“The King is Born” Matthew 1:18-25

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Date: December 26, 2021 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

The virgin birth is one of the essential doctrines of the Christian Faith. Yet, some who are considered to be in the mainstream of evangelical Christianity are certainly not in the mainstream of evangelical orthodoxy regarding this and other fundamental doctrines. For example, William Lane Craig is the director of a ministry called Reasonable Faith. He is also visiting professor at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University and a professor of Philosophy at Houston Baptist University. However, in answer to the question , “Are you confident that Jesus was born of a virgin, Craig said, “I’m reasonably confident.” To reach that level of theological modernity, one must deny: The promise God made to Satan in Genesis 3:15, that the “Seed” of the woman would bruise his head, which Jesus Christ did at the cross. The prophecy of Isaiah 7:14, “The Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” The fulfillment of those two promises according to Matthew 1:22-23. “ All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: ‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel.’” Now, to put Craig’s uncertainty of the virgin birth in the Apostle Paul’s definition of one’s confession of faith, if we are “reasonably confident” Jesus is Lord, and “reasonably confident” God raised Him from the dead, we can be saved. I’m absolutely certain that is NOT what Paul wrote in Romans 10:9-10. Beloved, the gospel of Matthew was written to prove to the Jews that Jesus was who He said He was, that He did what He said He did, for the reason He said He did it, and that He did it for all who would “believe” in Him – not reasonably confident.

The virgin birth is one of the essential doctrines of the Christian Faith. Yet, some who are considered to be in the mainstream of evangelical Christianity are certainly not in the mainstream of evangelical orthodoxy regarding this and other fundamental doctrines.

For example, William Lane Craig is the director of a ministry called Reasonable Faith. He is also visiting professor at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University and a professor of Philosophy at Houston Baptist University. However, in answer to the question , “Are you confident that Jesus was born of a virgin, Craig said, “I’m reasonably confident.”

To reach that level of theological modernity, one must deny:

Now, to put Craig’s uncertainty of the virgin birth in the Apostle Paul’s definition of one’s confession of faith, if we are “reasonably confident” Jesus is Lord, and “reasonably confident” God raised Him from the dead, we can be saved. I’m absolutely certain that is NOT what Paul wrote in Romans 10:9-10.

Beloved, the gospel of Matthew was written to prove to the Jews that Jesus was who He said He was, that He did what He said He did, for the reason He said He did it, and that He did it for all who would “believe” in Him – not reasonably confident.

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The Gospel of Matthew was written to prove to the Jews that Jesus was, in fact, the Messiah, the Savior sent from God to redeem His people from their sins.

The chief doctrine of the Christian Faith is called the Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ.

If Jesus was the seed of a human father, the whole Bible is a lie, and we are still dead in our trespasses and sins. If every other facet of Jesus’ ministry was true, if He was born of human parents, He is not our Savior. Matthew affirms Jesus’ miraculous birth by pointing out five major characteristics:

1. His Miraculous Birth Conceived – Vs. 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.”

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