“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”(Romans 5:8)

1. Please read Matthew 1:18-25, and fill in the following blanks.

    a. Mary was espoused (engaged) to ____________. (vs. 18)

    b. The baby in Mary’s womb was conceived of the ____________________. (vs.18-20)

    c. The child was to be called Jesus, because He would ________ His people from their sins. (vs. 21)

    e. The child would also be called Emmanuel, because He would be, “______ with us”.(vs. 23)

because His birth was a miracle of the Holy Ghost

coming upon the virgin Mary. He was upon the earth

2. According to John 6:38, Jesus came down from ____________.

3. Please compare Matthew 2:1-6 and Micah 5:2. Micah 5:2 is a prophecy about Jesus, and it says that His “goings forth,” (His conducting of activity and business) has been from ______________________.

4. In John 5:18, the Jews clearly understood that Jesus, by claiming to be the Son of God, was saying that He was __________ with God.

Note: Jesus did not come into existence at His birth upon earth. He had always existed as God. Every person begins to exist at the moment they are conceived, but Jesus existed in heaven before His miracle birth. According to Micah 5:2, He has always existed. This can be said only of God — so Jesus is God.

Illustration: We admire and respect young men who willingly leave the pleasures and comfort of home to go and defend their country.

We admire people who give their lives for missionary service, thus leaving behind a life of comfort and possessions.

But think of Jesus. He left heaven, where there is no pain, no suffering, no dirt, and no sin. He left it all to be born out in a stable, and to eventually die for us, that we might be freed from sin. How much more should we love, admire, and respect Him!

 

1. Hebrews 9:22 says that there is no remission without the shedding of __________.

2. After Adam and Eve sinned, Genesis 3:21 says that God made coats of __________ for them.

3. What must God have done to get animal skins?

_____________________________________________________________

4. Hebrews 10:4 says that it is impossible for the blood of animals to __________________ sins.

Illustration: It may be that you have a personal checking account. When you go to the store and write a check, that is not the actual payment for the items you purchase. That check is only the promise that the store will receive money from your account.

All of the blood of innocent animals that was shed for man’s sake was only a “check,” only a “promise” of the actual payment to come.

5. According to John 3:16, God loved us enough to give His ______ in our place.

6. Romans 5:7,8 tells us that some people are willing to die for a good person, but Christ died for us while we were yet ______________.

7. According to 1 Peter 3:18, this is the just dying for the ____________.

8. Hebrews 2:9 says that Jesus tasted __________ for every man.

9. Jesus, on the cross, put away sin by the sacrifice of ______________, according to Hebrews 9:26.

penalty of sin. Only a miraculous birth could produce

10. According to 1 Peter 2:21-24, He did no ______, but He bare our sins in His own body on the tree (the cross).

1. Jesus was conceived in Mary’s womb by the ____________________.

2. Jesus was not created at His birth, because He came down from ____________.

3. It is impossible for the blood of animals to __________________ sin.