Luke 1:30-35 “30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35 And the angel answered and said unto her, 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.”
One of the primary teachings of Biblical Christianity is the virgin birth of Christ. In fact, the validity of the entire Bible stands or falls on this one doctrine. If it did not occur as stated in the Bible – then Christianity is false and there is no Savior.
Christmas is celebrated among Christians so strongly because the virgin birth of Christ means that there is both a Savior and salvation. It means that God has intervened in our plight as condemned and estranged sinners and found a way of redemption.
The virgin birth is absolutely necessary because of two things. First, because every human is born a sinner. Second, because every sinner – every human – falls under the curse: “for the wages of sin is death” (Romans. 6:23).
Since every human is condemned because of sin, then there is no human born of men that is without sin. If Jesus were born of natural conception, he could not save anyone because he would have his own sin to pay for. Then, redeeming someone else would be impossible.
Mary testified to the angel: “I know not a man” (vs. 34). If this were not true – it would be most foolish to lie to an angel of God. The angel does not debate the issue with her – verifying her statement. He then proceeds to explain how it will happen. He 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.” Basically, he said – God will do it.
The virgin birth also fulfills a promise made to Isaiah hundreds of years earlier. In Isaiah 7:14, it says: “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
Since Jesus is the Promised One – the Savior of the world – all must believe on Him for forgiveness of sin. Have you believed on Him to be your only Savior?