“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” —John 1:1
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” —John 1:14
Everything God Does Is Based In
Relationship with mankind is the common theme throughout Scripture. God wants relationship with us.
The seed of the woman, the redeemer is born, and his name is Jesus. God had sought us out. He came for relationship.
He came to live WITH us!
“But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).” —Matthew 1:20-23
“Sin is a fundamental relationship; it is not wrong doing, it is wrong being, deliberate and emphatic independence of God.” —Oswald Chambers
It’s About Relationship Not
We think we need to earn God’s favor. We need to follow all the rules in order to do that. But that’s not what the Incarnation teaches us. It teaches us that God values relationship with us so much that he came to fulfill the law because we couldn’t.
“Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.” —Galatians 3:23-26
Relationship With A
The purpose is for us to love others. The entire point, that can sometimes be easily missed is that God saves us for a purpose. He wants relationship with us, yes, but he also wants us to have relationship with one another.
“We do not live by rules but by relationships, a loving relationship to God that enables us to have a loving relationship with others.” —Warren W. Wiersbe