Bible Verses and Scriptures About The Birth of Jesus Christ

Bible Verses and Scriptures About The Birth of Jesus Christ - Read what Scripture tells us about the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, the nativity story and why we have the Christian celebration of Christmas.

Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

Luke 1:35
The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.

Matthew 1:18-24
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.  Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.  But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.  She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."  All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:  "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"--which means, "God with us."  When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.

Luke 2:9-14
An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.  But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.  Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.  This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."  Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,  "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

Isaiah 9:6-7
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.

Luke 2:1-20
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.  (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)  And everyone went to his own town to register.  So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.  He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.  While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born,  and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.  And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.  An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.  But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.  Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.  This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."  Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,  "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."  When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."  So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.  When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,  and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.  But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.  The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

Matthew 2:1-12
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem  and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."  When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.  When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.  "In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written:  " 'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.' "  Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.  He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."  After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.  When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.  On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.  And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

Micah 5:2
"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. "

Scriptures on Eternal Life

God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. (1 John 5:11)

I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. (John 5:24)

Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.(John 17:3)

I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. (John 10:28)

My father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.(John 10:29)

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. (2 Corinthians 4:18)

The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. (John 12:25)

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. (Ecclesiastes 3:11)

From the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be change. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. (1 Corinthians 15:52-53)

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. (John 10:27-29)

In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality. (Proverbs 12:28)

To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. (Romans 2:7)

Scriptures on Healthy Thinking

Healthy Thinking

Article by:  Dr. Brian Campbell, from "Godly Counsel:  Scriptures for today's world..."

“Take captive every thought to make it

obedient to Christ.”

(2 Corinthians 10:5)

Thinking : mental processing;

evaluating and reasoning

Our thinking  is greatly influenced by our underlying beliefs.  We have a choice.  We can either believe the lies taught by the world (and the devil ), or believe the truths taught in the Bible, and as manifested in the perfect life of Jesus Christ.

As Christians, God expects us to bring our thinking  into line with the truth  (See Lesson 29).  He pays close attention to our thinking .  We cannot hide our thoughts from God.

Importantly, God has provided us with free will, and the tools and means by which we can begin to change our thought life: by dili­gently studying the truth  as revealed in the Holy Bible;  by focus­ing our thoughts on the life and teachings of Jesus; and by pray­ing for guidance  from the Holy Spirit  (the Spirit of truth ).  In the end, our thinking  is transformed in remarkable and wonder­ful ways, as we become more and more Christ-like.

 

Synopsis

God is deeply concerned about our thinking .¹  We cannot hide our thoughts from God.²  He is aware of everything we are think­in g and knows what we are going to say before we speak.³

I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind.

(Jeremiah 17:10)¹

Yet you know me, O Lord; you see me and test

my thoughts about you.

(Jeremiah 12:3)²

Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.

(Psalm 139:4) ³   

God detests the thoughts of the wicked, but is pleased with thoughts of the pure in heart.⁴ Each and every thought we have, whether good or bad, is judged by the standard of God’s Word, as contained in the Holy Bible.⁵

As Christians, we are born with a sinful nature ,⁶ but God has given us the free will to focus our minds on evil , or focus our  thoughts on God and truth . 

The sinful mind is hostile to God, and does not submit to His law.⁷   Those who live according to their sinful nature  have their minds focused on what their sinful nature  desires. On the other hand, those who live according to the Spirit have their minds fo­cused on what the Spirit desires.⁸

The mind of the sinful man leads to death, but the mind con­trolled by the Spirit leads to life and peace.⁹ If we are Spirit filled and focus on God’s Word, we will truly have the mind of Christ.¹⁰space

The Lord detests the thoughts of the wicked,

but those of the pure are pleasing to him.  (Proverbs 15:26)⁴

For the word of God is living and active.  Sharper than any

double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul

and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts

and attitudes of the heart.  (Hebrews 4:12)⁵

Surely I was sinful from at birth, sinful from the time

my mother conceived me.  (Psalm 51:5)⁶

The sinful mind is hostile to God.  It does not submit to God’s

 law, nor can it do so.  Those controlled by the sinful nature  

cannot please God.  (Romans 8:7-8)⁷

Those who live according to the sinful nature  have their minds

set on what that nature desires; but those who live in

accordance with the Spirit have their minds set

on what the Spirit desires.

(Romans 8:5)⁸

The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace. (Romans 8:6)⁹

But we have the mind of Christ.

(1 Corinthians 2:16)¹⁰

Fortunately, God provides a great deal of advice about how we, as Christians, can take control of our thinking  and make it pleasing to Him.

 

God’s Guidance

First of all, we are to monitor our thoughts and  reject and de­molish any thoughts that run contrary to God’s truth ; we are to take captive every thought and make it obedient to Christ.¹¹  We are to work  to get control over our thinking  and stop thinking  in immature, childish ways.^12,13

We are to stop dwelling on the past and on things we can’t change.¹⁴ We are to focus our thoughts on positive aspects of our lives rather than on the negative—that is, we are to think about whatever is: true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, ex­cellent or praiseworthy.¹⁵ 

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself

up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

(2 Corinthians 10:5)¹¹

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child,

I reasoned like a child.  When I became a man,

I put childish ways behind me.

(1 Corinthians 13:11)¹²

Brothers, stop thinking  like children.  In regard to evil  be infants, but in your thinking  be adults.

(1 Corinthians 14:20)¹³

Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. 

But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining

toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the

prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

(Philippians 3:13-14)¹⁴

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble,

whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,

whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or

praiseworthy—think about such things.

(Philippians 4:8)¹⁵

We are to stop thinking  as the world thinks, and no longer con­form to the pattern of thought that is prevalent in our society.¹⁶

We are to strive to keep our conscience clear be­fore God.¹⁷  We are to focus our minds on the truth  as revealed by the Holy Spirit ,¹⁸ and fix our thoughts on Jesus,¹⁹  the author and per­fecter of our faith .²⁰

When we get our thinking  straight and aligned with the spiritual truths, healthy emotions naturally follow.  For example, the fruits of the Spirit are: love, joy , peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.²¹

In contrast, if we believe in the lies and the irrational beliefs taught by the world (and by the devil), we will experience negative emotions such as anger (Lesson 4), anxiety (Lesson 5), and de­pression (Lesson 12).  The Bible abounds with information on how to avoid experi­encing these emotions by focusing on the truth , as revealed in the Scriptures .

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be

able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good,

pleasing and perfect will.

(Romans 12:2)¹⁶

So I strive always to keep my conscience clear

before God and man.

(Acts 24:16)¹⁷

But when he, the Spirit of truth , comes,

he will guide you into all truth .

(John 16:13)¹⁸

Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess .

(Hebrews 3:1)¹⁹

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus,

the author and perfector of our faith .

(Hebrews 12:2)²⁰

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy , peace, kindness,

faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

(Galatians 5:22-23)²¹

Finally, our underlying beliefs (and the thinking  that flows from our beliefs), can have a profound influ­ence on our behavior—that is, the actions we take as Christians. God does not want us to simply hear the word and believe; He wants us to put our beliefs into practice.²² 

The Scriptures  tell us that faith  without action is dead.²³ It is not enough to talk about our faith  to others;²⁴ God requires us to live out our faith  in our own behavior and in our actions toward our fellow man.^25-27

One of the greatest testimonies of our faith  in action is our love for others.  As we come to accept and obey the truth  of the Bible and start to live out the truth  in our thinking  and in our behavior, we will naturally start to love one another deeply, from the heart.²⁸

My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word

and put it into practice.

(Luke 8:21)²²

As the body without the spirit is dead,

so faith  without deed is dead.

(James 2:26)²³

Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue

but with actions and in truth .

(1 John 3:18)²⁴

A person is justified by what he does and not by faith  alone.

(James 2:24)²⁵

Now that you know these things,

you will be blessed if you do them.

(John 13:17)²⁶

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. 

Do what it says.

(James 1:22)²⁷

Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth  

so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one

another deeply, from the heart.

(1 Peter 1:22)²⁸

Scriptures That Relate to Your Value and Worth in the Sight of God.

Self-Esteem, Low

Article by:  Dr. Brian Campbell, from "Godly Counsel:  Scriptures for today's world..."

“The Spirit of God has made me; the breath

of the Almighty gives me life.”

(Job 33:4)

Self-Esteem : the appraised value or worth of oneself

Despite biblical evidence to the contrary, many Christians have extremely low self-esteem .  They have listened to the lies that the world has taught them, and believe they are dumb, ugly, unim­portant, worthless, etc. The Bible paints an entirely different view of Christians.   

As Christians, it is important to realize that we are extremely valuable in God’s eyes.  Understanding who you are in Christ can be critically important to a mentally healthy life.  The fol­lowing is a partial list of Scriptures  that relate to your value and worth in the sight of God.

WHO I AM

I AM A CHILD OF GOD

You are all sons of God through faith  in Christ Jesus.

(Galatians 3:26)

Yet to all who received him [Jesus Christ], to those who

believed in his name, he gave the right to

become children of God.

(John 1:12)

And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”  The Spirit testifies

with our spirit that we are God’s children.

(Romans 8:15-16)

I AM MADE IN GOD’S IMAGE

So God created man in his own image,

in the image of God he created him;

male and female he created them.

(Genesis 1:27)

I AM GOD’S TEMPLE

Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple

and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

(1 Corinthians 3:16)

I AM A WONDERFUL HAND-MADE

CREATION OF GOD

For you created my inmost being;  you knit me

together in my mother’s womb.

(Psalm 139:13)

I praise you because I am fearfully and

wonderfully made.

(Psalm 139:14)

I AM ONLY “A LITTLE LOWER

THAN THE HEAVENLY BEINGS”

You made him [man] a little lower than

the heavenly beings and crowned

him with glory and honor.

(Psalm 8:5)

I AM CHRIST’S AMBASSADOR ON EARTH

We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though

God were making his appeal through us.

(2 Corinthians 5:20)

As God’s fellow workers, we urge you not

to receive God’s grace in vain.

(2 Corinthians 6:1)

I AM A CITIZEN OF HEAVEN

But our citizenship is in heaven .  And we

eagerly await a Savior from there,

the Lord Jesus Christ.

(Philippians 3:20)

I AM A NEW CREATION IN CHRIST

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new

creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

(2 Corinthians 5:17)

I AM BEING TRANSFORMED INTO

CHRIST’S LIKENESS

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory,

are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing

glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

(2 Corinthians 3:18)

And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man,

so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven .

(1 Corinthians 15:49)

In this way, love is made complete among us so that

we will have confidence on the day of judgment,

because in this world we are like him.

(1 John 4:17)

I AM GOD’S WORKMANSHIP

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus

to do good works, which God prepared

in advance for us to do.

(Ephesians 2:10)

 I AM CHRIST’S FRIEND

I no longer call you servants…Instead, I have called

you friends, for everything that I learned from

my Father I have made known to you.

(John 15:15)

  

 I HAVE BEEN CHOSEN BY GOD

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go

and bear fruit—fruit that will last.  Then the father will give

you whatever you ask in my name.

(John 15:16)

He appointed us, set his seal of ownership on us,

and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit,

guaranteeing what is to come.

(2 Corinthians 1:21-22)

  

 I AM A SAINT

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God ,

To the saints in Ephesus, the

faithful in Christ Jesus.

(Ephesians 1:1)

 I AM A MEMBER OF CHRIST’S BODY

Now you are the body of Christ, and

each one of you is a part of it.

(1 Corinthians 12:27)

I am the vine; you are the branches.  If a man remains

in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit.

(John 15:5)

 GOD LISTENS TO MY PRAYERS

This is the confidence we have in approaching God:

that if we ask anything according to

his will, he hears us.

(1 John 5:14)

I tell you the truth , my Father will give you

whatever you ask in my name.

(John 16:23)

I AM AN HEIR TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD

Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God

and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share

in his sufferings in order that we

may also share in his glory.

(Romans 8:17)

Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal,

the promised Holy Spirit , who is a deposit guaranteeing

our inheritance until the redemption of those who are

God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.

(Ephesians 1:13-14)

 I AM STRONG IN CHRIST

I can do everything through him [Christ]

who gives me strength .

(Philippians 4:13)

 CHRIST DIED FOR ME

But God demonstrates his own love for us

in this: While we were still sinners,

Christ died for us.

(Romans 5:8)

 I AM FORGIVEN

Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will

never count against him.

(Romans 4:8)

So if the Son sets you free [from sin],

you will be free indeed.

(John 8:36)

 I AM FREE OF CONDEMNATION

Therefore, there is now no condemnation

for those who are in Christ Jesus.

(Romans 8:1)

THE HOLY SPIRIT LIVES IN ME

God has poured out his love into our hearts

by the Holy Spirit , whom he has given us.

(Romans 5:5)

The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing.

(John 6:63)

I AM RIGHTEOUS, BLAMELESS,

AND HOLY BEFORE GOD

Christ is the end of the law so that there may be

righteousness for everyone who believes.

(Romans 10:4)

But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin,

yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.

(Romans 8:10)

But now that you have been set free from sin and

have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap

leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life .

(Romans 6:22)

For he chose us in him before the creation

of the world to be holy and blameless

in his sight.

(Ephesians 1:4)

I AM LOVED BY GOD 

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,

that whoever believes in him shall not perish

but have eternal life .

(John 3:16)

This is love:  not that we loved God, but the he loved us

and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

(1 John 4:10)

I CANNOT BE SEPARATED FROM

GOD’S LOVE

                                 

For I am convinced that neither death nor life,

neither angels nor demons, neither the present

nor the future, nor any powers, neither height

nor depth, nor anything else in all creation,

will be able to separate us from the love of

God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

(Romans 8:38-39)