Nascimento
O nascimento é obra das mãos de Deus. Cada criança é formada por Ele no ventre materno com propósito e amor. A Bíblia celebra a vida desde a concepção até a eternidade.
O nascimento de Jesus
O maior nascimento da história mudou o curso da humanidade. Jesus nasceu de uma virgem pelo poder do Espírito Santo, conforme as profecias.
14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you{} a sign: look, the young woman will be pregnant, and give birth to a son, and will call his name Immanuel.
26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,27 to the wife of a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and her name was Mary.
30 And the angel said to her, Don't be afraid, Mary: for you have found favor with God.31 And look, you will conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and will call his name Jesus.32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High: and Yahweh God will give to him the throne of his father David:33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there will be no end.
34 And Mary said to the angel, How will this be? I am not able to have children.35 And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and therefore, the holy one who is begotten will be called the Son of God.
Formados desde o ventre
Deus nos teceu no ventre de nossa mãe. Antes de nascermos, Ele já nos conhecia e nos separou para um propósito sagrado.
13 For you formed my inward parts: You knit me together in my mother's womb.14 I will give thanks to you; because of your awesome works I am distinguished Wonderful are your works; And my soul knows that very well.15 My frame was not hidden from you, When I was made in secret, [And] curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.16 Your eyes saw me developing from conception; And in your book they were all written, [Even] the days that were formed [for me] When as yet there was none of them.
5 Before I formed you in the belly I knew you, and before you came forth out of the womb I sanctified you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.
9 But you are he who took me out of the womb; You made me trust [when I was] on my mother's breasts.
10 I was cast on you from the womb; You are my God since my mother bore me.
6 By you I have been held up from the womb; You are he who took me out of my mother's bowels: My praise will be continually of you.
15 Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you.
9 Will I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? says Yahweh: will I who cause to bring forth shut [the womb]? says your God.
Crianças — bênção e promessa
Jesus acolheu as crianças e disse: delas é o Reino dos céus. Os filhos são herança do Senhor e motivo de alegria para os pais.
14 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight:
4 For which of you{}, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has [the means] to complete it?5 Lest perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all who watch begin to mock him,
16 And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands on them.
3 Look, sons are a heritage of Yahweh; [And] the fruit of the womb is [his] reward.
27 I prayed for this lad; and Yahweh has given me my petition which I asked of him:
4 For you, Yahweh, have made me glad through your work: I will triumph in the works of your hands.
Nascer de novo
Jesus ensinou que é preciso nascer de novo para ver o Reino de Deus. O novo nascimento é espiritual — pelo Espírito e pela Palavra.
3 Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except one be born anew, he can't see the kingdom of God.
21 A woman when she is in travail has sorrow, because her hour has come: but when she is delivered of the child, she remembers no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world.
9 Whoever is begotten of God does not sin, because his seed stays in him: and he can't sin, because he is begotten of God.
9 Sing to him, sing praises to him; Talk{} of all his marvelous works.