Virgin Birth And Bodily Resurrection

I believe that the virgin birth of Jesus is important because it proved that Jesus was not born from the sinful line of Adam. Recently, I was reminded that not only the virgin birth is important, the bodily resurrection of Jesus is even more important.

One can be born sinless, but subsequently fall into sin. Adam is a good example. He was created sinless but he fell into sin.

While the scripture recorded that no one could find any sin in Jesus, but how do we know what His thoughts are? But the bodily resurrection of Jesus proved that not only was Jesus born sinless, He continued without sin till His death. Because His body was sinless and perfect, when Jesus was resurrected, He was resurrected with His own body.

For the rest of us who believed in Jesus, we will be resurrected, but not with our original sinful body, but with a new body.

And he said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have." (Luke 24:38-39 ESV)

So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe."

Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe." Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." (John 20:25-29 ESV)

By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already. (1 John 4:2-3 ESV)