“THE BIRTH OF JESUS”
Throughout Jesus genealogy, He was considered to be a descendant of Abraham through the tribe of Judah and the seed of David an offspring of Shem (Genesis 12:1-3; Rev. 5:5; Acts 13:22-24; 2 Timothy 2:8; Revelations 22:16). Looking at the history of Jesus genealogy, God had used several Gentiles to be the ancestors of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:3, 5-6).
Mary the earthly mother of Jesus Christ was a Semitic Aramaic Jewish woman and His earthly father “Joseph” was a Jew from the offspring’s of David (Genesis 49:10; 1 Chronicles 17:11-12; Jeremiah 33:17; Psalm 89:29-38). Even thou Jesus was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, however, his blood DNA was not contributed to the fetus. Jesus did not inherit any Adamic gene at His birth. His earthly ancestors only
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He became flesh and identified himself with humanity, by taking the body of a man in order to save all humans from their sinful nature (Romans 1:3; 1 John 4:2; 2 John 1:7). Have we ever asked ourselves these questions, how could a perfect God, be born of imperfect man who was born into a sinful nature to bring forth a perfect God-Child who is sinless into this world to be the Savior of the world? (Romans 3:23; 1 peter 3:18). How could Jesus be born of one with a sinful nature and be a perfect Savior, be a perfect high Priest, be a Perfect Mediator, be a perfect Sacrifice, be a perfect King and Lord? Every one of us that were born of a sinful man, inherited the Adamic nature of our sinful parents. If Jesus was born of a sinful woman, He would have also inherited the Adamic sinful nature that would have made Him imperfect and unworthy to save humanity. For the bible said all have sinned, every human being have sinned and fall short of the glory of
Judaism is more than just a religion; it is a culture and can even be considered an ethnicity. The faith, beliefs, traditions, and even holidays recognized by the Jewish people all have a strong foundation in reconnecting with history and the ancestors of the past. Isaac Kalimi writes in Jewish Bible Theology: Perspectives and Case Studies, that The Bible is widely recognized as central to Judaism. It is to a book, the Book, that we owe our survival” (Kalimi 13). In order to even begin to understand Judaism, one must explore the biblical history of the religion. The natural starting point for this exploration would need to begin with Abraham.
James was the half brother of Jesus Christ born the son of Mary and Joseph. Jesus was
The Hebrew sacred writings speak of Abraham, initially a tribal elder (so states Josephine Kamm), as the founder of the Hebrew national identity following his communication with God, which reportedly reached a climax when God ordered the sacrifice of Abraham's son, Isaac, after which He demonstrated His mercy by sparing Isaac's life as a result of Abraham's obedience to any celestial dictum, no matter how extreme. The story of Abraham and Isaac relates a fundamental religious conviction of the capacity of a single supreme force to determine the correctness of action and the necessity of mere mortals to demonstrate their appreciation and devotion to this force's chosen courses of action, for they will, according to the Hebrew writings, benefit
Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, Dei Verbum, Solemnly Promulgated by his Holiness Pope Paul VI on November 18th 1965
Historically and theologically, it is a known fact that Jesus was born in a Jewish family and until his adulthood he was accustomed to Jewish culture and tradition. The fact, he was the “Messiah/ the anointed one” for years to the Jewish and the Christians, makes the ties between the two religion close to each other. Jesus was proclaimed to be the Savior of the Jews. The Jews and the early Christians called him the Son of God. The preaching of Jesus was not limited to strictly to Christians. Historically, Seduces were the only group who were against the Jesus and him being...
The bible contains multiple evident passages that prove the Virgin birth of Christ. The incarnation of Christ occurred through the Virgin birth (Ryrie, 1999, p. 278). In Luke 1:35, Mary is told by the angel, Gabriel, she does not need a husband but that the Spirit will go upon her and overshadow her. This passage shows that Mary was a virgin who held a baby inside of her that came from the Holy Spirit. Additionally, Matthew 1:16 explains that Jesus came from Mary, not from Joseph and
Moses is related to the Prophet Abraham. He is a direct descendant from Abraham in fact Abraham is Moses’ great-great-great-great grandfather. Other than being a descendant, Moses demonstrated he had the faith of Abraham. Moses possessed the promise of Abraham by being one of the first prophets and leaders of God's people for then until God's promise could be fulfilled with the first coming of Jesus.
In the book One the Incarnation by Saint Athanasius it talks about why Jesus became human for our salvation. Jesus had no reason not to enter into the world as a human, because “it was right that they should be thus attributed to his as man, in order to show that his body was a real one and not merely an appearance” (Athanasius 15). Showing that it was important for Jesus to be a human and spread his knowledge among us; to help us learn and be able to teach other through oral and written tradition. It was now necessary for Jesus to come for our salvation because “had he surrendered his body to death and then raised it at once…which showed him to be not only a man, but also a God the word” (Athanasius 14). This connects back to by why Jesus wants humans to believe that he died a human death.
From the Bible, one learns about the triune of God; moreover, the Gospels depict the life of the Son, Jesus. Hindsight is 20/20, therefore, today’s Christian benefits from history’s view and can study the accounts of the Saints, both from the Old and New Testaments and easily prove the divinity of Jesus. I will focus on three key aspects of Jesus’ life: what Jesus did, what others said about Him, and His resurrection to prove Jesus was and is the Son of God.
His wife was Sarah, a parental half sister (Gen 11:29; 20:12) at age seventy-five he received a divine call and promise of Nationhood. The covenant made by God with Abraham, God knows that by making this covenant He will be under the consequence burden of the other party and this is all because of his unconditional love. God wanted to establish a relationship out of love. Grace is understood in the New Testament Theologies but in Old Testament grace is clearly seen in Abrahamic covenant because God made the covenant out of love. God’s covenant with Abraham in (Gen 15, 17) which is concerned with a gift of land. This contradicts to the Mosaic Covenant, which are of an obligation type. God promised Abraham to give the land to his descendants although their loyalty to God is presupposed. This covenant with the patriarch is considered as valid forever. The Abrahamic Covenant is a promissory type. In this type of covenant the emphasis is on the reliable character of the party who has promised a gift or benefit to another. John S. Kselman says “all concern the attitude activity of God toward humankind, they can be understood to speak of divine
At the start of the Gospel Mark, he does not speak of the birth of Jesus. When reading through the Gospels of Luke and Matthew none the stories are the same, they are quite different. In Luke, he talks about the salvation of God is for the entire world. When you read the Gospel of Luke, Jesus roots trace back to Adam. Why Adam, because he was the first man created by God. Gospel of Luke does say Jesus is a descendant of the Jews. But if you read more into scriptures it says that Jesus belongs to the world, not to the
Christians believe that Jesus was the Son of God and a part of the Trinity, The Trinity is made up of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Judaism's view on Jesus is that he was just a human, a great storyteller and a prophet. He was not the Son of God.
Christmas! Jesus’ birth! What a splendid time of year. To me, Christ’s birth along with his death and resurrection are the most important events in the history of humanity, and the ones that I am the most grateful for in my life. Without his birth, we wouldn’t have a Savior that would redeem us from all of the darkness of sin. God in his infinite love sent his one and only son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Because of Christ’s birth, his death on the cross, and his resurrection from the dead, we have new life. If you think about it, our identity as Christians is linked to a tiny little baby born in a stable and to the Christ who died on the cross. One selection of scripture that emphasizes all these aspects is Isaiah 9:6.
According to the scripture, Jesus descended from the tribe of Judah, a Semitic origin, an offspring of David, and a Jew. Joseph the earthly father of Jesus Christ was a descendant of king David. Both Joseph and his wife Mary were Jews (Genesis 49:8-10; Number 24:17; Isaiah 7:14; 9:7; 11:10; Jeremiah 23:5-6; Micah 5:2; Matthew 1:18-25; 2:6; Luke 1:26-27, 30-33; 2:4-5,7; Acts 13:22-23; Romans 15:12; Revelation 5:5). The prophecies in the Bible foretold that Jesus will be falsely accused, rejected, betrayed, spat on, buffet, struck him with palms of hands and condemned Him to death by His own people the “Jews” (Psalm 35:11, 19; 118:22; Isaiah 8:14; 28:16; Mark 14:57-65; Luke 23:18; John 1:11; 6:41-66; 15:24-25; Acts 4:11; 1 Peter 2:6-8).
was a faithful Jew and followed all the Jewish customs. Jesus was a human being.