The eternal, sovereign God came to earth as a human being to live a righteous life among His people and then to die as a perfect sacrifice to deliver from the wrath of God all who repent and believe. With those truths in mind, we dare not trivialize or sentimentalize the persons and events surrounding the birth of Christ. The almighty God of the universe humbly came to earth in human flesh to seek and to save the lost (Matthew 18:11; Luke 19:10; 5:32; Romans 5:8).