Author’s note: If you are new to my blog and are interested in reading the 23.xx series, please first read the 23.01 through 23.09 in order to best get the idea of what I am attempting to communicate. They are built like chapters in a book, one building on the previous one. Consider the points made in each article to help you understand where I am coming from in hopes I can make a connection with you on your spiritual journey.
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I recall an old “Family Circus” cartoon when one of the little children asks mom, “What are traditions?” She answers, “They are things we do for so long that we forget why we do them.”
With the Christmas holiday season fading behind us, when the Lord’s name and the prophetic message of His coming has been transmitted through a sea of greeting cards and well wishes, we can take a dive into what this means.
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Immanuel – God with Us
The Son of God became a human with several objectives, but the key one was that He lead a sinless life and in further obedience to God’s will, be crucified and die on a cross. Then, after three days He was bodily resurrected. Soon after, He ascended back to the heavenly kingdom.
Why did the Christ, the Son of God, need to become a human being and serve on this holy mission and why did He need to sacrifice Himself?
Unlike us, God is holy, righteous, morally perfect, and just.
God is also long-suffering, merciful, full of lovingkindness and Grace…
His death on the cross was to provide sinful humanity a means for the forgiveness of sins.
He made it simple – by faith alone – that all sinful humanity can be reconciled to Himself, our Creator.
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, endured the unspeakable agony of the cross where He bore our sins and gave up His life for each of our accounts. In other words, He substituted Himself upon that cross and died for our sins so that you and I do not have to die in our own sins.
Through repentance and acceptance this ultimate gift of Grace, we can trust in God’s provision, enjoy eternal life, and avoid suffering the judgment of eternal damnation.
By faith, we are saved by the work of God alone and not by our own works. Our works can never be sufficient to free ourselves from God’s righteous judgment.
In other words, salvation is grace from God. It cannot be earned and is accepted by faith.
Christians “walk” in relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, moving forward in life with a repentant attitude towards sin in light of His law.
If you understand how we stand before the law of God and His righteous judgment, to be able to receive God’s Grace should be extraordinarily good news.
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Being “born again” there is no “second” death, that equates to eternal life.
That’s one gift no other can top.
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Next, we’ll take a look at what “Lord and Savior” means.
CKY
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