The Veiled and Unveiled Glory of Christmas!
The Incarnate and Preeminent Christ- 3 TITLE: The Veiled and Unveiled Glory of Christmas! TEXT: Luke 2:8–20; Colossians 1:15–20 THESIS: The birth of Christ reveals the paradoxical nature of God’s glory—veiled in the humility of a manger yet unmistakably unveiled through divine revelation—demonstrating that the fullness of God dwells in Jesus, who bridges heaven and earth for the redemption of all. TRUTH: The paradox of Christmas lies in the astonishing mystery that the eternal, preeminent Son of God—who is infinitely glorious, all-powerful, and the Creator of all—humbled Himself to take on fragile human flesh as a helpless baby. In the Incarnation, Christ did not set aside His divine nature or majesty, but rather veiled it within true humanity, entering into the lowliest of circumstances. Thus, the child in the manger is both fully God and fully man: the Lord of the universe wrapped in swaddling clothes, the Word made flesh, whos...