Jesus Christ: Son of God, Born of a woman - Merry Christmas!

Just searching for notes on the virgin birth here on You version and I didn't see any. Most address "the Fullness of Time" aspect, which is really awesome in and of itself. My study Bible adds that Jesus' deity is shown by calling Him God's Son, and Jesus' humanity by saying He was born of a woman.

The reason I looked this up was that a website (http://www.religioustolerance.org/xmas_lib.htm) uses Galatians 4:4 to deny the Virgin birth saying Paul never mentioned it, but I guess fail to realize that Paul could have said, "born of human parents" or born from the seed of an earthly Father, maybe they just ignore those logical deductions... It is a very flimsy argument to say someone doesn't believe in something simply because we don't have an explicit statement of it in their 2000 year old letters written to the ancient churches, and yet statements like that still make some Christians doubt...

That website also says Mark is the earliest written Gospel and my study Bible has a range of dating for Matthew and Luke which start 20 years prior to the date they cite for Mark: 70AD. (Matthew's date 50-75 AD, and Luke: 59-75, while Mark was probably 65-70 AD) This just shows how some people use selective references from history to accomplish their objectives. I won't even go into depth on the website's out of context use of Romans 1:3, which omits the second half of the sentence in verse 4... Just remember that without the context, the text is just a con!

There's many other issues with this website and the article in particular. Probably the best defense for why Paul doesn't explicitly state Jesus was born of a virgin was how intimately acquainted Paul was with miracles (2 Cor 12:2) and if someone believes in resurrection from the dead, it's not too much of a stretch to say they also believe in the immaculate conception!!! (1 Cor 15:4)

So, my friends, if you see stuff like this, and are questioned by doubters inside or outside the curch, remember to go to the most reliable source in the world: The Bible itself. And use the help of commentary like Warren W. Wiersbe who says: "Paul was careful to point out the dual nature of Jesus Christ, that He is both God and man. As God, Jesus 'came forth' (John 16:28); but as man, He was 'made of a woman.' The ancient promise that the Redeemer would be of 'the woman's seed' (Gen 3:15); and Jesus fulfilled that promise (Isa. 7:14; Matt 1:18-25)

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