Helena Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Q3. (Luke 1:35) What does the virgin conception teach us about Jesus' nature? How central is the doctrine of the virgin conception to the Christian message? (a) As the virgin conception illustrates, Jesus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurselaino Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Jesus even if born from a woman and is human is also born of God and is God. He is flesh and He is spirit...being God in the flesh. Being human he will face the same temptations as we do...being God he will be sinless. This is extremely important to all that we believe in many many ways. Jesus is the Son of God ...born to die to save us. If He was not whom He said He was then everything would be a lie. The prophesies of His birth would be a lie... To me if we find one non-truth in the Bible then all needs to be seen as a lie..but we dont find that...and I am able to know that the whole bible is God's Word sent to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurselaino Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 The virgin conception teaches us that Jesus is more than just human. Jesus is, as the Nicene Creed states, "...very God of very God...being of one substance with the Father..." Yet because Mary is His mother, we must not say that he is not human, and that He was only God. Out faith hinges upon the necessity of Jesus being 100% God AND 100% man, as SojournersHeart said. Expounding on that, I have found a good way to visualize this seeming impossibility is to picture a smaller box inside a larger box. If both boxes are open on top, and the larger one is filled, the smaller one will be filled as well, because it is contained inside. This is also much like submersing a cup in a large, water-filled pan in the sink. Is the smaller container 100% full? Yes. Is the larger container 100% full? Equally so. The capacity of the smaller in less, thus 100% is only part of the larger container's 100%. While in some aspects, this analogy does not work as well, such as God's sinlessness and humanity's free-will/disposition to sin, it seems to help me begin to comprehend this concept a bit easier. The doctrine of the virgin conception and birth are quite central to Christianity. In fact, they are essential. Even at the surface level, if these doctrines were proved false, they would make God out to be a liar, because He has given these doctrines to us as truth. Upon deeper consideration, it becomes evident that if Jesus was not 100% God and 100% man, we would have no hope of salvation. If Jesus was only one or the other, there would be no reconciliation of God and man--no possibility of finding a worthy sacrifice to bear more than his own personal sin. If Jesus was only human, He could have only paid for His own sins. If Jesus was only God, He would not have been a compatible sacrifice for the sins of humanity. I say this, not to disprove these things, but for us to gain a realization of the seriousness and desperate necessity of the solution found in the virgin birth. From this, I realize that I must come to see this miracle in all its profound, miraculous, yet simple and humble beauty. I am amazed and in thanks and praise to God, who would do such a thing, to come to a world of pain, time, and limitations, in order to save us, the very ones who's sin crucified Him. to this I say amen and amen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda bass Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 What the virgin conception teaches about Jesus' nature is that while His mother Mary was human, He is conceived by the Holy Spirit. Thus he had the dual nature of humanity and deity. He was fully deity yet at the same time He was fully human. The doctrine of the virgin conception is very central to the Christian faith. If one finds it hard to accept the concept of Jesus' virgin birth then how can one accept the fact He died for our sins and His resurrection from the grave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Q3. (Luke 1:35) What does the virgin conception teach us about Jesus' nature? How central is the doctrine of the virgin conception to the Christian message? THAT SHE IS JUST A ORDINARY WOMAN ..THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME UPON AND MADE HER TO CARRY A HOLY CHILD ... IT WAS ALL DIVINE INTERVENTION Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 Q3. (Luke 1:35) What does the virgin conception teach us about Jesus' nature? How central is the doctrine of the virgin conception to the Christian message? It teaches us that His nature is human and devine. He is both man and God, He filled the purpose that the Father pledged for Him that He would live as man and then die for the sins of the world. It is center most to the Chrisstian message that Jesus would be born and that He would die and be raise to new life and that we would be freed if our sin and be able to live and reign with Him. With the virgin birth Jesus would be just another man and have a sinful nature not the Son of God most High like the Angel Gabreil proclaimed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristiS Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 This shows us that nothing is impossible for God....NOTHING, including conceiving a child without any physical contact! The virgin birth shows us that God is without the sin that comes with being human, along with the flaws....Jesus is flawless and sinless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggy Walker Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Q3. (Luke 1:35) What does the virgin conception teach us about Jesus' nature? How central is the doctrine of the virgin conception to the Christian message? That Jesus was human. It is very important for us the understand and have belief of the Virgin Mary, for we have never seen Jesus, but have faith in him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggy Walker Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Q3. (Luke 1:35) What does the virgin conception teach us about Jesus' nature? How central is the doctrine of the virgin conception to the Christian message? The Virgin conception teaches us that Jesus is conceived by the holy spirit, that he is a humna also. Jesus is without sin. Jesus conception is for us to have faith in and believe just as the the bible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahala p.s. Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Q3. (Luke 1:35) What does the virgin conception teach us about Jesus' nature? How central is the doctrine of the virgin conception to the Christian message? The virgin conception teaches us that Jesus, conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of Virgin Mary, has nature human and divine. It teaches that although Jesus is human, he is fully divine, he has the same nature as that of God, he is God in the flesh, he is God that incarnate. The doctrine of the virgin conception to the Christian message is very central, because only through this believing and understanding of it, we can fully understand about God Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmie Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Jesus and Mary both share one trait- they are both pure and stainless at the time of His birth. Jesus is both Holy (concevied by the Holy Spirit) and human by birth. Only a virgin could have birthed the One who is sinless and withouth blemish. That is vital to our Christian walk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia A Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Q3. (Luke 1:35) What does the virgin conception teach us about Jesus' nature? How central is the doctrine of the virgin conception to the Christian message? It teaches us that His mother, Mary, was human and yet He was conceived by the Holy Spirit. Jesus was both human and divine. The doctrine of the virgin conception is very important to the Christian faith. We accept by faith that a Virgin gave birth to One is was without sin and One who died for our Salvation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah43 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Q3. (Luke 1:35) What does the virgin conception teach us about Jesus' nature? How central is the doctrine of the virgin conception to the Christian message? The virgin conception teaches us that Jesus is flesh but not sinful, as He was conceived without sin by a virgin girl and the Holy Spirit. The doctrine of the virgin conception is central to the Christian message as Jesus is incarnate but not sinful. He is the exception because He is God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanMary Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Q3. (Luke 1:35) What does the virgin conception teach us about Jesus' nature? That He is fully God and fully man. God become flesh, without the sin nature. God coming to redeem His fallen creation in the only possible way...coming to earth Himself as one of us, but without sin, to shed His blood as the sacrifice for our sins. How central is the doctrine of the virgin conception to the Christian message? It is critical! To believe that Jesus is less than the incarnation of God in the flesh, leaves us with a book of lies instead of the Word of God. No matter how perfect a life Jesus lived, to believe that He is the biological child of Mary and Joseph, leaves us without a Savior...because only God could redeem His fallen creation...His own Holy blood had to be shed for us. That's where Christianity and the cults differ...all cults deny the Deity of Christ. They say He was a good man, a great teacher, etc. I grew up in Utah and wondered why Christmas wasn't a big celebration for the Mormons...then when I married a Mormon and studied their teaching, I discovered that their doctrine is that Mary was impregnated by "Adam god"....through sexual means. So Christmas isn't as big a celebration as the 24th of July when they arrived in Utah...which even trumps the 4th of July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordwoman Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Q3. (Luke 1:35) What does the virgin conception teach us about Jesus' nature? How central is the doctrine of the virgin conception to the Christian message? The virgin conception teaches us that Jesus is God come in the flesh. He is holy, divine, and pure, without sin. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and not in the natural way of a man and a woman. The doctrine of the virgin conception is right on center to the Christian message. It is this very doctrine that separates true Biblical Christianity with every other "Jesus religion" in that other belief systems that "include" Jesus, do not see Him as God...He may be a teacher, prophet, healer, cosmic superstar, but they do not see Him as God, nor worship Him as such. He is the Messiah for all of humanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickJW Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 Q3. (Luke 1:35) What does the virgin conception teach us about Jesus' nature? How central is the doctrine of the virgin conception to the Christian message? The virgin-birth of Jesus Christ confirms for us that His coming is a divine miracle, this child is 'of God the Father'. It is the very cornerstone of the Christian message. Many times in the Old Testament, God has intervened, and made it possible for barren 'couples' to conceive and have children, however, in those cases, God made it possible for the two humans to join together fruitfully - the child was not 'of God'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellyanne Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 The Virgin Conception is key to understanding Jesus because it communicated both His divinity and His humaness. If He had come to earth as just a Divine being, He could not have been our role model in how to live. If He had been birthed from a man and a woman, then He would have been just another prophet. His dual nature both Divine and Human is something a lot of us struggle to fit into our view of the world, when the truth is that it does not fit. That was the point: Jesus is like no one else in existence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlynn Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 [/font] Q3. (Luke 1:35) What does the virgin conception teach us about Jesus' nature? How central is the doctrine of the virgin conception to the Christian message? Jesus is Holy, the true Son of God. The Christian message is built on the truth of the Virgin birth, proving Jesus is the Son of God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewell Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 The virgin conception teaches us that Jesus is of the same nature as His Father, fully divine, God in the flesh, God incarnate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don W Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Just as mentioned above as the Nicene Creed affirms that Jesus is fully Man and fully Divine; and the only possible way Jesus could be both is because of this doctrine of the virgin conception, otherwise, man would have some involvement and this was not true at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
servant for Christ Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Q3. (Luke 1:35) What does the virgin conception teach us about Jesus' nature? How central is the doctrine of the virgin conception to the Christian message? It teaches us that it was a miracle, that Jesus' nature is God's nature because He is the Son of God. He came as a human to save us and redeem us from our sins. The virgin conception is important because He became man, went through every trial that we will ever face, and made a way for us to go to the Father. To go to the Father, we must turn to Jesus, because He is fulfilling God's Holy Word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsdaddy4441 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. This is vital to our faith because we believe that Jesus is, in fact, God with us. If Jesus had simply been born to human parents, He could not have been God, could not have lived a perfect life, could not have been the perfect sacrifice for my sins and I would not have a hope of eternal life. In short, this message is central to my belief as a Christian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studybug52 Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 The fact that the conception by the virgin Mary is thru the overshadowing of the Holy spirit leads us to believe that physically Jesus had a human body but his spirit and Soul were of the same substance and nature of God. fully human body fully God in the soul and spirit nature . This doctrine is the heart of the christian message of the gospel. For the great ness of Jesus is that he being fully human and fully god was a person whom could die and take on our punishment for sin to take care of God's conscience of being just in his declaration of sin being covered for.Jesus could not be (somewhat like God's nature ) and have God accept his death he had to be fully God's nature in fully Human form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 God described clearly in the old testament when Jesus, our LORD and Savior, would arrive, how he'd be conceived, born, and die so we'd recognize Him. The bible says (In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God -- John 1:1)that Jesus is God's son...sinless. He is the holy sacrifice, so no other sacrifices will ever be needed. He is the bridge that leads man to God...because he was God made man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Q3. (Luke 1:35) What does the virgin conception teach us about Jesus' nature? How central is the doctrine of the virgin conception to the Christian message? Jesus would have the nature of God because He is God. The doctrine of the virgin conception is crucial to the Christian message because only God could be the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. God Bless! Jen Numbers 6:24-26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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