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.
But the generation of Christ was thus. When Mary, the mother of Jesus, was espoused to Joseph, before that they came together, she was found having of the Holy Ghost in the womb.
And Joseph, her husband, for he was rightful [or a just man], and would not publish her, he would privily have left her.
But while he thought these things, lo! the angel of the Lord appeared to him in sleep, and said, Joseph, the son of David, do not thou dread to take Mary, thy wife; for that thing that is born in her is of the Holy Ghost.
And she shall bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall make his people safe from their sins.
For all this thing was done, that it should be fulfilled, that was said of the Lord by a prophet, saying,
Lo! a virgin shall have in [the] womb, and she shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, that is to say, God with us.
And Joseph rose [up] from sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary, his wife;
and he knew her not, till she had born her first begotten son, and he called his name Jesus.
For this thing the Lord himself shall give a sign to you. Lo! a virgin shall conceive, and shall bear a son; and his name shall be called Immanuel. [For that he the Lord shall give to you a token. Behold! a maiden shall conceive, and bare a son; and thou shalt call his name Immanuel.]
But in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, whose name was Nazareth,
to a maiden [or a virgin], wedded to a man, whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the name of the maiden was Mary.
And the angel said to her, Dread thou not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God.
Lo! thou shalt conceive in [the] womb, and shalt bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
This [or He] shall be great, and he shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give to him the seat of David, his father,
and he shall reign in the house of Jacob [into] without end, and of his realm shall be none end.
And Mary said to the angel, On what manner shall this thing be done, for I know not man? or I know no man?
And the angel answered, and said to her, The Holy Ghost shall come from above into thee, and the virtue of the Highest shall overshadow thee; and therefore that holy thing that shall be born of thee, shall 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.
For thou haddest in possession my reins; thou tookest me up from the womb of my mother.
I shall acknowledge to thee, for thou art magnified dreadfully; thy works be wonderful, and my soul shall know that full much.
My bone, which thou madest in private, is not hid from thee; and my substance formed in the lower parts of [the] earth.
Thine eyes saw mine unperfect thing, and all men shall be written in thy book; days shall be formed, and no man is in those [or them].
Before that I formed thee in the womb, I knew thee; and before that thou wentest out of the womb, I hallowed thee; and I gave thee to be a prophet among folks.
For thou it art that drewest me out of the womb, that art mine hope from the teats of my mother;
into thee I am cast forth from the womb. From the womb of my mother thou art my God;
In thee I am confirmed, that is, defended, from the womb; thou art my defender from the womb of my mother. My singing is ever[more] in thee;
Whether a woman may forget her young child, that she have not mercy on the son of her womb? though she forget, nevertheless I shall not forget thee.
Whether that I make others to bear child, shall not bear child myself? saith the Lord. Whether I that give gener-ation to other men, shall be barren? saith thy Lord 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.
But Jesus said to them, Suffer ye that little children come to me, and do not ye forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heavens.
Therefore whoever meeketh him-[self] as this little child, he is greater in the kingdom of heavens.
And he that receiveth one such little child in my name, receiveth me.
And he embraced them, and laid his hands on them, and blessed them.
lo! the heritage of the Lord is sons, the meed is the fruit of [the] womb.
for this child I prayed, and the Lord gave to me mine asking which I asked of him;
For thou, Lord, hast delighted me in the works of thy making; and I shall make full out joy in the works of thine 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.
Jesus answered, and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to thee, but a man be born again, he may not see the kingdom of God.
A woman when she beareth child, hath heaviness [or sorrow], for her time is come; but when she hath born a son, now she thinketh not on the pain, for joy, for a man is born into the world.
Each man that is born of God, doeth not sin; for the seed of God dwelleth in him, and he may not do sin, for he is born of God.
Sing ye to him, and say ye psalm to him, and tell ye all his marvels.