Merry Christmas, IBC! From a virgin birth to God becoming flesh, the Christmas story is filled with many shocking
surprises. Likewise, the account of Jesus’ death is one of amazing paradoxes. As Pastor John MacArthur wrote, “God treated Jesus on the cross as if He lived your life so He could treat you as if you lived His.” Isaiah 53 describes the death and success of the Messiah, without which Christmas would have no meaning and we would have no hope.