THE
DOCTRINE OF
THE VIRGIN BIRTH
A
Look at what the Bible Says
Since God has revealed Himself to us in
Scripture, and the doctrine that He wants taught in His church is
nothing other
than what the Bible says; it should be obvious that those who refuse to
teach
what the Bible says, or affirm that it is true, do so
because another authority has replaced the authority of Scripture
in their lives.
GOD’S RECORD
OF WHAT TOOK PLACE
Luke chapter one
26 ¶ And in the
sixth month the angel Gabriel
was sent from God to a city of
27 To a virgin espoused to a man
named
Joseph, who was of the house of
David; and the virgin’s name was
Mary.
28 And coming into her home
the angel said, Peace, favored one, the Lord is with
you: and you are blessed among women.
29 And when she saw him,
she was deeply troubled by what he said, wondering what kind
of greeting this could be.
30 And the angel said to her, Do not
be
afraid, Mary: for you have found favor with God.
31 And, you will conceive in your
womb, and
bring forth a son, and will name him JESUS.
32 He will be great, and will be
called the
Son of the Highest: and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his
father
David:
33 And he will reign over the house
of Jacob
forever; and his kingdom will never end.
34 Then Mary said to the angel, How
can
this be, since I have never been intimate with a man?
35 And the angel said, The Holy
Spirit will
come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you:
therefore the
holy one who will be born of you will be called the Son of God.
36 And, behold, your cousin
Elisabeth, has
also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month for
her, who
was said to be barren.
37 For with God nothing will be
impossible.
38 And Mary said,
Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let it happen to me as you said. Then
the
angel left her.
Matthew
chapter one:
18 ¶ Now
the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his
mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was
found
with child of the Holy Ghost.
19 Then Joseph her husband,
being a just man, and not willing to
make her a publick example, was minded to
put her
away privily.
20 But while he thought on
these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a
dream, saying,
Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife:
for that
which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
21 And she shall bring
forth a son, and thou shalt call his name
JESUS: for
he shall save his people from their sins.
22 Now all this was done,
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet,
saying,
23 Behold, a virgin shall be
with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name
Emmanuel,
which being interpreted is, God with us.
24 Then Joseph being raised
from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto
him his
wife:
25 And knew her not till
she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
Luke
chapter two:
1 ¶ Now
it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar
Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
2 (And this taxing was
first done when Cyrenius was governor of
3 And everyone went to be taxed,
each to his
own city.
4 And Joseph also went up from the
city of
5 To be taxed with Mary his
espoused wife,
who was great with child.
6 And it so happened, that, while
they were
there, the time came for her to be delivered.
7 And she brought forth her
firstborn son,
and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because
there
was no room for them in the inn.
8 ¶ And
there were in the same country shepherds out in the fields, keeping
watch over
their flock by night.
9 And, the angel of the Lord
appeared to
them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were
terrified.
10 And the angel said to them, Do not
be
afraid: for, I bring you good tidings of great joy, that will be for
all
people.
11 For unto you is born this day in
the city
of
12 And this will be
a sign to you; You will find the babe wrapped in swaddling
clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the
angel a
multitude of heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on
earth peace, good will toward men.
15 And it came
to pass, as the
angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one
another, Let
us go now to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has happened, which the
Lord
has made known to us.
16 And they went with
haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.
17 And after they had seen him, they made known what had been told
them concerning this child.
18 And everyone who heard it
wondered at the things that the shepherds told them.
19 But Mary kept all these things,
and
pondered them in her heart.
20 And the shepherds returned,
glorifying and
praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as
they had
been told.
Matthew
chapter two:
1 ¶ Now
after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod,
wise men
from the east came to
2 Asking, Where is he who has been born
King of the Jews? for we have seen his star
in the
east, and have come to worship him.
3 When King Herod heard these
things, he was troubled, and all
4 And when he had gathered all the
chief
priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where
Christ
should be born.
5 And they told him, In Bethlehem of
Judea:
for it is written by the prophet,
6 And you
7 Then after Herod had privately
called
the wise men, he diligently questioned them as to what time the star
appeared.
8 And sent them to
9 ¶ After
they had heard the king, they left; and, lo, the star, that they had
seen in
the east, went before them, until it stopped over the place where the
young
child was.
10 When they saw the star, they were
overjoyed.
11 And after they had entered the
house, they
saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped
him:
and when they opened their treasures, they presented him with gifts of;
gold,
and frankincense, and myrrh.
12 And having been warned by God in a
dream
that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own
country by
another route.
13 ¶ And after they had left,
the
angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and
take the
young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and remain there until
I tell
you: for Herod will search for the young child to destroy him.
14 And having awakened, he took the
young
child and his mother by night, and departed for
15 And was there until
the death of Herod: thus fulfilling what was spoken of the Lord by the
prophet,
who said, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
16 ¶ Then, when he realized
that
the wise men had fooled him, Herod was extremely angry, and sent men who killed all the boys who were in
Bethlehem, and its vicinity, who were two years old and under,
according to the
time that he had learned from the wise men.
17 Thus fulfilling what was spoken by
the prophet Jeremiah, who said,
18 A voice was heard in Ramah,
weeping, and bitter
wailing, Rachel crying for her
children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.
19 ¶ But when Herod was dead,
an
angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in
20 Saying, Get up, and take the young
child and his mother, and go to the
21 And he arose, and took the young
child and
his mother, and went to the
22 But after hearing that Archelaus
reigned in
23 And having arrived there
he settled in a city called
CHRIST
IS TRUE GOD
Isaiah
Luke
Isaiah
9:6 For unto us
a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be
upon his
shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace.
1 John
5:20 And we know that the Son of God has
come, and has given us an understanding, that we may know him who is
true, and
we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Micah 5:2 But you,
Bethlehem Ephratah, though you be
little among
the thousands of
CHRIST IS TRUE MAN
Matthew
Hebrews
John
2 Timothy 2:8 Remember that Jesus
Christ of the seed of David was
raised from the dead according to my gospel:
1 Timothy 2:5 For there is
one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man
Christ Jesus;
CHRIST WAS WITHOUT SIN
Hebrews
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.
Hebrews
1 Peter
Job 14:4 Who can bring a
clean thing out of an unclean? not
one.
Luke
1:35 And the angel answered and said to
her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon you, and the power of the Highest
shall
overshadow you: therefore also that holy
thing which shall be born of you shall be called the Son of God.
CONCLUSION
The historical record of the
Virgin Birth is just as much a doctrine of Scripture as anything else
that the
Bible says (2Timothy
“The pure doctrine is simply
nothing else, absolutely nothing else, than the pure Word of God.” (Law
and
Gospel, page 349) “Neither ought
any doctrine be taught or heard in the
church but the pure Word
of God, that is to say, the Holy Scriptures; otherwise accursed be both
the
teachers and hearers together with their doctrine.” (Martin Luther)
Gary
Ray Branscome