The Purpose of Jesus’s Birth
December 27, 2017 at 11:18 am | Posted in Incarnation | 3 CommentsTags: birth of Christ, birth of Jesus, Christmas, Christmas devotions, Incarnation, Jesus Christ, Nativity
In this short series I have mentioned some concepts that parents could easily discuss with their children during the holiday season:
1. Incarnation
2. Advent
3. The Condescension
4. The Virgin Birth
5. The Humanity of Jesus
And, finally:
6. The Purpose of Jesus’s Birth
The cuteness of the Nativity scene can be attractive to children, there is no doubt about it. Parents need to remind kids, though, that the birth of Christ was only the beginning of His lifelong mission to:
a. Seek and save sinners (Luke 19:10; I Timothy 1:15)
b. Fulfill the Law of God (Matthew 5:17-18)
c. Minister to others and give His life for a ransom (Mark 10:45)
d. Divide the true from the false (Luke 12:51-53; John 18:37)
e. Call sinners to repentance (Mark 2:17)
f. Die for the sins of the world by satisfying the wrath of God (John 12:27; I John 4:10)
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