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Tonight I will tell you why the Muslims and Islamic terrorists are wrong about the doctrine of the Incarnation. This is the Bible teaching that God was manifest or revealed in the flesh. Flesh meaning Christ took on a real body. Christ became a man. In that great Christmas hymn Charles Wesley (1707-1788) wrote, “Veiled in flesh the God-head see.” Christ was veiled or clothed in flesh so we can see and know God. That is the true meaning of Christmas. It’s about the Incarnation – God in human flesh. As our text in the Bible says, “God was manifest in the flesh” (I Timothy 3:16).

The Muslims are wrong about the Incarnation because they are wrong about God. And they are terribly wrong about Christ. The Qur’an says,

“Those who say that Allah has begotten a son proclaim something disastrous. The sky would crack, the earth split apart and the mountains would fall down if they ascribed to Allah a son. It is beneath his majesty” (Qur’an19:88-92).

The Muslims’ god is named Allah. Allah is an angry and unmerciful god. He judges his followers from the distant far corners of Heaven. He is completely detached and cares nothing about them. Their religion is ruled by slavish fear and hate. Love and mercy are nowhere to be found. How terrible life would be to have a god like that! Their god is not God at all, but the Devil.

My first draft of this sermon was filled with too many Bible verses and theological terms. I gave my sermon to the senior pastor to look over. He told me to throw it out and write another sermon because it had too many Bible verses and too many theological terms. I was frustrated to say the least. I thought, how can I explain the doctrine of the Incarnation without so many Bible verses and theological terms? Dr. Hymers told me to use illustrations and tell some personal stories. He told me to keep it simple. He told me to speak so that the little children in our church could understand what I was saying. I re-wrote it, and it is the new sermon that I will give you tonight.

There was once a little girl who was very afraid of going to sleep in a dark room. Her mother said, “Honey, don’t be scared, God is with you.” The girl responded, “Yes, but I want someone with skin on him.” Friends, we all need God with “skin on Him.” And His name is Jesus! And we are celebrating His birth tonight – when God became flesh.

When I was a 4 year-old boy I desperately needed a real person to cling to. You know, I was trapped in a hospital. I felt like a prisoner in solitary confinement. There were no other children to play with. And most of the time there was no one to talk to. I know in a small way the pain and loneliness that Pastor Richard Wurmbrand felt when he was locked up in a prison cell by the Communists in Romania. Everything seemed so cold and formal. Everyone wore white. I still hate the smell of rubbing alcohol because it reminds me of that hospital. There were the endless needles, blood draws, and transfusions. I felt like a trapped animal being experimented upon. I got used to the pain. I gave up trying to resist the doctors. I felt very alone and scared. And then there was time, time, and more time to feel this agony. All I would do is think and feel how lonely I was. The only thing that gave me hope was the thought of my mother visiting me every night. When evening came, my heart was filled with so much anticipation. Because I knew my mother would be coming soon. Then the time came. I saw my mother through the window, stopping at the nurse’s station. They opened the door. My mother was let in. She came walking toward me as I looked at her through the bars of my crib. She had a great big smile on her face. And she often had tears of gladness in her eyes. As she came to me she hugged and kissed me. I felt my mom’s hugs and kisses. I longed for it. I felt her love. I felt safe and secure. I felt like I was in Heaven for those few minutes when my mom was with me. What a relief from the coldness and loneliness of the hospital!

For many years I thought that I would not live very long. I was told that if I didn’t receive a kidney I would need dialysis. And then I would not live long after that. But I needed a kidney donor with my same blood type. None of my family had my same blood type except for my mother. And twelve years ago my mother gave me one of her kidneys. She had been planning to do this since I was a child. How did she know that she would do this? God had it all planned out. My mother loves me. She wanted to preserve my life. But she also wanted to give me part of herself. It gave her great joy that she could now become a part of me.

In a much larger way that is what Jesus has done for us. He loves us, and He wants to save us. He knew we are under judgment for our sin. He knew that He must come down to earth and become a man to save us. So God became flesh. The Virgin Mary held the baby Jesus in her arms. The disciples held Him, ate with Him, and lived with Him. He was very real to them. That’s what Christ wanted. He wanted us to know Him and to trust Him. He made sure that people knew that He was fully God and fully man. Fully God so we would know He had the power to save us. Fully man so we would not be scared to come to Him. Christ’s name says it all,

“Thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21).

He saves us from our sins through His shed Blood. He lived among us so we would know that He loves and understands us. He was willing to leave the glories of Heaven to become a “Man of Sorrows and acquainted with grief.” He was willing to suffer and die on the Cross for our sins. He wanted to give us His love and His Blood to wash all of our sins away. He wanted to give us His own Blood to cleanse us and save us from sin.

And Jesus knows exactly how you feel. When He became man, He experienced everything that you feel. The Bible says,

“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities” (Hebrews 4:15).

Life can feel overwhelming at times. We may have many troubles and difficulties. Sometimes we feel sad. Sometimes we feel very lonely. We can even feel hopeless at times. You may think that no one understands you. But Christ does. As man, Christ felt all of these things. He became a man to feel what you feel. He came to give you joy. He doesn’t judge you. No, He loves you.

I thank God for His love and guidance in my life. He used my childhood loneliness, pain, and isolation in that hospital to prepare me to trust Jesus. In those dark times of my childhood I knew I had an eternal soul. I believed in God, and I even sensed His presence. But He also seemed so far away. I knew He was in control and somehow I knew He cared for me. But at the same time I did not feel close to Him. I heard of Jesus, but I did not know Him. When I first heard Dr. Hymers preach the Gospel, I was blown away. The pastor preached the Gospel of Christ in that sermon. I was especially convicted of the sin of not trusting Him. Through the preaching I felt that Jesus loved me. But I had rejected Him. Dr. Hymers preached on the passion of Christ. He spoke of Christ being beaten, being spit upon and being nailed to a cross. It all seemed so real to me. I knew that my sins had done that to Christ. As Dr. Hymers spoke on the crucifixion, I could feel the nails being pounded through Jesus’ hands. Jesus seemed very real to me. I knew that Christ felt every bit of pain from his beating and being nailed on the Cross. Thinking of the Blood that He shed for me broke my heart. I felt I must come to Him. I sensed a great need for Jesus. I knew He loved me. I knew He would receive me. God drew me powerfully to Christ. And Jesus washed all my sins away with His Blood. My life was made anew. God no longer seemed distant, and the Bible world immediately opened up to me. That’s what Christ did for me. I can’t help crying when I hear of all the pain that Jesus went through for me. My heart is filled with love when I hear of His Blood that He shed for me. It all seems very real to me because I know it was very real to Him. He endured all that pain and suffering in His body. I’m so glad that Jesus came to save me. I can’t bear to think of life without Him.

I am a medical doctor and I recently saw a Spanish young couple that just lost their son. The boy was a very healthy young man, but suddenly he became very sick. He had a severe brain infection that didn’t respond to antibiotics. He died in the hospital after a couple of days. They had tears in their eyes when I saw them in my office. Their precious son was gone. When I spoke with them, they could only say a few words. I felt so bad for them. I tried hard to be professional, but I couldn’t help myself. I burst out in tears with them, and we hugged each other. We just held each other for a minute, and we didn’t let each other go. They thanked me later for caring for them and helping them through their grief. They told me how much they loved me. I will never forget them.

And that’s why God became man. Christ was born and became man so that He could love you and care for you. He came so He could feel all your pain and loneliness. He became a man so He could love you up close. He wants you to come to Him and trust Him. He wants to wash your sins away with His Blood. The Apostle John said,

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).

Oh, how greatly Jesus loves us. He calls you His friend. He loves you even if you have not come to Him. He loves you even though you have rejected Him. Don’t be afraid to trust Christ. Don’t be afraid to give your life to Jesus.

I’m so sorry that the Muslims are wrong about Christ. He is not just a prophet. No, He is God who became man. Christ is God who came down to love us. I rejoice that we have a Saviour who became man and died for our sins. How I pity these Muslims. And there are others who do not believe in the real, flesh and bones Jesus, God in human flesh. They have no God that came down to them. They have no God that loves them. The Jehovah’s Witnesses do not believe in the real Jesus. They believe that Christ is a very good man but not God. But their Christ cannot help them. Poor people. The Gnostics who believe in a spirit-Christ have no God among them. The demonic New Age movement has people looking for a feeling. So they miss trusting the real Christ. In fact, all the world’s religions, from Buddhism to Taoism to Hinduism, have no Incarnation. So they have no real Christ – and no God with “skin on Him,” as the little girl said. The spirit of antichrist denies that Christ came in the flesh. Theirs is a cold, lifeless religion following a set of rules. No warm and loving God. No forgiveness of sins. And there is no peace for their soul. Not in this life and not in the life to come.

But I also rejoice that many Muslims have found that the Incarnation is true. Many are now turning to Christ. Many now believe that God came in the flesh. Many have come to Christ and have had their sins washed away by His Blood. Many have even been willing to die for their faith in Christ. I thank God for the revival that is happening in many parts of the Muslim world. May Jesus Christ be praised!

I am going to end this message by quoting from the Qur’an.

“Everyone will appear before Allah on the Day of Judgment as only a slave who is alone and without a savior or intercessor” (Qur’an 19:93-95).

The Muslims are half right about the Judgment. There will be a Judgment Day if you remain lost. And you will stand there alone. No one will be there to help you. And you will stand before God, not Allah. But thank God, Jesus Christ is not Allah. You don’t need to stand alone. You don’t need to stand in judgment at all. Jesus does not want to judge you. God has given you Christ. He sent Him to be born in human flesh to save you from your sins. Christ died on the Cross and shed His Blood to pay for your sins. He rose flesh and bones to give you life. He’s in Heaven at the right hand of throne of God.

I believed in the Incarnation for a long time. My mother and I attended a church that believes this doctrine. But I still wasn’t converted. I wasn’t converted until I came to Jesus. Friend, if you don’t trust Jesus, you’re no better off than a Muslim or anyone else who doesn’t believe in the Son of God. That’s because you still have sins on your record. Oh, don’t reject Christ. He loves you. Come to Jesus Christ. He will receive you. He will wash your sins away with His Blood. Amen and Amen.

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Scripture Read Before the Sermon: Mr. Abel Prudhomme: I Timothy 3:14-16.
Solo Sung Before the Sermon by Mr. Benjamin Kincaid Griffith:
“Once in Royal David’s City” (by Cecil F. Alexander, 1818-1895)