WHY WAS CHRIST BORN?
Compiled By John Henry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Jesus Christ's Birth
Why Was Christ Born?
The Gift Of God
Conclusion
INTRODUCTION
"And she brought
forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her
child was caught up unto God, and to his throne." (Revelation 12:5)
"And without
controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the
flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles,
believed on in the world, received up into glory." (1 Timothy 3:16)
"Who is he that
overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and
the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear
witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three
agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is
greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that
believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record
that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given
to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son
hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These
things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God;
that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the
name of the Son of God." (1 John 5:5-13)
There is only one
way to overcome Satan's world system that is dragging the majority of
mankind to Hell (1 John 5:18-19, cf. 1 John 3:8-9). It is through
faith in His broken body and shed blood, and one's testimony concerning
God's Truth that gives us the victory (1 John 5:4-5; Rev 12:11). The
overcomer has received the Truth and has this witness in himself! God
promises, "... He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second
death." (Rev 2:11) "He that overcometh shall inherit all things;
and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and
unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and
sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake
which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." (Rev
21:7-8)
There are three
that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost.
This is the Triune God. It is he who bears witness through his Holy
Spirit. The Holy Ghost witnesses on earth through the Bible.
The word "water" in
1 John 5:8 is symbolic for the Bible. Note the following passages that
prove this:
Ephesians 5:25-27:
"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave
himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing
of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious
church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should
be holy and without blemish."
John 17:17:
"Sanctify [cleanse] them through thy truth: thy word is truth."
Isaiah 55:10-11:
"For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not
thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it
may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word
be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but
it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing
whereto I sent it."
It is by this
"washing of water by the Word" that one receives "the washing of
regeneration" or new birth.
Titus 3:5:
"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his
mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy
Ghost."
John 3:5:
"Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of
water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."
Again our above
passage says in part:
"This is he that
came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water
and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the
Spirit is truth. ... And there are three that bear witness in earth, the
Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one." (1 John
5:6, 8)
God the Holy Spirit
bears witness by His written Word (water) as to the holy blood of Christ.
Jesus came by water, by the Word of God, as the fulfillment of prophecy.
He also came by blood. Prior to his birth Christ did not have flesh
and blood, but at his incarnation he took all the physical attributes of a
man including blood. The Holy Spirit bears witness both to the fact of
Christ's virgin birth, and his shedding of his holy blood as a sacrifice for
our sins. God says, "... without shedding of blood is no
remission." (Heb 9:22) "For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and
I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls:
for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul." (Lev 17:11)
Now on to Biblical
facts concerning Jesus Christ's birth, why he was born, and the gift of God.
JESUS CHRIST'S
BIRTH
"And without
controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh
..." (1 Timothy 3:16)
"In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The
same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and
without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and
the life was the light of men. ... And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt
among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the
Father,) full of grace and truth. ... No man hath seen God at any time; the
only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared
him." (John 1:1-4, 14, 18)
"For there are
three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:
and these three are one." (1 John 5:7)
"Therefore the Lord
himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a
son, and shall call his name Immanuel." (Isaiah 7:14)
"But ... that which
is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a
son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from
their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall
be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name
Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. " (Matthew 1:20-23)
"But thou,
Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet
out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose
goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." (Micah 5:2)
"But when the
fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made
under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might
receive the adoption of sons." (Galatians 4:4-5)
"For it is not
possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering
thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: In burnt
offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. Then said
I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy
will, O God. ... By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of
the body of Jesus Christ once for all." (Hebrews 10:4-7, 10)
" Forasmuch as ye
know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold,
from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and
without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the
world, but was manifest in these last times for you, Who by him do
believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that
your faith and hope might be in God." (1 Peter 1:18-21)
WHY WAS CHRIST
BORN?
"Pilate therefore
said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a
king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that
I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth
my voice." (John 18:37)
"This is a faithful
saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world
to save sinners..." (1 Timothy 1:15)
"Whosoever
committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of
the law. And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and
in him is no sin." (1 John 3:4-5)
"For God sent not
his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him
might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that
believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name
of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that
light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light,
because their deeds were evil." (John 3:17-19)
"He that committeth
sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this
purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of
the devil." (1 John 3:8)
The Lord Jesus
Christ gave these statements concerning His entry into the world:
"And no man hath
ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of
man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so
loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John
3:13-16)
"Think not that I
am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but
to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one
jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall
teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but
whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the
kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness
shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no
case enter into the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5:17-20)
"For I came down
from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath
given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last
day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which
seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will
raise him up at the last day." (John 6:38-40)
"... For judgment I
am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they
which see might be made blind." (John 9:39)
"I am come a light
into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in
darkness." (John 12:46)
"Think not that I
am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter
against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law."
(Matthew 10:34-35)
"... They that are
whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call
the righteous, but sinners to repentance." (Luke 5:31-32)
"For the Son of man
is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. ..." ( Luke 9:56)
"For the Son of man
is come to seek and to save that which was lost." (Luke 19:10)
John 10:10:
"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am
come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Mark 10:45:
"For ... the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and
to give his life a ransom for many."
THE GIFT OF GOD
"... If thou
knewest the gift of God ... thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would
have given thee living water." (John 4:10)
"For God so loved
the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)
"In this was
manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only
begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is
love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be
the propitiation for our sins." (1 John 4:9-10)
"For the wages of
sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our
Lord." (Romans 6:23)
"Wherefore, as by
one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed
upon all men, for that all have sinned: (For until the law sin was in
the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless
death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after
the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to
come. But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through
the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by
grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. And
not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by
one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto
justification. For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much
more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness
shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by the offence
of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the
righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of
life. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by
the obedience of one shall many be made righteous." (Romans 5:12-19)
"For by grace are
ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that
we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:8-10)
"Every good gift
and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of
lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Of
his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of
firstfruits of his creatures. ... Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and
superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word,
which is able to save your souls. " (James 1:17-18, 21)
"He came unto his
own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to
them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on
his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man, but of God." (John 1:11-13)
CONCLUSION
"... I believe that
thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world."
(John 11:27)
"This is a faithful
saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world
to save sinners; of whom I am chief." (1 Timothy 1:15)
So now we have seen
that:
1) God gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but
have everlasting life.
2) Christ came to
fulfill the law and the prophets.
3) God was
manifested to destroy the works of the devil.
4) He came to call
sinners to repentance.
5) He came to give
his life a ransom for many.
6) He was
manifested to take away our sins.
7) He was born to
be our King.
"And without
controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the
flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles,
believed on in the world, received up into glory." (1 Timothy 3:16)
"Thanks be unto God
for his unspeakable gift." (2 Corinthians 9:15)
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