18- THE COMING OF CHRIST

In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen.  

Lesson No. 18

THE COMING OF CHRIST

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“Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” (Rev 22:20 )

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THE COMING OF CHRIST

Christ’s birth resulted from God’s love for us, and there is no greater love than this, for Him to personally visit us and “ make Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a servant.”  The value of this love increases as it is that with which He loved us, although we are sinner under the judgment of death.

The birth of Christ is a magnificent example of humility, through making Himself of no reputation, being born in a manger, of a poor mother, in a carpenter’s house, and in the image of weakness whereby He escaped from Herod to Egypt.

With this humility, He disgraced the devil who made the first man fall into the sin of pride.  Man desired to become a god, and so God embarrassed him by becoming a man.

The birth of Christ was the beginning of the story of Salvation.

If it was not for redemption, there would be no Incarnation.  Our Lord Jesus Christ was born in order to sacrifice Himself for us; He became a slave to free us; and He became a Son of Man to make man a son of God.  His birth was a declaration that the story of salvation had begun.  That is why, when Simon the elder held Him in his arms, he said, "Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation.

The birth of Christ was a raising up of man's value, through which God returned the divine image that man was created- in His image and likeness.  His birth was a birth of leadership and fine example, with which He presented an example to us of how things should be, so that we may act as He did.

The Lord Jesus Christ was born to represent humanity.  He represented us in executing all the requirements of the law, and offering complete obedience to God the Father.  In fasting, the Lord represented humanity, which desired the fruit of the forbidden tree, and He resented a picture of the Son of Man, who was ascetic in eating.  Likewise, He fasted for us forty days and forty nights.

In His humility, He represented the arrogant human race.

He also represented us in the baptism of repentance and in death.  Although He was deserving of death, He accepted this judgment and died for man's sake, and redeemed him.  He will represent us on the Last Day, where He will present the obedience of mankind to the Father, "then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put a things under Him.

The birth of Christ was the miracle of all generations.  It has n happened prior to Him or after Him in all the history of mankind, that someone was born from a virgin, as it has never happened that a virgin, after she had given birth to a son, remained a virgin!

It is a unique miracle which proves His Divinity.

The birth of Christ was a correction understandings.

He was not only the Redeemer, was also the Good Teacher who amazed the multitudes by His teaching.  He corrected for them the principles by which they were mislead through wrong understanding or deceiving advisors.

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