The Crux of Christmas

Approaching Christmas as just a sugary holiday “for the kids” leaves us without an answer to our greatest need—reconciliation with God. Alistair Begg encourages us to instead view Christ’s birth in light of His historical, victorious work on the cross. At the heart of the incarnation is a profound mystery: in the fullness of time, God took on flesh to give His life as a ransom for many. Only a cross-centered Christmas will satisfy our heart’s deepest longings.

1 Timothy 2:5-6

⁵For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man1 Christ Jesus, ⁶who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.

Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.

Topics:

• Christ's Birth
• Christmas
• Deity of Christ
• Gospel
• Incarnation of Christ
• Jesus Christ
• The Trinity
• Victory

Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.