He replied that he would like to interview Jesus Christ, and that he would ask Him just one question: “Are you indeed virgin born?”
“The answer to that question,” said King, “would explain history to me.”
Larry understood that the teaching of the virgin birth is pivotal. If Jesus was not supernaturally conceived in the womb of Mary, then He was not God. And if He was not God, then His death on the cross really meant nothing at all.
Even worse, He would be a fraud, giving false hope by claiming to be God in human form and also claiming to be the only way to a relationship with the Father.
Belief in the virgin birth is essential
I would go so far as to say that if you don’t believe Jesus was supernaturally conceived in the womb of a virgin named Mary, then you can’t be a Christian!
You might say, “That’s outrageous!” No, it really isn’t.
Jesus said, “Unless you believe that I AM who I claim to be, you will die in your sins” (John 8:24).
The Bible teaches that He was supernaturally conceived in Mary’s womb. He was “fully God,” yet “fully man” at the same time.
Listen, Christ was God, not because He was virgin born. He was virgin born because He was God.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, “If Jesus Christ is not true God, how could He help us? If He is not true man, how could He help us?
