December 19, 2011 Monday Message:
Jesus, the baby in the manger, was fully God and fully human.
The “God” part is easy to understand when we remember Christ’s knowledge and wisdom, the miracles he performed, and how he conquered death.
The “human” part is more difficult for us to understand. We tend to compare the life of Jesus with our own life-experiences, but they are not the same.
We are part of a fallen world, a sin-filled host to anger, violence and corruption. While Jesus could live among us, he was not “of” this world.
The fully human Jesus is like mankind before the fall: a sinless person. None of us are sinless – not one! But the Bible says that Jesus was without sin. The closest he got to sin was when he took the sins of the world to the grave. If we do tshuva, repent and return, then Jesus takes our sin to the grave too, and covers us with garments of white. Then we, too, are not “of” this world.
May the peace of the Lord be with you and your loved ones during this blessed Christmas season.
Norton Lawellin
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