The Paradox of Christmas

Hello and Merry Christmas everyone!!! I thought for this edition of Keil’s Comments I would share with y’all something my pastor Todd Fisher taught us this past Sunday.

As you’re reading the Christmas story from Luke 2 there are several paradoxes as you go along...

1. Jesus underwent a human birth that we might have a Spiritual birth (Luke 2:11; John 1:12)
2. Jesus took His place in a manger in a stable so that we might have Heavenly homes (Luke 2:7; John 14:2)
3. Jesus became a member of a human family so that we might become members of the Family of God (Matthew 2:11; Galatians 3:26)
4. Jesus made Himself subject to others so that we, through the power of the Holy Spirit at work within us, might be made free (Luke 2:51; Galatians 5:1)
5. Jesus laid His glory aside that we might receive glory (Philippians 2:6,7; 1 Peter 5:4)
6. Jesus laid aside His riches and became poor so that we might spiritually become rich from our poverty (Matthew 8:20; 2 Corinthians 8:9)
7. At His birth, Jesus was attended by shepherds. At our spiritual birth, we are attended by angels (Luke 2:16; 15:10)
8. At His birth, Jesus was pursued by an evil leader. In His death, Jesus defeated the ultimate evil leader  Satan (Matthew 2:13; Hebrews 2:14,15)

I thought that was neat...something I hadn’t really thought about.

Merry Christmas everyone!!! Until next time...