Luke 2:11 For to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. Let us consider the message itself, the foundation of all our spiritual joy. I. WHAT IS HE WHO IS BORN? He is "a Saviour," a Deliverer. Good indeed are the tidings of a saviour. Delightful to one languishing On a bed of pain and sickness is He that comes with power and skill to heal and to restore. Most joyful to the wretch condemned to die for his crimes, is the sound of pardon. II. WHAT ARE THE TITLES GIVEN TO THIS SAVIOUR? 1. He is "Christ." As His name, Jesus, signifies a saviour, so Christ signifies the anointed. He is an anointed Saviour. Thus is He distinguished from all other saviours. The title "Christ" also teaches us His office. 2. He is "the Lord." High and glorious name I He is Jehovah. He is "Lord" by right of creation, in His Divine and eternal nature. He is "Lord" by right of inheritance; man, as Mediator between God and man. He is more particularly our "Lord" by redemption. These names, then, "Christ, the Lord," show Him, an all-sufficient Saviour; show Him, God and man united in one Person: as man to suffer, as God to redeem. (E. Blencowe, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.WEB: For there is born to you, this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. |
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