Christmas

Christmas: God became man in order to redeem man from his sins. A man did not become God. As mediator it was necessary that He be both: fully man and fully God. And then, as man, He lived a sinless life. That sinless life makes it possible for Him to save us. When He died on the cross, it was not to pay the wages of His sin for He had none, but to pay the wages for our sins. Christianity is not God condemning man. Man, born into sin, is condemned already. The message is not, "if you don't believe, you will go to Hell." You are already going to Hell. The message is that God because of His love for mankind sent His Son into the world to become a man, live a sinless life, die as a substitute for sin, and provide a pardon, forgiveness for sin, and entrance into His presence forever. There was nothing you could do to earn eternal life. There is nothing you can do to add to the efficacy of Christ's death for your sins. You need a Savior. Jesus is the only one. You must accept His gift, a gift of His infinite grace to those who believe.

"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved." The God who cannot lie swears that it is so.