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The central affirmation of the New Testament is that Jesus Christ is the
unique, specific, complete, all-sufficient revelation of the true God. Jesus
Christ is not just good news; he is the news—everything else you've heard
about God is just rumor.

The Christian faith affirms that at a specific time, in a specific place, in a
specific way, God stepped out from behind the clouds of mystery and
showed us who is He is — definitively, completely, specifically. God be-
came a man, a human being, in Jesus of Nazareth. God said, "This is
who I am—this guy, this carpenter, this teacher, this healer, this prophet.
If you want to know what I'm like, look at Jesus."

Because Jesus Christ is the human face of God. Beyond the angels and
shepherds and manger and star, this is why, at Christmas, we rejoice. The
impossible became possible in Jesus Christ.

Pastor John

Prayer: Gracious Lord: Give me a specific faith, a faith that is centered in
your very specific, incarnate, wrapped in flesh gift of Jesus, the Emmanu-
el.