Christmas is a wonderful time for us as believers to worship our Lord and remember the true reason for Christ coming into this sinful world some two thousand years ago. Matthew’s Gospel clearly lays out the reason for the season, writing, “She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). Here in this verse, the angel Gabriel is speaking of Mary giving birth to a baby boy. His name will be Jesus, which means “the Lord saves.” This baby will be named Jesus because of the saving work He will do later in His life on earth.
There are two wonderful truths about this salvation.
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