This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. John 3:16, the Message
God sent His Son to earth because of love. He loves you, He loves me.
We can spend a lot of time arguing theology. We can spend a lot of time trying to understand the mind of God. We can spend a lot of time exploring the complexity of biblical history and culture.
But the one true purpose is love. The one true message is love. The one true God is love.
That verse above, that we all know by heart in the King James or New International Version, would be just as true if it said, "This is how much God loved you." We can each individually insert our names in that space.
People say, remember the reason for the season. They say, try to capture the true spirit of Christmas. And to simply say that the reason for the season is Jesus is not enough - because the reason for the season is that God loved us so much, He paid the ransom for our sin. He sent His son - His one and only son - to die for us.
And why? Because of love.
God loves you. THAT is the reason for this season.
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