The Theology Of Christmas

Tonight I  was listening to a sermon by John MacArthur and he laid out the theology of Christmas and why we celebrate Christ this time of year and the reason we have for this great season. John points out 5 key points that we can take away form this new testament passage about our Lord and Saviors nature and great perfect character. This served as a great reminder and perspective fix as to what this time of year is all about and what really should matter to us. This is where our mind and hearts need to be centered this Christmas season on our Lord who was born, died and was raised to the right hand of the Father where He continually intercedes and works on our behalf. May we not only treasure this truth in our hearts this and every year but may we remember to share this amazing gift with those hurting around us.
Philippians 2:5-11
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, ⁶ who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, ⁷ but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. ⁸ And being found in human form, he humbled himself bybecoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.⁹ Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, ¹⁰ so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, ¹¹ and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.


1.Abandoning a sovereign position. 
The Father emptied Himself of His glory, gave up His honor , He veiled all this when He choose to become a man on this earth. Christ let go of all His heavenly riches and was born in a humble stable, walked the dusty streets, and ate and associate with His family and friends here on earth. He gave up His independent exercise of His own will, and eventually a favorable relationship with His Father when He committed His life into the Fathers hands on the cross. 
2.  Accepted a slaves place.
Christ came from being a king in heaven all the way down to being a servant of all, not even a king of earth. Christ took on or morphed into an actual slave in character and nature. Ultimately He became the slave of God so that He could serve us according to the will of His Father. 
3. Associated with sinful people. 
The plan of God to bring redemption to His people was to send His son all the way down to earth in the form and likeness of man, of the very creatures that He intended to save. 
4. Adopted a selfless posture. 
How selfless of our Lord and Savior as He prays in the garden before His death for only the will of His Father and not what He desired at all!! Christ emptied Himself unto the cross through death recognizing that it was for this that He was born on this earth for. 
5. Ascended a supreme Prince. 
Because our Father died and obeyed perfectly and because it was all pleasing to the Lord Christ has been exalted above every name. He has been given all authority in heaven and on earth and every knee WILL bow at the end of time if not before.