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Christian Meditations – A Chris Hansen Column

December 11, 2007

Historical Evidence For The Virgin Birth Of Jesus Christ? – A Series

Part 1

Christ Hansen

It is claimed that Jesus Christ did not have a human father.  It is claimed that His mother was a virgin when she conceived Him.  Is there any historical evidence to support this claim?  As a matter of fact, there is!  If Mary had cheated on her fiance, this would have been a serious violation of Jewish law.  The priest would have been the very first one to see to it that she was punished or publically reprimanded.  The very last place Mary would have run for refuge would have been to the house of the priest Zechariah!  Yet, where did she go?  That's right!  She went to the house of Zechariah the priest.  That would be like a bank robber going to the police station!  Why would she do that?  The answer is simple.  The story of her virgin conception was in fact the truth!

Another piece of evidence is the rather curious behavior of Joseph.  Why would he take her as his wife?  He would have endured years of ridicule.  He would have endured years of living with a woman he could never trust.  Why did he take her?  Because her story was true.

During His lifetime, Jesus exhibited powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men.  Even His enemies admitted that much!  This is yet another indicator that He most certainly did not have a human father.

In their gospels, Mark and John didn't mention the virgin birth.  Why?  It was a fact so well established that they didn't feel it even necessary.

Finally, why did Jesus go to the cross?  Officially, the Romans accused Him of treason for claiming to be a king.  Unofficially though, the Jewish leadership wanted Him dead.  Why?  Because they accused Him of blasphemy.  Why?  Because Jesus claimed to be the very Son of God.  So, Jesus went to the cross because of who He thought His Father was.  Now then, what could His mother of done.  Well, she could have saved her Son from this horrible fate!  All she had to do was to admit the sinful truth!  All she had to do was admit that He had a human father after all.  All of the claims of Jesus being the Son of God would have come crashing down!  He would have been humiliated, but He would have been saved from crucifixion!  So, how could Mary stand by and let this happen to her own Son!  Was she a monster?  Only one thing could have overcome her maternal instinct to save her Son!  The truth!  She had to remain silent because she really did know who His Father was!

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Chris Hansen author of “Revelation Revisited,” “Secret Of the Psalms,” and “Grandfather’s Journal.”

There really is no one else like Jesus!  During His lifetime he fulfilled an amazing 456 prophecies which were recorded hundreds of years in advance!  At the very least, that's like flipping a coin 456 times and guessing each flip correctly each and every time!  Dr. D James Kennedy has written a book on this very subject called Messiah, Prophecies Fulfilled.  You can find out more at www.truthsthattransform.org doubting Thomases are welcome!

Why did Jesus have to be born in Bethlehem?  This is another example of God who is invisible leaving us visible prophecy footprints for us to follow.  Luke chapter 2 tells us that Caesar Augustus decided to tax the entire Roman Empire.  He decided to have every family head go to his home town in order to register with the taxing authorities.  Caesar really thought the whole thing was his own brilliant idea!  While Caesar manipulated his world, God was manipulating Caesar!  Even powerful Caesar's must submit to ancient prophecy.  Micah 5:2 predicts this: "But you, Bethlehem, Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times."  So Joseph had to register in Bethlehem his home town.  Meanwhile, Caesar had to register in God's book of prophecy!

What makes this prophecy even more interesting is that Ephrathah didn't even exist when this prophecy was issued about 700 B.C.

Chris Hansen

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