To kick off the Advent season, today I will be doing a study of the first eight Bible verses on my Advent Bible reading plan. These eight verses fall into two general categories: Jesus Created and Jesus was Needed.
Jesus Created-John 1:1-5, Genesis 1:1-25, Genesis 2:4-9 and 18-23
In these verses we learn several important truths to keep in mind as we continue on our Advent studies:
- Jesus is God (John 1:1-5). Jesus is described as being the creator in this verse. God is the only creator of the universe, therefore this proves the deity of Christ, a truth essential to our understanding of His life, death, and resurrection.
- As God, Jesus created everything in the universe. We get a taste of this truth in the carol Joy to the World: heaven and nature rejoice in the advent of their creator to the Earth.
- Man was created in God's image. Though, in the fall, the image was distorted, the resemblance still remains.
Jesus was Needed-Genesis 3:1-15, Romans 3:23-25
Everything was perfectly created, and then came the Fall of man and the entrance of sin into the world.
- With the fall, the image of God in humans became broken and distorted, like a broken mirror.
- Jesus' birth was the beginning of God's wonderful plan for redemption, without which we would be hopeless on our own.
- Christ came into the world to save the people that He had created. He cares about and loves us, enough to sacrifice himself to us.
What do you think? What do these verses mean to you? Do you like these verses? Can you think of other verses that would fit with these categories?
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