Romans 6:20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
It may seem like a strange Advent passage, but it is healthy for us to keep perspective on the Incarnation account. Why did Christ have to come? Why all this preparation and party for a Newborn? It's because of our past of sin, shame, and death. There is something that has transpired because of the before and after of His coming. There is a change in the ultimate outcome. Rather than collecting sin we are begin sanctified from it; rather than eternal death, there is eternal life. As much as we like the warm fuzzies of the Advent account on a starlit night, we cannot ignore the battle waging throughout the centuries that made it necessary. This does not detract from the peace and joy; rather it magnifies it.
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