"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14

"But He was pierced through for our transgressions,

He was crushed for our iniquities;

The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,

And by His scourging we are healed." Isaiah 53:5

“‘Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus…’ Mary said to the angel, ‘How can this be, since I am a virgin?’ 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 for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God… For nothing will be impossible with God.’ And Mary said, ‘Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.’” Luke 1:31-38

The Promised Hope Becomes Faith From:

1.  The Prophecies from God

“They did not stumble so as to fall, did they? May it never be! But by their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make them jealous. For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? ...a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; and so all Israel will be saved.”  Romans 11:11-15,25-26

“The Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.”  Isaiah 7:14

2.  The Presence of God

“You are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Matthew 5:48

“God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8

3.  The Price Paid by God

“He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed. All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; but the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him.” Isaiah 53:5-6

“The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:3

“Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy, and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service of worship.”  Romans 12:1 MEV

* All scriptures are from the NAS Bible unless otherwise noted