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1 | Why did Jesus have to beborn of a virgin | Bible general Archive 1 | Darktanianxx | 253 | ||
Why did Jesus have to be born of a virgin? | ||||||
2 | Why did Jesus have to beborn of a virgin | Bible general Archive 1 | timothy | 261 | ||
First, is so that the prophecy would be fulfilled that claimed He would be born of a virgin --- see Matt. 1:22-23. Second, it is generally understood that this was a way that God chose to bypass the assumption of the sinful nature that is passed down from Adam --- "...for through one man sin entered into the world..." Rom. 5:12. Hope this helps. timothy | ||||||
3 | Why did Jesus have to beborn of a virgin | Bible general Archive 1 | Brent Douglass | 267 | ||
This is an excellent though-provoking question. I would advocate that God's plan as to how the baby would be born came prior to the prophecy -- not the other way around. Of course, the Son of God would need to have God as a parent in order to be God (maintain his God-hood as a person) genetically. However, I don't see that a faithful and consistent wife or a widow would contribute any more "sinful" of a nature than a virgin. (In fact, this concept in an extreme form could lead to wives witholding relations in a way that could hinder the marriage relationship.) There is a connection of virginity with ceremonial purity, however, that could be significant. In addition, female virginity is typically verifiable by physical means for the majority of women. In this way, Mary's virginity right up to the point of birth would most likely have been verifiable by Joseph, a midwife or anyone else who was allowed to investigate fully; her virginity would act as a testimony, therefore, that the "male seed" was placed there by the Holy Spirit rather than through sexual intercourse. With a non-virgin, there would always be more room for question and accusation. | ||||||
4 | Why did Jesus have to beborn of a virgin | Bible general Archive 1 | Bill Kluga | 275 | ||
I'd like to add that the blood of the mother never enters the blood stream of the fetus, but is imparted through the sperm of the father. Since "the life of the flesh is in the blood," as in Leviticus 17:11, the sinlessness of Christ was maintained by no human man having a part in the conception. The true Father was God through the Holy Spirit. Thus there was a sinless nature passed on to the Christ. The virgin birth was necessary to this fact. | ||||||
5 | Why did Jesus have to beborn of a virgin | Bible general Archive 1 | Xapis | 630 | ||
I would like to add a comment here as well. There are many fullfilments of scripture that are, may I say minor fulfillments of the law, they fulfill the law but not fully. One of these is the firstborn being wholly set apart to the Lord. In the KJV EXO 13:2 Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine. This is fulfilled in part, because the firstborn in sanctified, but in Jesus it is completely fulfilled, because since His mother was a virgin, he literally opened the womb. No other first-born really opens the womb, Jesus did. The word for openeth here is derived from the root which means to burst forth. | ||||||