The Virgin Birth of Christ
Surely the virgin birth of Jesus Christ and His Deity are
inextricably bound together. Linked together in Scripture with
His identification as Immanuel and as the unique Son of God, is
the declaration of His Virgin birth. Christ's Deity and His
miraculous conception and birth cannot be separated, either both
of these facts are true or neither of them is true. If Jesus was
not virgin-born, the Bible is not the inspired Word God God. If
the account of the birth of Jesus is a falsehood, then He is not
the Saviour. No other conclusion can be drawn.
The Old Testament Predicts the Virgin Birth of Christ
In an early chapter of the Bible a prophecy is given concerning
the virgin birth of the Redeemer. In the Garden of Eden the Lord
God said to the serpent: "Because thou hast done this,
(tempting Eve)...I will put enmity between thee and the woman,
and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and
thou shalt bruise his heel" (Gen. 3: 4, 15).
It is a well-known biological fact that the seed emanates from
the male, not the female. Thus, when God declares that Satan's
head should be bruised by the seed of the woman, He excluded the
male element from the birth of this One who should come forth
from the woman to defeat the devil. The Redeemer was to be virgin
born.
Seven centuries prior to the birth of our Lord, the same Isaiah
that predicted that he would be born of a virgin affirmed the
Deity of this child when he wrote: "For unto us a child is
born, unto us a child is given: and the government shall be upon
his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,
The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace"
(Isaiah 9:6). The Old Testament foretells the virgin birth of
Christ and His Deity.
The New Testament Announces the Virgin Birth of Christ
The first chapter of the New Testament records the genealogy of
Jesus through Abraham and David.
Again and again it is stated that so-and-so begat so-and-so.
There follows the account of the annunciation to Mary and
Christ's birth beginning: "Now the birth of Jesus Christ was
on this wise..." (Matt 1:18).
The evangelist goes on to tell how the Angel Gabriel told Joseph,
Mary's fiancé, that she would give birth to a son, conceived
through the instrumentality of the Holy Spirit, and Jesus would
save His people from their sins. And Matthew states that this was
in fulfillment of Is. 7:14.
Luke also writes of the annunciation by the angel Gabriel. Here
the angel's words to Mary are recorded, in which he tells her of
the coming birth of Jesus and, in answer to her puzzled query as
to how this could be in view of her chastity, says: "The
Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest
shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall
be born of thee shall be called the Son of God" (Luke 1:35).
The New Testament announces the virgin birth of Christ and his
Deity.
The Necessity of the Virgin Birth of Christ
If Jesus was not virgin-born, then he was born as other men and
inherited a sinful nature. In such a
circumstance He Himself would have needed a Saviour. But He was
absolutely sinless; there was no sin in Him at all. Furthermore,
in order for Him to be the redeemer of mankind, it was necessary
for Him to take on human form. Only as a man could He die for
other men. Again, bear in mind His Deity. Our Lord was perfect in
His humanity; He is also perfect in his Deity. He had to be born
supernaturally, and so He was.
From every consideration - the revelation of the Scriptures, the
sinlessness and perfection of Christ's Person, and logic itself -
there can be no explanation but that which was prophesied about
Him, testified concerning Him, and demanded of Him is true: He
was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.
~The Gospel Standard