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本讲道探讨了圣诞节的真正意义，即神与罪人彼此和好。讲员指出，世俗观点通常认为圣诞节是通过努力使世界变得更好，但圣经指出，耶稣基督的降临是因为人无法自救。讲员引用哥林多前书1:19-23，解释了我们需要和好的原因、和好的方式以及和好的彻底结果。 首先，我们需要和好是因为我们不洁、有瑕疵，无法在神面前侍奉。讲员将此与旧约的帐幕和圣殿仪式联系起来，指出旧约的洁净律法象征着人类在灵性上是不洁的，无法在神面前站立。讲员进一步解释，人类法律的目的是为了让人们彼此和平相处，而神律法的目的是让人们与神和好。违反神律法意味着与神处于不相和的状态，需要得到弥补。 其次，与神和好的途径是通过耶稣基督的受死。旧约的祭祀仪式预表了耶稣基督的牺牲，耶稣基督的牺牲是洁净的牺牲，他的完美弥补了人类的不完美。做基督徒意味着将自己的罪过归在耶稣基督身上，而耶稣基督承担了应有的惩罚。 最后，与神和好带来了个人和宇宙层面的彻底改变。在个人层面，信徒现在可以坦然无惧地站在神面前，神以欣赏的眼光看待信徒，并且神的公义要求赦免信徒的罪。在宇宙层面，耶稣基督的救赎不仅对个人有效，也对整个宇宙有效，最终会使一切恢复如初。

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In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, the true meaning of Christmas is often overshadowed. It's not about our efforts to make the world a better place, as heartwarming as those sentiments may be. The Bible tells us that we cannot save ourselves. Christmas is about reconciliation – God's radical act of bridging the gap between Himself and sinful humanity through Jesus Christ.

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In public these days, Christmas is seen as meaning that if we work hard, if we hold hands and breathe in unison, if we get together, we can make the world a better place. It’s like the song in the Live Aid concert in 1985, “We Are the World.” That’s what most people think the meaning of Christmas is. 

But after that 1985 concert, Bob Dylan said to the press that he was uncomfortable singing a song like that. They asked him why. He said, “Because man cannot save himself.” So we look today unto Bob Dylan for the true meaning of Christmas—because he got it right. 

The Bible says Jesus Christ came because we cannot save ourselves. Colossians 1 shows us 1) the need for reconciliation, 2) the way of reconciliation, and 3) the radical, thorough results of reconciliation.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on December 24, 1995. Series: Advent: God and Sinners Reconciled. Scripture: Colossians 1:19-23.

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