Grace Baptist Church of Arlington

What did Jesus come to earth for?  To save his people from their sins.  That’s what Matthew 1:21 says, and that’s what we’ll be thinking about this Christmas Eve.  In preparation for Christmas Eve and reflecting on why Jesus came to earth, consider J.C. Ryle’s meditation on what Jesus does for sinners:

“It ought always to be remembered that there are two distinct things which the Lord Jesus Christ does for every sinner whom He undertakes to save. He washes him from his sins in His own blood, and gives him a free pardon: this his justification. He puts the Holy Spirit into his heart, and makes him an entirely new man: this is his regeneration.

“The two things are both absolutely necessary to salvation. The change of heart is as necessary as the pardon; and the pardon is as necessary as the change. Without the pardon we have no right or title to heaven. Without the change we should not be ready to enjoy heaven, even it we got there” ( J.C. Ryle, Regeneration, 22).

HT: Erik