The virgin birth week 51, 2015

We have technology now for several decades that makes a woman conceive and get pregnant without sexual intercourse. That’s achievable and has brought smiles to many a couple. But that cannot explain the virgin birth since the egg still has to interact with the male seed for fertilisation to happen.

It has been shown a baby can come without a male seed. Cloning of animals has been done, and human clones almost certainly exist. Reports of human clones are available. Again the virgin birth cannot be the same. Mary could have a clone of herself born in form of a baby girl. A male clone has to have a male input!

So how do we explain Jesus’ conception? Nothing like it has ever happened before, or after. Mary said to the angel, "I am a virgin. How, then, can this be?" The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and God's power will rest upon you. For this reason the holy child will be called the Son of God.” Lk 1:34-35(GNB)  If the story is to be believed then Jesus is indeed divine. This is why people reject Christmas; for if Jesus is divine then we must not only listen to Him we must obey Him. Since He is divine there are rules he sets we must adhere to. Happily the story is true. The records are there, having been put down by a scientist - yes a doctor - after diligent research. And so, Your Excellency, because I have carefully studied all these matters from their beginning, I thought it would be good to write an orderly account for you. I do this so that you will know the full truth about everything which you have been taught Lk 1:3-4(GNB). Mary indeed conceived and bare a divine child without sexual relations. The immortal God took upon Himself the mortal frame of humanity. The eternal God was born a man child on a specific date. At that time Emperor Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Roman Empire. When this first census took place, Quirinius was the governor of Syria Lk 2:1-2(GNB)  It came to pass in a given location "As for you, Bethlehem of Ephrathah, even though you remain least among the clans of Judah, nevertheless, the one who rules in Israel for me will emerge from you. His existence has been from antiquity, even from eternity” Mic 5:2(ISV).

And why all this? What was so important God had to come personally to do it? What task could not be delegated to angels who had passed on the law to Moses? Did Jesus come just to prove a point? Was it to show us an example, and teach us the way? She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he is the one who will save his people from their sins Mat 1:21(ISV). So the divine purpose for Christmas is that we be saved from our sins. As we celebrate the birth of he who made the stars let us pause and ask if we have truly experienced salvation from sin and its power. Listen! This is the hour to receive God's favor; today is the day to be saved! 2Cor 6:2(GNB)