Yes—the virgin birth is significant because it enabled Christ to be born of a woman yet remain sinless, with divine, untainted blood from God the Father rather than from Adam's fallen human line.
According to Les Feldick's teaching, the mother's blood never enters the fetus; the blood comes from the father. In the virgin birth, God the Father supplied Christ's blood, making it divine, sinless, and incorruptible. Mary, though the physical mother, was a sinner like everyone else, but her blood never coursed through Jesus. This fulfills the Genesis 3:15 promise of the 'seed of the woman.'
Genesis 3:15 — This is the first promise of the 'seed of the woman' who would be the Redeemer, and it becomes the foundation for why the virgin birth was necessary.
Galatians 3:16 — Les cites this verse to identify the promised seed as Christ, showing the virgin birth was the fulfillment of Scripture.
Matthew 1:1 — This introduces Jesus Christ as the Son of David and Son of Abraham, connecting the New Testament to the Old Testament promise.
In Genesis 3:15, God promised enmity between the serpent and the woman, and between his seed and her seed. The woman's seed would bruise the serpent's head. This establishes that the Redeemer would come through the woman, not through a man. In Galatians 3:16, Paul identifies this seed as Christ, saying the promises were made 'to thy seed, which is Christ.' Matthew 1:1 introduces the New Testament with 'The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham,' linking Jesus directly to the covenant line. Scripture also plainly teaches that the human race did not come under sin by virtue of Eve, but through Adam, who was the federal head of humanity and contained the woman at creation.
Les Feldick teaches that the virgin birth is foundational to our salvation and doctrine. He explains that physiologically, the blood of the mother never courses through the fetus; the blood system comes from the father. Therefore, in Christ's virgin birth, His blood system originated with God the Father, making it divine, untainted, sinless, and incorruptible. Mary was a sinner like any other woman, and none of her blood coursed through the baby Jesus. Because there was no earthly father, Christ did not receive the Adamic sin nature through the bloodline. Les ties this back to the Genesis 3:15 promise of the 'seed of the woman,' showing that the seed of the woman was kept insulated from the curse all the way down through human history to Mary, so that she could conceive of God and still have a child with divine blood. He also emphasizes that the two genealogies of Jesus prove both His legal right to David's throne through Joseph and His physical descent through Mary.
Les teaches that Adam was the federal head of the human race and that everyone, including Eve, came from Adam's line. The human race didn't come under sin by virtue of Eve, but by Adam. Since the blood comes from the father, every child of Adam is under the curse and has the old Adamic sin nature. But in the virgin birth, there was no earthly father, so Christ's blood came from God the Father. The seed of the woman was kept insulated from the curse, so there was no sin nature in that seed as it came down to Mary. This allowed Mary to be the physical mother and yet Jesus to be without the Adamic sin nature.
Les states clearly that if people cannot believe the virgin birth, they are doomed, because it is part of our salvation. If Christ's blood had come from a human father, it would have been tainted and He could not have shed the blood necessary for the sins of the world. Because His blood was divine and sinless, He was able to die as the perfect sacrifice. The virgin birth was therefore not optional but necessary for the redemption of humanity.
Les explains that the two genealogies in Matthew and Luke follow down from David to Christ. Joseph is the legal father, proving the line to David's throne, while Mary is the physical mother. The bloodline of Mary is used to prove Christ was the rightful heir to David's throne, and because the seed of the woman was kept insulated from the curse, Mary could conceive of God and still have a child whose blood was divine, not sinful. The genealogies go back to King David, and David goes back to Abraham.
The Seed of the Woman and Adam's Federal Headship
Les establishes that Adam contained Eve and was the federal head of the human race, and that the Redeemer was to be the seed of the woman, not the seed of man.
The Blood of the Mother Never Enters the Fetus
Les grounds the doctrine of the virgin birth in the physiological fact that the father supplies the blood, so Christ's blood was divine and untainted, making Him sinless and incorruptible.
Why Christ Had to Be Virgin Born
Les explains that the virgin birth was necessary so that Christ's blood came from God the Father rather than a human father, which would have tainted His ability to die for the sins of the world.
The Genealogies Confirm the Virgin Birth
Les shows how the two genealogies demonstrate that Joseph was the legal father while Mary was the physical mother, and that Christ's blood system originated with God.
Divine Blood vs. Adam's Curse
Les teaches that Christ's blood was divine and sinless because it originated with the Father, contrasting with every child of Adam who is sold under the curse.
The Blood of Christ and Salvation
Les implies that if the virgin birth had been any other way, Christ could not have shed the blood necessary for the sins of the world, connecting the virgin birth to our salvation.
Mary's Blood Was Not in Jesus
Les emphasizes that though Mary was a sinner, none of her blood coursed through baby Jesus; the blood came from His Father, and the whole thing began with the Genesis 3:15 promise.
The Seed of the Woman Insulated From the Curse
Les teaches that the seed of the woman was kept insulated from the curse, so the line to Mary was free from the sin nature, enabling her to conceive of God and produce a child with divine blood.
Genesis 3:15: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
This is the first promise of the Redeemer coming through the woman, which Les identifies as the beginning of the virgin birth teaching.
Galatians 3:16: Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
Les quotes this verse to establish that the 'seed of the woman' is Christ, making the promise personal.
Matthew 1:1: The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Les references this verse to show how the New Testament introduces Jesus as the promised seed connecting back to David and Abraham.
No. Les Feldick teaches that Mary was a sinner just like any other person, part of Adam's line, and her blood was corrupt. However, none of her blood coursed through baby Jesus, so she was the physical mother without passing a sin nature.
Because the blood comes from the father. If Jesus had a human father, His blood would have been tainted with Adam's sin nature, and He could not have been a sinless Redeemer. The virgin birth ensured His blood came from God the Father.
Yes. Les states that those who cannot believe the virgin birth are doomed, because it is part of our salvation. It was necessary for Christ to have divine, sinless blood to die for the sins of the world.
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