Why Christ Came (2)
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Text: Matthew 1:21
Read: vv. 18–25
“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.”
INTRODUCTION: There have been great arguments for and against the virgin birth of Christ; there have been many articles written on the nature of swaddling cloth in which Jesus was wrapped; many word pictures have been drawn of the manger in which Jesus was laid; there have been thousands of sermons preached concerning the inn at Bethlehem which had “no room” for the infant Jesus. None of these things, however, are as important as the question: Why did Jesus come?
ONLY THE BIBLE CAN ANSWER WITH AUTHORITY. FIRST—
1. He came “to save his people from their sins,” Matt 1:21
1. He came “to save his people from their sins,” Matt 1:21
2. “I am not come to destroy … but … fulfill,” Matt. 5:17.
2. “I am not come to destroy … but … fulfill,” Matt. 5:17.
3. “I am come a light into the world,” John 12:46.
3. “I am come a light into the world,” John 12:46.
4. “I am come that they might have life,” John 10:10.
4. “I am come that they might have life,” John 10:10.
5. “I am not come to call the righteous,” Matt. 9:13.
5. “I am not come to call the righteous,” Matt. 9:13.
6. “I am come not to send peace on … earth,” Matt. 10:34.
6. “I am come not to send peace on … earth,” Matt. 10:34.
7. “For judgment I am come into the world,” John 9:39.
7. “For judgment I am come into the world,” John 9:39.
8. “I am come to set a man at variance,” Matt. 10:35.
8. “I am come to set a man at variance,” Matt. 10:35.
9. “I am a king … to this end was I born,” John 18:37.
9. “I am a king … to this end was I born,” John 18:37.
10. “I came … not to do mine own will,” John 6:38.
10. “I came … not to do mine own will,” John 6:38.
BEFORE WE CAN BENEFIT FROM CHRIST’S COMING, WE MUST, LIKE THE “WISE MEN,” COME TO CHRIST, FOR HE INVITES ALL!
1. “Come unto me, all ye … heavy laden,” Matt. 11:28.
1. “Come unto me, all ye … heavy laden,” Matt. 11:28.
2. “Him that cometh to me I shall in no wise cast out,” John 6:37.
2. “Him that cometh to me I shall in no wise cast out,” John 6:37.
3. “Come; for all things are now ready,” Luke 14:17.
3. “Come; for all things are now ready,” Luke 14:17.
4. “The Spirit and the bride say, Come,” Rev. 22:17.
4. “The Spirit and the bride say, Come,” Rev. 22:17.
5. “He is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him,” Heb. 7:25.
5. “He is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him,” Heb. 7:25.
The Christmas story concerns more than pious sentiments about a star in the East, a babe in a manger, and frightened shepherds on Bethelem’s hillside. Rather, what have we done about the Christ of the cross?
J. Dean Cameron, Sermon Outlines for Special Occasions, Dollar Sermon Library Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1976), 43.
