Light has come into the world ( John 3 v 19 ),here it is speaking about Jesus who is called the light of the world ( John 9 v 5 ). Jesus came from heaven, born of a virgin, born in Bethlehem, the scripture foretold of His coming C P, Isaiah 7 v 14/ 9 v 6 / Micah 5 v 2 . Every Christmas we celebrate this great event, but why should He come? ,what was the purpose of His coming , the answer ,'He will save his people from their sins'. That problem that man caused was going to be solved by God, through Jesus his Son, only God could solve it.. This Jesus would lead a sinless life, that had to be, as we will see , the purpose of his coming ,was clearly foretold in the Bible, CP Isaiah 53/ Psalm 22.It was John the Baptist who declared, 'Look ,the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world'. How was he going to deal with sin? ,it is important to make clear ,that Jesus knew why he had come. CP John 8 v 28/ Matthew 16 v 21/. And so it came to pass, they took him and crucified him, why the cross, why this awful death, Well his death was for judgement for sin, whose sin ,not his ,but your sin ,my sin. God cannot overlook sin ,there is always a price to pay for sin, the wrath of God that abides on mankind, C P, John 3 v 36,that means we would all be going to Hell. So Jesus bore the wrath of God, so that all who trust in Jesus would not have to bear it.. (We will continue this tomorrow)
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