The birth of Jesus Christ.

One teaching that is important to Christianity is the birth of Jesus Christ.

God created Adam (the first man) and Eve (the first woman). God told Adam that he was allowed to eat from any tree except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, because when you eat from it you will die.

At this time God made the first prediction of the coming of His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. There are many more predictions (usually known as prophesies) of the coming of Jesus Christ recorded in the Old Testament.

God sent the angel Gabriel to a virgin by the name of Mary who was engaged to marry a carpenter by the name of Joseph (who was a descendent of King David). Gabriel told Mary she would concieve and give birth to a son who would be named “Jesus”. This son would be known as the Son of God. Mary said “I am the Lord's servant, may what you said happen to me.” Then the angel left.

When Caesar Augustus ordered a census of the Roman Empire Joseph went from Nazareth to Bethlehem and took Mary, his fiance with him. While they were there Mary gave birth to a son. The child was named “Jesus”.

There were some shepherds in the fields nearby watching their flock when an angel of the Lord appeared and said “Don't be afriad, I bring good news. Today in Bethlehem the saviour was born. He is wrapped in a cloth, lying in a manger. Suddenly a choir of angels appeared singing praises to God. When the angels disappeared, the angels went and found Jesus. The shepherds told everyone what the angels had said about Jesus. The shepherds returned glorifying God for the things they had seen and heard.

I have refered to several English translations of the Bible in writing this which is made easy by e-sword, a free downloadable program (translations in other languages are also downloadable). For further information I recommend reading the Bible.

© Ken Glasgow 2009

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