Did Andy Stanley Say the Virgin Birth is Not Important?

Andy Stanley claimed in a Christmas message that the virgin birth of Jesus really isn't all that important.

If somebody can predict their own death and then their own resurrection, I'm not all that concerned about how they got into the world because the whole resurrection thing is so amazing.

And in fact, you should know this, that Christianity doesn't hinge on the truth or even the stories around the birth of Jesus.

It really hinges on the resurrection of Jesus. Okay, so the claim is that Christianity does not hinge on the truth of the birth of Jesus, even though it's literally the first event we read about in the

New Testament? Matthew 1, 22 -23 says, Now all this took place in order that what was spoken by the

Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying, Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name

Immanuel, which translated means God with us. Just how important is the virgin birth?

Well, if Jesus was not conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, that means he was conceived by the seed of man.

The Bible says everyone born of Adam is born under the curse of Adam, inheriting his sin nature, as in Adam all die.

We would not be able to call Christ sinless if he were in Adam. But because he was conceived by the Holy Spirit, Jesus is perfect.

When the angel said he will save his people from their sins, we know that's true because he was virgin born.

He is God incarnate, the pure and spotless lamb who takes away the sin of the world. Without the virgin birth,

Christ's death on the cross is meaningless and the resurrection wouldn't happen, and you would still be dead in your sins.