We’re excited to share a handful of Christmas related articles, as well as guest posts from some of our authors, in the coming weeks as we prepare to celebrate Christmas! We’re kicking off with some words from Francis Schaeffer on Why God Came Into the World. Enjoy!
Why did God come into this world? Only the scriptural answer will suffice: the second person of the Trinity has been born because he loves the world. But why did he come this way, as a little baby? Why did he choose to lie in a manger and be cared for by a human mother, with the sweetness but the utter weakness of a newborn babe? He came this way because he came to meet the central need of men.
- He did not come to overthrow the Romans, though a lot of the Jews would have loved that. If he had, he would have come riding on a great conquering steed.
- The central reason he came was not to raise the living standards of the world. Surely if modern man were going to vote on the way he would like a messiah to appear, he would want him loaded down with moneybags from heaven.
- He did not come primarily to teach and relieve ignorance—perhaps then he would have come laden with books.
An angel had revealed to Joseph the primary task for which he came: “Thou shalt call his name JESUS; for he shall save his people from their sins” (Matt. 1:21). He is here to cut the nerve of man’s real dilemma, to solve the problem from which all other problems flow. Man is a sinner who needs an overwhelming love. Jesus has come to save his people from their sins.
Francis Schaeffer excerpt from Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus.
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