Why do we celebrate Christmas? | What is Christmas?

Question, why do we celebrate Christmas? In this video I'll answer that question from a biblical perspective. Afterwards I'll share some helpful resources, so stick around to the end. Christians, the world over, celebrate Christmas in honor of the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem.

Various Christmas traditions have been associated with the celebration of Christmas, and different cultures celebrate different ways. The unifying factor is the historical fact that Jesus was born around 5 BC.

The Angel's Announcement of Good News at Jesus' Birth

The angel who appeared to the shepherds the night of Jesus' birth said, I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today, in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you. He is the Messiah, the Lord.

We celebrate Christmas because, as the angel said, the birth of Jesus Christ is good news. Good news is meant to be celebrated. In fact, the angel said the news of Jesus' birth would cause great joy and would be for all the people.

The joyful celebration would be universal. People around the globe would be glad for this occasion. We celebrate Christmas because, as the angel said, a Savior has been born to you. He is the Messiah, the Lord.

The Savior, Messiah, and Lord in Christmas Celebration

The three titles the angel applies to Jesus are important. Jesus is the Savior who delivered us from sin and death. He is the human Messiah, or Christ, who fulfills the law and the prophets, showing that God.

Is faithful.

And He is the divine Lord who has entered our world. The Almighty has taken on human flesh. God and man have been fused together in an indivisible, eternal bond. God truly is with us. In celebrating Christmas, we celebrate the Savior because we needed deliverance.

We celebrate the Christ in whom all of God's promises are yes and amen. We celebrate the Lord who, in humility, took on the very nature of a servant for our sakes. We celebrate Christmas with gift-giving because of the indescribable gift that God gave to.

Us.

We celebrate Christmas by stringing lights because the light of the world has come to.

Us.

We celebrate Christmas with carols and choruses because they are expressions of joy and follow the example of Mary, Zechariah, Simeon, and the angels, all of whom exalted the Lord in.

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We celebrate Christmas by decorating evergreen trees with stars and angels and tinsel because of the eternal life Jesus brings, and the stars, angels, and beauty were all associated with Jesus' birth.

The Incarnation and God's Condescension in the Christmas Story

In celebrating Christmas, we celebrate the love and condescension of God. In Texas, in 1987, a toddler by the name of Jessica McClure fell into an 8-inch well casting. Down she went, becoming stuck 22 feet below the ground.

Once people discovered that baby Jessica was in the well, they took immediate action. They didn't tell her to find a way to climb back up, and they didn't just shout down happy thoughts to encourage her.

No, they went down to where she was and got her. They did whatever it took. Rescuers worked nonstop for 58 hours to free her. In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve fell. Down they went, dragging all humanity with them into the darkness and death of sin.

And what did God do? He did not tell us to find our own way out of the mess we were in, and He did more than shout down happy thoughts to us from heaven. No, He came down to where we were and got us. That's what Christmas is all about—God coming down to rescue us to do whatever it took to deliver us from sure death.

When even one person is in a life-threatening situation, we understand what has to be done. When God looked down at our sinful planet, He saw a whole world of people in mortal danger. We celebrate Christmas because it was at Christmastime that the rescuer of all mankind came to save us from the hopeless situation we were in.

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