Why Did Jesus Come?

Why Did Jesus Come?

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-WHY JESUS CAME.

He came “to save his people from their sins,” Matt 1:21

“I am not come to destroy … but … fulfill,” Matt. 5:17.

“I am not come to call the righteous,” Matt. 9:13.

“I am come not to send peace on … earth,” Matt. 10:34.

“I am come to set a man at variance,” Matt. 10:35.

“I came … not to do mine own will,” John 6:38.

“For judgment I am come into the world,” John 9:39.

“I am come that they might have life,” John 10:10.

“I am come a light into the world,” John 12:46.

“I am a king … to this end was I born,” John 18:37.

JESUS CHRIST INVITES US TO COME TO HIM.

“Come unto me, all ye … heavy laden,” Matt. 11:28.

“Come; for all things are now ready,” Luke 14:17.

“he that cometh…shall never hunger” John 6.35

“Him that cometh to me I shall in no wise cast out,” John 6:37.

“He is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him,” Heb. 7:25.

“The Spirit and the bride say, Come,” Rev. 22:17.

The Christmas story concerns more than pious sentiments about a star in the East, a babe in a manger, and frightened shepherds on Bethlehem’s hillside.

The Christmas story is about God becoming man to save men from their sins!!!

My Favorite Illustrations What Is Christmas All About?

What Is Christmas All About?

Christmas is more than tinsel and toys, trees and toddies, gifts and greetings. It is not merely a word of goodwill lightly spoken and soon forgotten in the raucous cries of conflict.

Christmas is a message of peace on earth among men who are pleasing to God. It is Immanuel, God with us. It is God bending low to lift men up out of the sin and mire of a world which has forgotten God and His will for lost men. It is God in a cradle, the Eternal in a tender baby’s flesh and form.

But Christmas does not stop in Bethlehem. It reaches beyond to Calvary, to the empty tomb, and to the throne where the Savior sits, waiting for His enemies to become his footstool. It is the good news of salvation to all men who will receive it.

As the shepherds came to the manger, saw the Christ child, and went forth to tell the glad tidings; as the Wise Men came from afar to worship and give gifts to him, so should the faithful today bow before Him in worship, praise, and consecration; and then go forth to declare the gospel to a lost world. That is what Christmas is all about!

Revelation 22:20 KJV 1900

20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.