This is what Christmas is all about: Jesus came into the world to bring grace for you, He came so that change would be possible for you, He came so that the joy of a new life could be yours.
If Jesus came to bring peace to the earth, the last 2000 have been a spectacular failure.
But Jesus is very clear: Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth.
If you thought that the birth of Jesus would lead to a world of peace in the centuries that followed, that would be a great misunderstanding. That is what Jesus is saying.
And here’s why: God has promised that One day, there will be peace on the earth.
If you thought that the message of the Bible is that we are all sinners and were once under the condemnation of God’s Law but Jesus has come, and He paid the price of our sins, so now we can get on with our lives much as we did before, though we must always remember to thank Him for what He has done, that would be a complete misunderstanding.
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
John 1:14
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