The next unique component I want to point out revolves around this theme:
The Greatest Savior.
Imagine that millions of people were dying from a deadly disease. It was a disease of the blood. No one had good blood to counteract the bad blood, so everyone continued to die. Then a man came into town whose blood was healthy. He offered blood transfusions to anyone who wanted one. Some said he was a fool and doubted that he could really help them. Others called him a liar. But you and I believed he spoke the truth. We took his blood and were healed of the disease. That’s basically what the greatest savior did for you. I’m referring to Jesus Christ over here.
Yes, I’m repeating the greatest gift which I talked about last week but this time, with more details.
So after saying in a layman form what Jesus Christ did for you? Who actually is Jesus Christ and more importantly, who is Jesus Christ in your life?
Let’s take a look at Philippians 2:5-11
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
In short, what this passage is trying to say is that, Jesus Christ is God and for the sake of mankind, he became man in order to die for us and cleanse us from our sins. Thus, let’s take a look at another passage which will answer my second question of this article; who is Jesus Christ in your life?
Colossians 1:10-12
And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.
Let me summarize this. Now that Jesus Christ died for our sins, we are then required to lead a life holy and blameless before God. That’s exactly what this passage is saying.
So yup, that’s all for today and since Christmas is round the corner, here’s a carol titled, “what child is this” till then, bye!
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The greatest father
Let’s start of. The first unique point I want to talk about is God being the greatest father! What’s so great about that? Can you imagine the awesome creator of the universe as your father? I mean, he actually has a very close and personal relationship with you!
And before you are start giving thoughts to things like, oh my, it’s another dad who scolds the shit out of me or maybe if you grew up in a bad family, you probably think he might just be another non-caring dad. I’m telling you here, this greatest father I’m talking about is an ideal father and that is God himself.
In the bible passage, Matthew 7:11 it says that If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
And here’s another amazing fact. Long ago, even before God made the world, he already chose you to be His very own through what Christ would do for you; He decided then to make you holy in His eyes, without a single fault. And now, you stand before Him covered with His love.
Here’s what Ephesians 1:4-5 says.
For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.
And thus concludes one of the factors for the week, the greatest father. And tomorrow, we’ll be going through something rather similar, the greatest savior!
Before I end of, here’s a video on the creation.