For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

John 3:16-17

Jesus is the promised Savior and the Son of David, but how did He live up to these titles? After all, the world still seems broken thousands of years later. So how did Jesus accomplish His mission? A lot of people had expectations of what the Savior would be like. Some thought He would be a warrior who would drive away their enemies. Others thought He’d be a powerful judge, condemning sinners. But no one expected someone like Jesus. 

Jesus surrounded Himself with ordinary people. He taught people how to relate to God by caring for others. Jesus performed miracles that benefited people who were considered insignificant or spiritually broken. Jesus ate meals with sinners and offered hope to broken and suffering people. 

Jesus knew that the world didn’t need another powerful earthly ruler. We needed something much deeper: a new way of life­ rooted in humility, forgiveness, and generosity. This way of life builds connections with others, brings hope to people who feel insignificant, and reminds us that we’re a part of something bigger than ourselves. But Jesus is much more than a positive example for us. He is God with us. And He gave up His life and rose from the dead to make a way for all of us to find true and lasting forgiveness.  

“Even as I have loved you, so love ye one another.” 

John 13:34

The Christmas story is a powerful preview of the life of Jesus. It reminds us of what God is like and how He’s saving the world. Every day, followers of Jesus choose forgiveness, show generosity, and make others-centered choices. Each one of those choices makes the world a little more like heaven.  At Christmas, God gave His Son as a gift to the world. It’s a gift of purpose, belonging, and forgiveness. It’s also a gift we get to share with others. 

Humanity Needs Love

Why is that so? That was the one great need of mankind, that was the thing which Christ’s redemption came to accomplish: to restore love to this world. When man sinned, why was it that he sinned? Selfishness triumphed—he sought self instead of God. And just look! Adam at once begins to accuse the woman of having led him astray. Love to God had gone.Love to man was lost. Look again: of the first two children of Adam the one becomes a murderer of his brother. Does not that teach us that sin had robbed the world of love? Ah! What a proof the history of the world has been of love having been lost! There may have been beautiful examples of love even among the heathen, but only as a little remnant of what was lost. One of the worst things sin did for man was to make him selfish, for selfishness cannot love.The Lord Jesus Christ came down from Heaven as the Son of God’s love.

“God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son” (John 3:16).

God’s Son came to show what love is, and He lived a life of love here upon earth in fellowship with His disciples, in compassion over the poor and miserable, in love even to His enemies, and He died the death of love. And when He went to Heaven, whom did He send down? The Spirit of love, to come and banish selfishness and envy and pride, and bring the love of God into the hearts of men.

Birth is the beginning of life; to be born again, is to begin to live anew, as those who have lived much amiss, or to little purpose. We must have a new nature, new principles, new affections, new aims. 

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