Act1:24
Dec,1999 , militants of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, a Pakistan-based
extremist group, brought India on it knees hijacking Indian Airlines
Flight with 191 passengers and crew aboard. To end the hostage
crisis in the Kandahar hijack, then Indian government led by Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee surrendered before terrorists and
agreed to release three militants, who later planned and executed
9/11 attacks, the kidnap and murder of Daniel Pearl and 2006 Mumbai
terror attacks.
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guilty men released as a ransom
for 191 innocent people.
Act2:1-3
A.D(approx): “Don’t you know anything? Can’t you see that it’s
to our advantage that one man dies for the people rather than the
whole nation be destroyed?”...that day on they plotted to kill
Jesus...Cheif Priest Caiphas in Jn11:50-53(Message Version).
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innocent man crucified for billions of murderers for every generation
that was, that is and that is to come.
Whats
Unique about Christmas. It was this day in history that Jesus,Son of
God chose to come down to earth as the Son of man and to give his
life as a ransom
for many.Mk10:45
[Hope
you also got a clearer understanding of the word "Ransom"
from these two Acts]
Now
Christmas is unique becasue on this day ,unto
us a child is born,unto us a
son is given;
[Isa9:6]Notice a Son was not born, a child was born on Christmas day
and a Son was given because Jesus as the Son of God always existed.
The
Bible teaches us that God is One, He exists in Three Persons -
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. If God were just One Person, He could
not possibly have vacated His throne in heaven and come down to earth
as a man in the person of Jesus. Who would run the universe then? But
because God exists as Three Persons, the Son could come to earth and
die for our sins before the Father in heaven Who was the Judge.
If
Jesus were merely a created being, He could not possibly have taken
the punishment for the billions of human beings who have lived since
Adam! For one man cannot be hanged in place of one
billion murderers! But Jesus could take that
punishment because He is the Infinite God.
Further,
because He is infinite, He could also take an eternal punishment
within three hours.
If
Jesus Christ were not God, and God the Father had punished
Him for our sin, that would have been a great injustice. God cannot
punish one person for the crime of another, even if the person is
willing to take the punishment. Your friend cannot take your
punishment and be hanged in your place. That would be unjust. So if
Jesus were merely a created being, and He was punished for our sins,
that would have been the greatest injustice.
So
it is clear that no created being could possibly have taken the
punishment for our sins. God alone could take that punishment,
because He is the Judge of the universe. He has the right to punish
us - and He has the right to take our punishment Himself. And that is
what He did, when He came to earth in the Person of Jesus Christ. The
foundation of the Christian faith lies in these two great
truths: First, that Christ died for the sins of
humanity. Secondly, that He rose from the dead after three
days.
If
Christ did not rise from the dead, there would have been no proof
that He was God. His rising from the dead was proof that all that He
had said was true. No religious leader has ever claimed that he would
die for the sins of the world. And no religious leader has ever risen
from the dead. These two facts alone make Jesus Christ unique.
All
religions may teach us to do good to others and to live in peace. But
the Christian faith has an unique foundation: Christ
died for our sins and rose from the dead,and thats the
Gospel(1cor10:5,Rom10:9) If
these two truths are removed from Christianity, then Christianity
becomes just like any other religion. These two truths are what make
Christianity unique and hence Christmas Unique!
