<Mt 1:18-23>
18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).
The emphasis of the virgin birth.
* Jesus’ conception was of divine intervention (by the Holy Spirit).
The significance of the virgin birth
* The “quality” of our Savior.
* The world has made up its own saviors and deliverers.
* The CURSE of the human race – Delivered from one problem to another.
* God has given us a Savior to save His people from SIN (root cause).
* Jesus came as the only God-Man mediator.
* Through the virgin birth, Jesus came as the true human being without human fallenness, qualifying Himself to save us.
<Mt 1:24-25>
24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25 But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
- God has given us a Savior who is conceived by God, the Holy Spirit.
- They called Him Immanuel (i.e. God with us).
- Only HE (Jesus) alone will and can save His people from sin.
* We can’t defeat sin until we have a God-Man.
God is calling
1) Those who are broken because of their sins.
2) Those who are fearful because of their sins.
3) Those who are helpless because of their sins.
