why did Jesus come1

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00:003. He came to destroy the works of the devil.

00:04Christmas Destruction

00:06The phrase doesn't exactly give you all those warm holiday feelings inside.

00:11You'd probably rather think about other things related to Christ's coming,

00:14things like pageants, presents, or peace on earth.

00:19That's understandable. However, until we realize that there's something in the world,

00:24and in us, that needs to be destroyed, we will miss the meaning of why Jesus came.

00:30So how is Christmas about destruction?

00:33Here's how the Apostle John put it in 1 John 3 verse 8.

00:38The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.

00:42John wrote those words about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

00:47In a context where false teachers were saying that someone could believe in Christ while not

00:51seeking to live like Christ. In response, John says that right beliefs should produce right actions.

00:58Yet, the presence and power of sin often prevents us from living like Christ.

01:04Elsewhere in this letter John reminds us of

01:07Sin's scope, it affects everyone, without exception.

01:12Sin's character, it is lawless and defiant in the face of God.

01:17Sin's origin, it began with the devil himself.

01:20These truths about sin help explain why Christ's coming was necessary for our salvation.

01:26Sin is the devil's work, and Jesus came to destroy it by becoming an atoning sacrifice

01:31for our sins on the cross.

01:33Jesus is uniquely qualified to atone for our sins because He is righteous and pure and sinless.

01:40We will spend all of eternity praising Christ for destroying the works of the devil.

01:45His death on the cross has fully paid for our sins and reconciled us to God.