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Virgin BirthFundamental doctrine of orthodox Christianity that Jesus had no natural father but was conceived by Mary through the power of the Holy Spirit. Based on the infancy narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, the doctrine was universally accepted in the Christian church by the 2nd century. It remains a basic article of belief in Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, most Protestant churches, and Islam. A corollary of its dogma is the doctrine of Mary's perpetual virginity, accepted by the Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches and by some Lutheran and Anglican theologians. See also Immaculate Conception. Virgin Birth the doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father but was conceived solely by the direct intervention of the Holy Spirit so that Mary remained miraculously a virgin during and after his birth How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Another group, Rapides Station Community Ministries, bragged in its annual report that it had spent $20,000 in GPA funds to use the story of the virgin birth of Jesus "to make it apparent that God's desire [was for] sexual purity as a way of life. She is here to skepticize us out of our silly fascination with angels, aliens, miracles, near-death experiences, junk science, creationism, a Gorgonzola moon, and (for Kaminer, a delusion of the same order) the virgin birth of Jesus Christ. Matthew 1:23 tells us that the virgin birth of Jesus was predicted by Isaiah 7:14, "Behold, a virgin shall conceive. |
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