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THE WORD DWELT
AMONG US
DECEMBER 8, 1171
LESSON TEXT:
John 1:1-1, 14-18.
In this season of celebration
of the birth of the Christ Child,
we normally turn to a revision
of the circumstances of His
birth. These are found in both
the gospels of Matthew and
Luke.
This year, we take a slightly
different approach through
the sequences of the Fourth
Gospel.. .through the writings
of John. For this gifted writer
takes the reader back beyond
the advent of Bethlehem... to
claim that the child of Mary
was, indeed, the Son of God.
The circumstances of
Christ's birth, therefore,
become secondary to the
Person of Christ, Himself
who He was, and why He came
to a troubled world.
Christ was, in Himself, a
continuing life. That is to say,
He existed before He ever took
human form; He merely came
to the level of humans because
that was the perfect iden
tification with mankind! He
had existed, in close com
munication with the Father,
from the beginning of
creation. He enjoyed a very
unique relationship with the
Creator!
Ardent students of things
Biblical are acutely aware
that the universe was created
by God as He saw that which
would benefit man - and that
all was created by word..."Lt
there be light"... "Let man
have dominion.'". In short,
God's Word was law. The
Word was the giver of life; the
gift of life was accompanied
by the gift of light; and the gift
of light was threatened by it's
opposite number... darkness!
And while darkness can be
restful (and welcomed as such
in the corporeal concept) - in
the spiritual concept it can be
evil and fraught with great
danger.
Therefore, on the eve of the
celebration of Christmas
(Christ's birth into the world
of men) we must also rejoice
upon the meaning of that birth
- God's ever-loving grace j
bestowed upon mankind. For"
through this momentous
event, the light of God's ilove
for mankind was made
evident. For through Christ
man is brought into direct
contact with eternal realities!
For, while it is true that
goodwill among men is ac
cepted as one of the Christian
basics (and this is good) we
tend to overlook the religious
significance of the events that
led to such joyful celebration,
putting our pleasures and
appreciations on a very
corporeal plane. Santa Claus'
should NEVER be confused
with Christ!s .
Christ, in the role of the
Word, Drought to mankind a
more realistic view of God, the
Heavenly Father. In this He
could not fail, so completely
did He identify with God, and
with the Holy Ghost! The Holy
Trinity!
God can be all things to all
men, if only we will let him! In
accepting Christ, we accept
God. It cannot be otherwise. ,
We cannot accept God and
reject the Son; nor can we ,
accept the Son and reject God!
For the twain are one This is
John's message, down -through
the generations. And, '
we must admit, A has merit if
we will but stop and ponder on
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So let as celebrate the
chance mankind has been
gtven..Jhat of re-birth, to His
Name!
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