The first two articles in this study, covered the deity and the humanity of our Savior.  This third installment will examine His virgin birth – quite simply – without parallel in all of human history.  Through this virgin birth, God became man. 

The virgin birth of Jesus Christ – the godman

• There is actually a hint of the virgin birth first found in Genesis.  Gen. 3:15 – And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.  The One to defeat Satan was to be born of “the seed of the woman,” which is biologically impossible; there is no  “seed of a woman.” Genesis 3:15, indicates that One was to be born without a human father.
• Isaiah prophesied that a “virgin would conceive.”  Isa. 7:14 – Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.  Immanuel = God with us
• Isaiah prophesied again.  Isa. 9:6-7 – ⁶ For unto us a Child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. ⁷ Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
• Prophecy stated that He was to be born in Bethlehem.  Mic. 5:2 – But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
•  Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem to be taxed, and to fulfill prophecy.  Luke 2:1-7 – And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) ⁴ And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) ⁵ To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.⁶ And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. ⁷ And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

Jesus Christ is One perfect Person, with two natures.  One nature being that of Almighty God, and His other nature being that of man – man without sin.  The unions of the two natures became the God-man Christ Jesus.  No other person is without sin.  Not Joseph Smith – and not Oprah Winfrey and not me.   The perfect sinlessness of the Savior is possible because He did not inherit the sin nature through a human father.

Hebrews 4:15

King James Version (KJV)

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.