There is no other miracle like the virgin birth and there will never be another like it. It was significant for Jesus to be a man but not be born of a man to the sinless Savior. When Jesus returns again it will not be a baby but in glory as the resurrected Lord. It is to the true Jesus, the Messiah, to which we must believe and follow. Any other understanding of Jesus is false and unable to save. Many people wish Jesus was a different sort of Messiah. Many Jews expected an earthly King who would rid them of Rome’s rule. Even currently, many people wish Jesus to be different, to be a friend, to be like them. Maybe people think they find Jesus in their own way, but Jesus is the one who seeks us. We are the sinners, and He is the Savior. When we surrender to the true Jesus, then we can truly be saved.
The real Jesus lives up to His name
The angel Gabriel tells Mary that she ‘would call His name Jesus’. The name Jesus was actually very popular in the first century. It has led to some misunderstandings, even finding a box of bones with Jesus name. Josephus, the historian, mentions a few people named Jesus during this time. The name Jesus stems from Joshua (Jeshua) which means `Savior`. Out of all the men named Jesus, only Jesus was born of a virgin and fulfills that role.
Christianity is unique in its view of sin and the Savior (Mt. 1:21). All other religions either claim man is essentially good and able to work towards salvation, or that sin is not evil and deserving condemnation. The Bible says all men are sinners in nature and that death and hell are the consequence (Zeph 1:17, Rom 6:23). It is not merely the action of sin that man is guilty of but our attitude of sin. We are not sinners because we sin, but we sin because we are sinners.
According to His namesake, Jesus comes to save us from sin, to remove the power, the presence and penalty of sin. Just as sin and its consequence is real, so is the the redemption and atonement of sin. By dying on the cross, Jesus appeased God’s judgement and become propitiation for us (2 Cor 5:21). It was a heavy price, but through His death and resurrection, our sin is forgiven and we are saved (Heb 9:18-22).
By the substitutionary work of Jesus, God is appeased and no longer angry at us. It is only by the interceding of Jesus are we saved from fiery judgement, but instead beloved by God, adopted as sons and daughters and promised eternal life. Our righteousness and blameless legal standing before the Holy God is accomplished by Jesus, the true Messiah. Only the Jesus of the Bible has done this and one day will return.
Conclusion
Who do you say Jesus is (Mt 16:13-16)? Is Jesus just another man or is He the Son of the living God, the Messiah? Do you live according to your own desires or do you follow and obey Jesus? By answering according to the truth of Scripture, you will be saved by the real Jesus who lives up to His name.
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