THROUGH THE BIBLE IN THREE YEARS
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Two little boys were talking about Christmas.
Billy said, "NO! Tommy! The name of the King of Israel is "BORN!" Haven't you heard the song "BORN the King of Israel?!"
**********************************************************************************
Luke 2:13-14
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
KJV
**********************************************************************************
Salvation is OF God and BY God, but it is FOR mankind!
God is the eternal, omnipotent Creator. We receive His offer of salvation only because of His GRACE.
By sin and because of sin, mankind is naturally at war with God. Romans 8:7 says, "The carnal mind is ENMITY with God..." That means, in our natural state, we are at war with God because of sin. Man certainly cannot win that war, but God is offering PEACE and GOOD WILL!
When two nations war against one another, it is usually the one that is about to lose that sends an ambassador seeking peace. But mankind has no ambassador worthy of seeking God's peace.
So God sent His Son into the world to seek peace FOR us! When Christ was born into the world, His birth was announced and a "..multitude of the heavenly hosts," sang praises to God.
Christ the Lord is the ONE and ONLY "Ambassador of Peace" from God to man. He is the Emissary of God's "good will" toward mankind. He brings the desire of God for all men to be saved. He brings the desire of God to end the war of sin and call men to surrender to the Almighty God.
We owe a debt we cannot pay. We brought the curse of death upon ourselves by our sin.
We instituted WAR against God!
But the angels sang, "..peace, good will toward man.."
Join the angels today in their song! Praise God for His "peace" and "good will" offered to mankind!
Love ya,
Bruce