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If Christ Had Not Come

 

1Timothy 1:1 - Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope; 

Christmas is not just an optional holiday on the calendar, but a foundational event that undergirds all we are and believe. We shudder when we realize that if Christ had not come, our Bibles would be untrue, for the story of the Incarnation fills both the Old and New Testaments.

If Christ had not come, our God would be unknown, for Christ is the image of the invisible God, the Word made flesh. He is Immanuel---God with us.

If Christ had not come, our sins would be unforgiven. The chief purpose for Christ being born in Bethlehem was to save us from our sins. His very name---Jesus---means “Jehovah saves!” John the Baptist called Him “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29).

If Christ had not come, our prayers would be unanswered. Hebrews 4:15-16 says that since we do have a High Priest---namely, Jesus---we can approach the throne of grace with boldness.

If Christ had not come, our hope would be unfounded. We’d have no future, no life, no heaven, and no eternity. No reunions with our loved ones. Nothing beyond the grave.

But now, we praise God! Christmas is real, and Jesus Christ is our hope of glory.

From – “Holy Moments in the Presence of God” by David Jeremiah