Sermon Notes:

“A VIRGIN BETROTHED TO A MAN”
Luke 1:26-33.                 Christmas 2006

INTRODUCTION.
In the genealogy of Matthew 1 we learned that the LORD brings demonstrates His grace through 1 woman, Mary; 2 sinful men (David & Abraham); 3 historical periods of 14 generations each; and, 4 outcast women – Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and Bathsheba. Tonight we will look at the 1 woman and The Virgin Birth.  Why is the Virgin Birth important?  What difference does it make to my Christian faith?

I.  The fulfillment of prophecy
Matthew 1:18-25.  Isaiah 7:14.  The Hebrew word translated “virgin” means just exactly that.  I Peter 1:21.  We can trust the authoritative Scriptures to be The Word of God to His People. 

II.  A miraculous conception. 
Notice what Matthew tells us:  No male seed was involved in this conception.  Matthew 1:20.  God is taking on human flesh through the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  All references in Scripture to the birth of Messiah, refer to his being born of a women, with no reference to a human father.  If the Lord Jesus had not had a human mother, He would not have been human.  If He had not had God as His Father, He would not have been God.  If the Virgin Birth is removed we have no hope of eternal life because there was no one who could have died for our sins.  Either the Bible is true and authoritative or it is not.

III.  THE IMPORTANCE OF THE VIRGIN BIRTH.
If the Virgin Birth is not believed:
                1)            The doctrine of Scripture is compromised.
                2)            God is not God.
                3)            The dual nature of Christ is compromised
The Virgin Birth of Christ is a necessary doctrine on which the atonement, the atoning sacrifice of Christ, is built.  If there is no virgin birth, there is no atonement for sin, no resurrection for our justification, no ascension as our Mediator.

 

Some of the sources used for this study:
James Montgomery Boice on Mathhew and John.  R. Kent Hughes on Matthew and John.  John MacArthur on Matthew.  Terry L. Johnson Sermons on Matthew.  William Hendrickson New Testament Commentary on Matthew and John.  Bishop J.C. Ryle Expository Thoughts on Matthew and John.