Sunday School Lesson
(Continued from Pag* 7)
Jesus Christ is completely hu
man? It does not mean that he
is only a man, but it does mean
that in his manhood he is just
like every other man except for
sin. The story of his birth tells
us that he was born of human
flesh; he was formed in the
body of Mary. He did not appear
mysteriously, like a phantom
who resembles a man but who is
in fact some other kind of crea
ture. He is the Word become
flesh.
The humanity of Jesus has
been beautifully stated by Gor
don Kaufman: "Jesus, then, the
object of Christian faith, was a
man, no demigod or heavenly
being concealed behind a human
facade. He was born a human
being, laughed and cried and
played and learned like any
child, labored as an ordinary
carpenter, finally suffered a vio
lent death at the hands of his
fellows. He sorrowed and re
joiced, hoped and feared, like
any other man. He experienced
the needs which all men know:
for food, shelter, emotional re
sponse, security, etc.; and he
suffered the limitations of his
fellows."
When we tell the story of the
Virgin Birth, we are saying
again, "Jesus was truly a man."
Summary
This brief account of the doc
trine of the Virgin Birth and its
importance shows a few of the
meanings this doctrine may have
tor the Christian. There are oth
ers, of course. But these few,
since they are so central to the
Christian faith, make plain the
importance of the familiar
Christmas story. Each year we
read Matthew and Luke gladly
and hear their Christmas mes
sage. This lesson may show that
we may hear the stories not only
gladly but also intelligently.
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