Philippians 2:6-11
December 23rd 2018, 4th Holy Day of the month
Rev. Tadashi Nagae, pastor
December 23rd 2018, 4th Holy Day of the month
Rev. Tadashi Nagae, pastor
Most people in Japan think that they have nothing to do with the religious aspect of Christmas. However, everybody has things to do with it.
Firstly, God loves you. He made us one by one, and also He loves us.
Secondly, our sin is an obstacle between God and humans. Because of the sin, we are in the position to be judged.
Thirdly, Jesus gave up His precious things. One is the equality with God. Jesus, the Son of God, considered the equality with God as nothing and came to this world as a flesh. That is Christmas. The other one is the life as God. Instead that we are judged, Jesus himself was judged and gave his life.
Fourthly as the result of it, one is that whoever believes in Jesus shall be given eternal life, and the other is that whoever trusts in the Lord shall be given help and encouragement.
Christmas, to celebrate the nativity of Christ, has a lot to do with everybody. Let us accept Him in our mind and walk our lives!
Firstly, God loves you. He made us one by one, and also He loves us.
Secondly, our sin is an obstacle between God and humans. Because of the sin, we are in the position to be judged.
Thirdly, Jesus gave up His precious things. One is the equality with God. Jesus, the Son of God, considered the equality with God as nothing and came to this world as a flesh. That is Christmas. The other one is the life as God. Instead that we are judged, Jesus himself was judged and gave his life.
Fourthly as the result of it, one is that whoever believes in Jesus shall be given eternal life, and the other is that whoever trusts in the Lord shall be given help and encouragement.
Christmas, to celebrate the nativity of Christ, has a lot to do with everybody. Let us accept Him in our mind and walk our lives!
<The Verse of the Bible>
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death -- even death on a cross!
rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death -- even death on a cross!
Philippians 2:6-8 (NIV)
