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Chapter 11: More Questions about Jesus Christ

Connect …

The virgin birth is one of the most important doctrines of the Christian faith. Do you know why? If Jesus
came to earth conceived by Joseph and Mary, then Jesus would have inherited a sin nature from Joseph.
With a sin nature, Jesus would have sinned. But even if He did not sin having a sin nature, He could not
offer Himself up as a sinless Lamb as a sacrifice for the sins of mankind because He had a sinful nature.
So it all comes down to this: If Jesus was not conceived of the Holy Spirit, then we are all lost in our sins
and cannot be saved. See why it is important? Let’s see in detail why the virgin birth is so very
important….

Objectives …

1. The student should be able to explain to a skeptic the absolute necessity for the virgin birth of Jesus
Christ.

2. The student will be able to show why Jesus had to die on the cross to be able to forgive us of our sins.

3. Skeptics say there are many ways to God. The student should be able to show them the Jesus is the
only way to God.

The Lesson …

Did He really do all the miracles that the Bible says He did, and should we take them
literally?

Yes! The Bible describes hundreds of miracles that occurred throughout history, generally performed by
God but at the hands of one of God’s servants. It appears that the main reason for miracles, or events
that happen contrary to the norm, are God’s way of endorsing the message of His servants. Let’s look at
a few.

The earliest and most profound miracle of all was that of creation. God created everything ex nihilo—
from nothing—and each succeeding miracle reinforced His incredible power. The book of Exodus is filled
with miraculous events God used to bring about His will. The plagues on Egypt,
beginning with the water of the Nile being turned to blood (Exodus 7:17)
through the death of the firstborn of Egypt (Exodus 12:12), were literal events
that eventually caused Pharaoh to free the Israelites from bondage. If the
plagues did not happen, why did Pharaoh let the people go? And if the plague
of the death of the firstborn was not real, then God did not move through Egypt

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