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What Does It Mean To Say In The Gospel Of Luke 2

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The Gospel’s of Matthew and Luke help describe to us this virgin birth.

In Luke 1:26 Mary is six months pregnant and the angel Gabriel comes to her. Gabriel came to her and says “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” (Luke 1:28). Mary was confused and afraid as to why this angel was coming to her with such greetings. Gabriel said to Mary “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”(Luke 1:30-33). …show more content…

This means that the virgin birth was prophesied. Isaiah 7:14 says “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” There are three things about the “sign” that the Lord will give. These “signs” will confirm that this child is the sent one from the Lord. There signs are the following. One, the son would be born to a virgin; we know this from Isaiah 7:14. Second, he (the Son) grow up in a time of distress in the nation of Israel; we know this from Isaiah 7:15. Third, before the son would know what was right from wrong, two different kings would be in reign during this time; we know this from Isaiah …show more content…

Jesus could remove the sins of mankind because he was the perfect sacrifice. In the Old Testament, God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. God did this to test Abraham’s faith. Abraham was about to kill his son Isaac, when God sent a ram to offer. Abraham’s readiness to give his son is prophesy of God sending his son. An example is in John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son …” Some may say that Isaac was the precursor of Jesus. In the way that he was willing and obedient followed what his father told him (this pertains to both Isaac and Jesus).
Jesus had to be born because mankind needed a mediator. Jesus is the mediator through which we are able to have a relationship with God. In the Old Testament the people were saved by faith. The faith that God would send the Messiah. The sending of the Messiah which happens in the New

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