I Believe Jesus Was Conceived and Born
Minister: |
Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: |
12/23/2018 AM
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Text:
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Luke 1;
Lord's Day 14
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Psalters: |
287, 84, 365, 378 |
- The facts.
- Scripture clearly teaches the incarnation, so our Savior is both divine and human, very God and very man.
- Gabriel explains enough for faith to believe, leaving our curiosity unsatisfied (1:35).
- The result: the one “born of thee” is “holy” (free from original sin) and “shall be called, the Son of God” (who is very God).
- In the incarnation: the second Person of the Trinity brought about His conception and birth as a willing deed (Phil. 2:7).
- It was love because through the door of the incarnation Jesus entered a life of continual suffering.
- The benefits of Jesus’ holy conception and virgin birth.
- First, the Savior is identified with us.
- Second, Jesus has a perfect human nature, without original corruption, because He was incarnated via a virgin.
- Third, Jesus took away our sin at its very root.
- His deity assures me that His birth and death are of infinite value to satisfy God’s justice for all my sinfulness and sin.
- The great comfort.
- The gospel is one of condescension and grace: God coming down to sinful man in undeserved love for sinners.
- Also Jesus is able to sympathize with our weaknesses (Hebrew 4:15).
- There is no difference between His human nature and ours: completely human and very weak (Belgic, art.18).
- In all things He is able to understand all my needs, anxiety, and pain.
- The key to understanding the incarnation is: “With God nothing shall be impossible” (1:37; Jer. 32:27).
- And we learn that nothing is too hard for the Lord.