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The Miracle of ChristmasGalatians 4:4-5; I Timothy 1:17
Introduction:The greatest miracle of Christmas: The
Incarnation--the Word became flesh.
Great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the
flesh.
I Timothy 3:16
Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the
flesh isfrom God. I John 4:2
I. The Time of the Incarnation - Galatians 4:4But when the time
had fully come, God sent His Son.
A. God prepared a world.B. God prepared a nation.C. God prepared
a family.
II. The Nature of the Incarnation - Galatians 4:4God sent His
Son, born of a woman, born under law.
A. Made of a womanHe was conceived in the womb of the Virgin
Mary by the Holy Spirit,apart from a human father.
In order that Christs body might be shown to be a real body,He
was born of a woman; in order that His Godhead might bemade clear,
He was born of a virgin.
Thomas AquinasB.Made under the Law
He became subject, like every other man, to the requirements of
thelaw. He fulfilled those requirements. (Matthew 5:17)
III. The Purpose of the Incarnation - Galatians 4:5A. To
Redeem
To redeem those under the law. v. 5Redeem = to buy back; to
repurchase
Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full
acceptance:Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. I
Timothy 1:15
The Word became flesh to become our Saviour.
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B. To Restore
1. The Word became flesh so that those who believed on Him
couldbe conformed to the image/likeness of his Son. Romans 8:29
We were made in His image (Genesis 1:27) but we lost the imagein
the fall.
Through His incarnation we receive spiritual grace to produce
thenature of God.
His divine power has given us everything we need for life
andgodliness. 2 Peter 1:3
2. He wants us to be conformedthat He might be the
firstbornamong many brothers.
God wants to continue His work on earth through us.A Christian
is a mind through which Christ thinks,A heart through which Christ
loves,A voice through which Christ speaks,A hand through which
Christ helps.
Guideposts
Conclusion
Has He been born in you?
Though Christ a thousand times in Bethlehem be born,If Hes not
born in thee, thy soul is still forlorn.
Angelus Silesius
