The Great Gift
(Isaiah 53:1-12)

We are celebrating Christmas, the greatest holiday of Christians. But many of us do not really know the reason why we celebrate Christmas and just regard it as one of the ordinary holidays.

1. Jesus, who is He? Where did He come from?
1) Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace *(Isa. 9:6-7)
2) He came from the Father in the kingdom of heaven.
① He has nothing to do with sins.
② He was born as the perfect man in order to represent human beings.
　
2. Why did Jesus come to the earth?
1) Only a human can redeem the sins of another human.
2) The everlasting God Himself became the sacrifice for the sins of finite human beings.
3) Faith is the only condition to be saved ? the dialogue between Jesus and Nicodemus.
4) We ought to enjoy the five-fold gospel and the three-fold blessings. *(Ps. 103:1-5)

3. Where did Jesus go?
1) In my Father’s house are many rooms.
2) Jesus went to His Father’s house to prepare a place for us so that we can live with Him there.

Jesus’ blood paid the price for our sins. He made us a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God. We ought to give thanks to Him for His immeasurable love and indiscriminating grace as well as the gift of the kingdom of heaven so that we can live with a living hope.