The Birth Names of Christ
Northwest Bible Church - Dec. 19, 2021 - Christmas - Alan Conner
Matthew 1:18-25
The Birth Names of Christ
Intro
- THE VIRGIN CONCEPTION.
- Mary was a virgin.Matthew 1:18, 23
- May was with child by the Holy Spirit.Luke 1:35; Matthew 1:18, 20
- The virgin conception and birth of Jesus Christ is essential Christian doctrine.
- THE NAMES AND TITLES OF THIS CHILD.
- JESUS (Matthew 1:21; Luke 1:31).
- IMMANUEL (Matthew 1:23).
- SON OF THE MOST HIGH; KING; HOLY CHILD; SON OF GOD (Luke 1:32, 35).
- SUNRISE FROM ON HIGH (Luke 1:78-79).
- SAVIOR, WHO IS CHRIST THE LORD (Luke 2:11).
- THE COUNCIL OF CHALCEDON (451)
So, following the holy fathers, we all with one voice teach the confession of one and the same Son, our Lord Jesus Christ: the same perfect in divinity and perfect in humanity, the same truly God and truly man, of a rational soul and a body; of one essence with the Father as regards his divinity, and the same of one essence with us as regards his humanity; like us in all respects except for sin;
He is one and the same Christ, Son, Lord, Only-begotten, acknowledged in two natures which undergo no confusion, no change, no division, no separation. At no point was the difference between the natures taken away through the union, but rather the property of both natures is preserved and comes together into a single person and a single subsistent being (hypostasis). He is not parted or divided into two persons, but is one and the same only-begotten Son, God, Word, Lord Jesus Christ, just as the prophets taught from the beginning about Him, and as the Lord Jesus Christ Himself instructed us, and as the creed of the fathers handed it down to us.
- ONLY THE GOD-MAN COULD BE OUR SAVIOR.
Conclusion