God's Christmas Gift: Unfailing Love
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An act of Love was what Jesus is.
An act of Love was what Jesus is.
Love/charity/grace: the absolutely free expression of the loving kindness of God to men finding its only motive in the bounty and benevolence of the Giver; unearned and unmerited favor.
Love/charity/grace: the absolutely free expression of the loving kindness of God to men finding its only motive in the bounty and benevolence of the Giver; unearned and unmerited favor.
John 1:14
John 1:14
And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us; and we [actually] saw His glory (His honor, His majesty), such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth.
The Love of God existed from before creation began:
The Love of God existed from before creation began:
John 1:1-4
John 1:1-4
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
That Love which began In The Beginning has never lost its power and is there for us today.
That Love which began In The Beginning has never lost its power and is there for us today.
John 1:4-5
John 1:4-5
In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.
Like all gifts, to benefit from it, you need first to accept it.
Like all gifts, to benefit from it, you need first to accept it.
John 1:10-12
John 1:10-12
He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
And then to learn about it and how you can enjoy it.
And then to learn about it and how you can enjoy it.
John 1:12-13
John 1:12-13
Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
The ultimate Gift of Christmas is not meant to stay at Christmas but to be used always and forever
The ultimate Gift of Christmas is not meant to stay at Christmas but to be used always and forever
John 1:14
John 1:14
So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.