The Virgin Birth

by Gromacki, Robert G.

• ISBN13: 9780825427466
• ISBN10: 0825427460
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Kregel Pubns

Summary

(2nd edition)A truly remarkable study of the deity and virgin birth of Christ [that] may well replace Machen's monumental work as the best study of this vital subject.--John C. Whitcomb

Table of Contents

Preface	9	(2)
Introduction: Who Is Christ?	11	(6)
PART I: THE BASIS OF THE VIRGIN BIRTH
Where Do We Start? (The Trinity)	17	(14)
PART 2: THE PERSON OF THE VIRGIN BIRTH
The Question of Messiah	31	(10)
The Claims of the Apostles	41	(9)
Claims Made by Christ	50	(18)
The Titles of Christ	68	(13)
PART 3: THE NATURE OF THE VIRGIN BIRTH
Testimony of Luke	81	(8)
Testimony of Matthew	89	(8)
Testimony of the Church Fathers	97	(4)
Erroneous Concepts	101	(10)
Physical Implications	111	(8)
PART 4: THE RESULTS OF THE VIRGIN BIRTH
Jesus Was Truly Human	119	(7)
Two Natures, One Person	126	(11)
The Sinlessness of Jesus	137	(11)
The Problem of the Creeds	148	(7)
PART 5: THE PURPOSES OF THE VIRGIN BIRTH
Why Did God Become Man?	155	(12)
Fulfilling Isaiah 7:14	167	(11)
The Genealogical Dilemma	178	(13)
PART 6: THE DENIALS OF THE VIRGIN BIRTH
The Onslaughts of False Teaching	191	(19)
The Appeal to the Pagans	210	(6)
The Silence of Other Biblical Books	216	(8)
Conclusion: Why the Doctrine Is Essential	224	(3)
Notes	227	(9)
Bibliography	236