The true meaning of Christmas

Christmas is a joyous season where Christians all over the world celebrate. It is a time to exchange gifts, do shopping, visit loved ones, and indulge in various activities.

But there is a deeper meaning to Christmas than all these.

The true meaning of Christmas is Jesus Christ. He is the only son of God who came to earth as a new born baby to die for the sins of every man. Jesus left all his riches and glory in heaven and chose the Virgin Mary as His earthly mother, to be born into a world which needed His redemption so desperately.

Christmas is the celebration and remembrance of the ‘King who was born to die’. There wouldn’t be a Christmas without Jesus Christ, and it would not be meaningful to celebrate Christmas if Jesus Christ had not died for the sins of the world.

Every man has sinned and broken away from God. As a result of this every man would go to a lost eternity (commonly known as Hell). Jesus Christ saw this and because He loved mankind so much, He took upon Himself the form of flesh. He came to this earth, to suffer and die on the cross, to pay on the cross the price and suffering that man should pay for his sin in hell.

Three days after He died He rose again from the dead and ascended back to heaven. Today if any man believes on Jesus Christ, this man will escape the eternal flames of Hell. So Jesus Christ the ‘true meaning of Christmas’, provided a way for man to escape hell’s eternal flames. If any man confesses his sins to Jesus and asks for forgiveness, his sin will be forgiven.

Scripture reading (John 3:16)

God loved the world so much that He gave us His only begotten son Jesus, so that if you believe in Jesus, you will not suffer eternally in hell for your sins, but you will receive eternal life in heaven.

Scripture reading (Romans 10:9)

If you believe from your heart and say with your mouth that Jesus Christ died for your sins and rose again from the grave after 3 days, all your sins will be forgiven and you will escape the eternal flames of hell and receive instead eternal life in heaven.

Christmas is such a joyous time to us because Jesus Christ loved us so much that He gave His life for our sin, so that we can enjoy eternal life in heaven with Him for ever and ever.

- Rev. Johanson Gladwin Mony