Virgin Birth - Josh

Defined - http://www.answers.com/topic/virgin-birth (1-14-09)

Virgin Birth -
n. Christianity.
The doctrine that Jesus was miraculously begotten by God and born of the Virgin Mary without the agency of a human father.
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Scripture – http://www.esv.org/ (1/14/09)

Isaiah 7:14 - “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. ”

Matt. 1:25 - “...but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.”

Luke 1:27, 34, 35 - “to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary...And Mary said to the angel, 'How will this be, since I am a virgin?' And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.”

Romans 5:12 - “Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned”

Romans 5:18 - “Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men.”
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Significance - http://rob-lundberg.blogspot.com/2007/12/significance-of-virgin-birth.html (1/14/09)

The virgin birth of Christ was a fulfillment of supernatural prophecy in Is. 7:14: “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” (ESV)