IF JESUS HAD NOT COME TO THIS WORLD : IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT CHRIST
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OUTLINE
1.SPIRITUALLY
2.SOCIALLY
3.POLITICALLY
4.CULTURALLY
5.EDUCATIONALLY
6.HISTORICALLY
7.UNIVERSALLY
THE MESSAGE
IF JESUS HAD NOT COME TO THIS WORLD : IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT CHRIST
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1.SPIRITUALLY
If Jesus had not come to this world ,imagine the consequences spiritually . There would no hope of salvation for mankind. There would be no christianity , no christians , no churches , no sermons , no ministers , no christian events or services , no healings or miracles , no deliverance from demonic possession or oppression or witchcraft or generational curses , no divine peace and joy to experience , no bible or christian literature to guide us, no forgiveness of sins or eternal life or fellowship with God. Imagine our spiritual condition if Christ had not come to this world.
2.SOCIALLY
If Jesus had not come to this world ,imagine the consequences socially. There would be no christian organisations involved in social work , no christian hospitals , no christian rehabilitation centers , no christian orphan homes , no christian care givers ,no christian suicide prevention centers , no christian ministries helping alcoholics and drug addicts to be delivered from their evil habits , no feed the hungry ministries , no christian relief agencies to help those devastated by natural disasters , wars , communal riots , no christian social reformers fighting injustice and eradicating social evils , no christian influence to liberate women and children from oppression and ignorance. Imagine our social condition if Christ had not come to this world.
3.POLITICALLY
If Jesus had not come to this world ,imagine the consequences politically. There would be no christian influence in the formation of the laws of the nations. Constitutions of nations ,which determine the destiny of millions of citizens, would be written without the benefit of the wisdom enshrined in the Holy Bible. The teachings of Christ would not be available to inspire political leaders to follow the path of non-violence in their struggle for freedom and justice.Imagine our political condition if Christ had not come to this world.
4.CULTURALLY
If Jesus had not come to this world ,imagine the consequences culturally. There would no christian influence on moral values or philosophy of life or culture or human behavior.The teachings of christ would not be available to guide humanity in the path of righteousness and to help distinguish right from wrong. Also there would not be the wealth and treasure of christian talent. There would be no christian artists , no christian painters , no christian singers and songwriters , no christian music or christian songs . no christian books , no christian poems or articles and no clean christian entertainment. Imagine our cultural condition if Christ had not come to this world.
5.EDUCATIONALLY
If Jesus had not come to this world ,imagine the consequences educationally. There would be no christian schools , colleges and universities. Leaders of nations , businesses , institutions and social organisations would not have benefited from the wisdom and influence of a christian education which would have affected their values and skills in decision making. The poor and marginalised and oppressed children and women would have failed to get an education and a chance to elevate their status in life. There would be no christian educators or scientists who have blessed the world with their knowledge and scientific inventions and discoveries.Imagine our educational condition if Christ had not come to this world.
6.HISTORICALLY
If Jesus had not come to this world ,imagine the consequences historically. Human history would not have been dated BC and AD . History would have lost its focal point of reference. There would be no christian influence guiding the destiny of nations. There would not have been any christian nations which, when compared to other nations, enjoy great economic prosperity and development ,inspite of failing of observe their allegiance to Christ and His teachings. There would have unbridled violence and aggression as nations pursue their ambitions in the absence of any christian values. Imagine our historical condition if Christ had not come to this world.
7.UNIVERSALLY
If Jesus had not come to this world ,imagine the consequences universally. There would have been no force to combat the forces of satan and his evil spirits in the earth. There would have been no restraint to the evil and destruction of satan in the lives of people. There would be no one to destroy the works of the devil. There would no one to descend into hell and take captivity captive and disarm the powers of the devil on the cross. There would no name in which we can overcome the attacks of the devil.Imagine our universal condition if Christ had not come to this world.
ON THIS CHRISTMAS DAY MAY OUR HEARTS BE FILLED WITH GRATITUDE AND LOVE TOWARDS THE LORD FOR ALL THE BENEFITS WE HAVE RECEIVED THROUGH THE COMING OF CHRIST TO THIS WORLD .
" Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! " 2 Corinthians 9:15
