The Virgin Birth

[Jon_]

What do you think is the most significant or the most important aspect of the virgin birth? This is an open question; I'm interested to see what people think.

Soli Deo Gloria

Jon

 

[AndOne]

"That the Word became flesh and walked among us...."

That always blows me away!

 

[heymikey80]

What do you think is the most significant or the most important aspect of the virgin birth? This is an open question; I'm interested to see what people think.

Soli Deo Gloria

Jon

Well, the most significant is Who was born (God). There were other miracle children promised by God, but ... I don't see how this can be more significant without this aspect.

Something more ... historical comes to mind, too. The Virgin Birth is cited in one Gospel text and strongly implied in another. It becomes quite a problematic issue to integrate into "radical histories" of Jesus, and so is often mythologized. Whatever the liberal arguments against it as "real history", its attestation and thus early importance is a loud trumpet that the church considered Jesus more than a man quite early.

 

[Jon_]

I guess I should just quickly clarify that I don't mean who was born. I mean what is significant about Jesus being birthed by the Holy Spirit and Mary, as opposed to Joseph and Mary.

You might rephrase it, What is the significance of Jesus being born of the Heavenly Father over against an earthly father?

Soli Deo Gloria

Jon

 

[Elderone]

You might rephrase it, What is the significance of Jesus being born of the Heavenly Father over against an earthly father?

Soli Deo Gloria

Jon

Simply:

Heb 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as [we are, yet] without sin.

 

[reformedfan]

i think His physical inability to trace His family tree thru an earthly dada's line back to Adam, thus fulfilling the whole 'last Adam', keeper of the cov of works, etc. deal is the big kewlness fer me.

 

[mlqurgw]

He must be both man and God to accomplish the task set for Him, the salvation of His people. Man had sinned and man must pay the penalty. He came as a man, the obedient servant of God, and lived a perfect life of righteousness on our behalf. As God His blood is eminently sufficient to satisfy justice. He could not be both God and man if He had been the son of Joseph. Add the fact that it fulfilled prophecy. Unto us a child is born, a man, unto us a son is given, the Son of God. Isa. 7:14. 9:6