Is the Doctrine of the Virgin Birth is necessary for salvation? Al Mohler details how many "liberal scholars like Hans Kung" and "John Shelby Spong argue...that belief in the Virgin Birth is unnecessary." But what are the implications of such a belief, and on what authority do they support their claims?
If Mary was not a virgin, then Christ had a human father.
If Christ had a human father, then He was not God.
If Christ was not God, then He was not a sufficient sacrifice for sins.
If Christ was not a sufficient sacrifice for sins, then we are all hopelessly lost.
Thus the Doctrine of the Virgin Birth is necessary for salvation.
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If the professed convert distinctly and deliberately declares that he knows the Lord's will but does not mean to attend to it, you are not to pamper his presumption, but it is your duty to assure him that he is not saved. Do not suppose that the Gospel is magnified or God glorified by going to the worldlings and telling them that they may be saved at this moment by simply accepting Christ as their Savior, while they are wedded to their idols, and their hearts are still in love with sin. If I do so I tell them a lie, pervert the Gospel, insult Christ, and turn the grace of God into lasciviousness. – CHARLES SPURGEON
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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