Summary: - Luke 2:1-7 - Jesus' coming changed history: we number our calendars by it, it's the largest religious celebration of the year - Luke 10:27 - without Christmas, something far worse wouldn't have happened: Christ would not have come - there would be no God with us - no salvation from our sin (Isa. 53), no victory over Satan (1 John 3:8), evil would triumph (Isa. 9:6) - there would be no hope for today or tomorrow (Luke 2:10-11, John 1:1-14, Rom. 11:33-34) - 2 Cor. 5:17 - there is no new life - no starting over - John 3:16-17 - John 1:12 - 1 Peter 3:18 - John 1:12
