Why Christ Came: 31 Meditations on the Incarnation

Author(s): Joel R. Beeke & William Boekestein
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
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When thinking about Christ’s birth, we often focus our attention on Luke’s detailed gospel account. But to appreciate the main point of the story—that the eternal Son of God assumed our flesh-and-blood human nature—we need to learn from the rest of the Bible why Christ came to earth. Why did Christ come? In this book, thirty-one thoughtful meditations answer this vital question, and the answers encourage us to celebrate Christ’s birth more deeply, see more clearly how it is connected with the rest of His ministry, and recognize its importance for our lives.

Table of Contents:
Preface
To Do the Will of the Father
To Save Sinners
To Bring Light to a Dark World
To Be Made Like His People
To Bear Witness to the Truth
To Destroy the Works of the Devil

To Give Eternal Life
To Receive Worship
To Bring Great Joy
To Demonstrate True Humility
To Preach the Gospel
To Bring Judgment
To Give His Life a Ransom for Many
To Fulfill the Law and Prophets
To Reveal God’s Love for Sinners
To Call Sinners to Repentance
To Die
To Seek and Save the Lost
To Serve
To Bring Peace
To Bring a Sword
To Bind Up Broken Hearts
To Give Us the Spirit of Adoption
To Make Us Partakers of the Divine Nature
To Reign as King
To Restore Human Nature to Holiness
To Be a Faithful and Merciful High Priest
To Be the Second and Greater Adam
To Satisfy Our Deepest Thirst
To Be Loved by God’s Children
To Reveal God’s Glory

Authors:
Joel R. Beeke is President and Professor of Systematic Theology and Homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
William Boekestein is Pastor of Covenant Reformed Church in Carbondale, Pennsylvania.

Endorsement
“Can anything new be said about Christ’s incarnation? Actually, a lot of old things that we may have forgotten! Like a multifaceted diamond, the question ‘Why did the eternal Son become man?’ admits a variety of answers. Probing some of those with wisdom bathed in the Scriptures is what makes this devotional guide so rich. It will be part of our family’s Advent devotions and, I hope, a source of blessing for many others.” — Michael Horton, professor of theology at Westminster Seminary California and cohost of the White Horse Inn