus was conceived in Mary by a miraculous work of the Holy Spirit, without the agency of a human father. 1530) depicts the newly born Jesus in Mary’s arms. Gabriel also announced John the Baptist’s birth.īelow, the Italian painter Allegri da Correggio (c. The annunciation to Mary by the angel Gabriel, below, as depicted by a 19th-century artist. The Shepherds Worship the Child, by Rembrandt (c. Later, walking on the paved expanse of Manger Square outside the ancient church, we discussed the subject at length. The Gospel writers, he speculated, simply borrowed the theme of supernatural birth from ancient pagan mythology. The man, an agnostic, offered the opinion that Jesus was probably illegitimate, and that the Gospel accounts of the Virgin Birth were attempts to cover up that embarrassing fact. I responded that, yes, I believe that Jesus Christ was miraculously conceived, but I doubted whether the silver star marked the spot of the birth. A silver star inlaid in the marble floor is said to mark the exact spot where the divine birth took place. The fortresslike Church of the Nativity is built over this grotto or cave where, according to tradition, Jesus Christ was born. It was my first visit to the Holy Land, and I was standing in the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem. "Well, what do you think?" the man then asked.
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"I’ll try," I answered, and bringing to bear the full force of my meager Latin, attempted a translation: "Here Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary." "Can you read that?" The tourist asked me, pointing to a large silver star bearing a Latin inscription: "Hic de virgine Maria Jesus Christus natus est." Thus says the Lord, Heaven is My throne, and the earth is my footstool… But to this one I will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at my word. God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we are still sinners, Christ died for us. You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. God so loved the world that He gave his only son Jesus Christ so that all that believe in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. God’s plan for you is fully perfected through the life and resurrection of Jesus Christ.įor from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. The Bible describes the pain and disappointment of a fractured relationship between God and man over the course of history, and provides the story of Jesus as the embodiment of a loving God - the singular vehicle for reconciling our transgressions, sorrows, doubts and prayers. The Bible describes for us how God is creator of all. So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God - all because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done for us in making us friends of God. For since we were restored to friendship with God by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be delivered from eternal punishment by His life. And since we have been made right in God's sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God's judgment. When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time.God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. He has done this through Christ Jesus who has freed us.Romans 3:21-26 Yet now God in his gracious kindness declares us not guilty. For all have sinned all fall short of God's glorious standard. And we all can be saved in the same way, no matter who we are or what we have done. God has shown us a different way in being right in his sight.we are made right in God's sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins. Does your life have meaning? Do you have a personal relationship with God? Many people feel empty, unfulfilled or lost.