Summarized from Matthew 1:18-25, 2:9-11, Part II
Jesus Conceived In and Born of a Virgin Those who deny Christ’s virgin birth, Thomas Jefferson among them, being conceived in a virgin girl, by the Holy Spirit, remains a sine qua non doctrine of Christianity. God could have freed Christ’s birth from controversy by enlisting a married couple as parents. Unconcerned with appearances, God daringly used a virgin to give Israel 7:14 its deepest possible meaning. Mary’s Virginity Had a Definite End Matthew’s insistence of her virgin state in 1:18c, and the couple’s sexual union in 1:25, complement each other. A virgin UNTIL giving birth to Jesus, Mary and Joseph began marital relations after the child’s dedication to God 40 days later Luke 2:22-34—the time-line parental sexual relations can re-start today after a 24622birth. Given that clear timeline, we can as clearly understand Christ’s siblings in Mark 6:1-3 as his biological half-brothers and sisters. Mary Had No Role in Christ’s Ministry Matthew explicitly proved the Master’s Singularity even as an 18-24 month-old child. He didn’t seize the Wise Men’s entrance into Joseph’s house to show Mary’s importance. Instead, in two acts, the foreigners proved that Jesus alone, all by himself, even as a toddler, would be the ENTIRE kingdom of God in human form. First, when they entered, off came their turbans, down came their knees AS they worshipped HIM, not him and Mary. Second, out came the gifts their servants carried, presented to Jesus alone. Every scripture text in the Four Gospels agrees with this text: the Kingdom of God on earth found its embodiment in the life of Jesus Christ Alone! End Part II
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