THE NECESSITY OF THE VIRGIN BIRTH

ISAIAH 9:6

Pastor Rick Jackson

During the Christmas season our thoughts are naturally drawn to the birth of Christ. Christians should constantly keep the empty manger, the empty cross, and the empty tomb together to remind them of the full salvation, the abundant life, and the blessed hope which we have in the God-man, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Those of us who believe the Bible believe, of course, in the virgin birth of Christ but do we realize the virgin birth was a necessity? The virgin birth is not just a "supernatural" touch to the Christmas story, the virgin birth is a theological, historical, and redemptive necessity. Why? I am glad you asked. Let us examine 7 reasons showing the necessity for the virgin birth.

THE VIRGIN BIRTH WAS NECESSARY:

I. SO JESUS CHRIST WOULD NOT HAVE A SIN NATURE [Ps. 51:5, Lk. 1:35]

If Jesus had had an earthly father, He would have had a sin nature.

II. SO JESUS CHRIST WOULD BE HUMAN AS WELL AS DIVINE IN HIS NATURE [Phil. 2:5-8]

If Jesus had not been born a human he would not have been truly human. It did not just appear human as some early cults tried to say, He was human!

III. SO JESUS CHRIST WOULD BE DIVINE AS WELL AS HUMAN IN HIS NATURE [Mt. 22:41-46]

IV. SO JESUS CHRIST COULD SERVE AS MEDIATOR [I Tm. 2:5]

V. SO JESUS CHRIST COULD MAKE AN ADEQUATE PAYMENT FOR SIN [I Jn. 2:1-2]

Jesus had to be human in order to die but He had to be god so that His death would be able to pay for all sin.

VI. SO JESUS CHRIST COULD FACE TEMPTATIONS AS ANY MAN [Heb. 2:15-18, 4:15-16]

VII. SO JESUS CHRIST COULD AND WOULD FULFILL SCRIPTURE [Gn. 3:15, Is. 7:14, Jer. 31:22, Mt. 1:20-25, Lk. 1:35]