Bible Question: Why did Jesus have to be born of a virgin? |
Bible Answer: The correct answer to this is; When Adam and Eve were created, they were given the indwelling of God's Spirit (the image and likeness of God) which gave them the nature and character of God. The Holy Spirit is everything that God is, His thoughts,emotions,feelings and the fruit of the Spirit. When they sinned, they separated themselves from God and they no longer had the indwelling of God's Spirit.They were left with only the spirit of man and man's nature and character.Thier children were born in the image and likeness of Adam and not God. Cain later killed Able,displaying the nature of man without God's Spirit. Therefore every one born into the world was born sold under sin.The sin nature was passed on through the seed of man. Jesus was not born of the seed of man, but God's seed. He was a human being the same as us with the human nature present in Him, but he had God's Spirit as well.He was not sold under sin because he had God's spirit to overcome the nature of man.He chose to walk in the Spirit and overcame the Godless human nature. He was sacrificed(died in our place) so that we can be born again(have the same Spirit as He has) so that we can have his nature and character and overcome the Godless human nature that we were born with(fruit of the flesh).Now if we are born again (Given the holy Spirit)we are re-created in His image and likeness the same as Adam before the fall, and the same as Jesus. We can overcome the Godless human nature with it's passions and lust by the power of his Spirit which is given us.We are a new creation in Christ Jesus.He is our example of how we should serve and love others. This is the true reason for the virgin birth! |