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- to be king. Jesus came to earth as a baby in order to be the rightful heir to David’s throne. “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- to defeat the serpent. Jesus came to earth as a baby in order to be the “offspring of the woman.” “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”
- to be under the law. Jesus came to earth as a baby in order to redeem those who were under the law. “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.”
Aug 20, 2023 · When We Were Told We Were Having a Down Syndrome Child. First, God Is Sovereign over Disabilities. Second, Disabilities Are not the Results of Parents’ Sins. Third, God Wants to Use Disabilities for His Glory. In Luke 18:15-17 Jesus said the kingdom of God belongs to infants. I preached four earlier sermons explaining why the kingdom of God ...
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Oct 15, 2023 · This is fantastic news for our kids as they try to become more like Jesus. We can remind them that God wants to make them more like Jesus: “Since Jesus was a child just like you, he knows what it’s like to be a kid. He was tempted in every way you are (Heb. 4:15) and he’s filled with compassion for you.”. We can encourage them: “He ...
0. First off... the practice of infant baptism as a Christian principle can be likened in the OT where infant males were circumcised. Baptism with water and circumcision are outward sings of joining into the outward kingdom of God, only. Such is a profession necessary to join a congrgation and has no eternal benefit.
- To Do the Will of the Father. “For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.” John 6:38. “Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.’”
- To Save Sinners. “The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.”
- To Bring Light to a Dark World. “I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.” John 12:46. “If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.”
- To Be Made Like His People. “Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.
Jesus and the Children. “And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
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Dec 4, 2019 · Instead, we see Jesus as a baby in a manger. We see him at the Temple as a boy on the verge of maturity, already about his Father’s business. We see Mary and Joseph wondering at him, trying to understand, as he grew “in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people” (Luke 2:52 NLT). Finally, we see him as a young man ...
