Do Christians Have to Believe in the Virgin Birth?

Описание: Do Christians have to believe in the virgin birth? In this video, I give three reasons, drawing on Scripture and church history, why the virgin birth is not optional but essential to historic Christianity.

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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:36 - 1) Disagreement concerns the truth of Scripture
03:26 - 2) Rejection typically results from an anti-supernatural worldview.
06:16 - 3) The virgin birth is organically connected to the person and work of Christ
08:11 - 1) Be willing to stand against pressure.
09:59 - 2) Salvation begins with God's initiative