God With Us 1: He Came

He Came By Prophecy

March until the rainy season, not in December, at night! Spring, 6 BC.

He Came In Power

Sinless and without corruptible blood.

He comes to us in two ways—in his human nature, born; in his divine nature, given.

Immanuel-The Light Of Life, Volume 36, Sermon #2163 - Isaiah 9:1, 2

Charles Spurgeon

Why Did He Come?

To carry our sin.

When you hear the bells ringing out at Christmas, think of the reason why Jesus was born. Dream not that He came to load your tables and fill your cups, but in your mirth look higher than all earth-born things. When you hear that in certain churches there are pompous celebrations and ecclesiastical displays, think not for this purpose was Jesus born. No, but look within your hearts, and say, for this purpose was He born: that He might be a King, that He might rule through the truth in the souls of a people who are by grace made to love the truth of God.

Charles Spurgeon

6413 In most trials, people are tried for what they have done, but this was not true of Christ’s. Jesus was tried for who he was.

Josh McDowell

Isaiah 53:4–6 NKJV

Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

John 1:11–13 NKJV

He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

What Did He Bring?

John 1:17 NKJV

For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.