Why is Christmas so important?
If you were to ask the average person today to tell you what they thought about Jesus they would probably respond... He was a great teacher, or He was a miracle worker, or even He was a good man. All of these answers would be true, but these are not the reason He came to earth. There are four verses, one from each Gospel, that we call the purpose verses for Jesus’ life.
And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
Matthew 1:21 (NLT)
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Mark 10:45 (NLT)
For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.
Luke 19:10 (NLT)
Jesus replied, “Now the time has come...I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives... this is the very reason I came!
John 12:23, 24, 27 (NLT)
Jesus was a great teacher, a miracle worker, and a perfect man but the reason Jesus came was to be our Savior. We were all are dead in our trespasses and sins. Our ultimate need is for a Savior that would come, take the penalty for our sins, and restore us into a right relationship with God. Jesus came as a baby, to later die on cross, in order to save us from our sins. Never forget why Jesus came. He came to be our savior.
But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
Romans 5:8 (NLT)
