John 1:14-18
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’” 16 And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
The message of Christmas is the message of the incarnation of Christ - fully God and fully man, two complete natures in one unique Person. This is what C. S. Lewis called “the Grand Miracle” of Christianity. Jesus came to this world to reveal God to us. While we can see God revealed in nature and in His mighty works in history, Jesus Christ is the "exegete" of the Father. As a result of His work, the nature of the invisible Father, which is full of grace and truth, is displayed! By faith, such fullness of Jesus Christ could also be received by sinners like us!
What an amazing grace! Isn't it wonderful that we have a Creator and Savor like that? How can we not proclaim such good news to people around us on Christmas Day!
約 1:14-18
14 道成了肉身，住在我們中間，充充滿滿地有恩典，有真理。我們也見過他的榮光，正是父獨生子的榮光。15 約翰為他作見證，喊著說：“這就是我曾說：‘那在我以後來的，反成了在我以前的，因他本來在我以前。’” 16 從他豐滿的恩典裡，我們都領受了，而且恩上加恩。17 律法本是藉著摩西傳的，恩典和真理都是由耶穌基督來的。18 從來沒有人看見 神，只有在父懷裡的獨生子將他表明出來。
聖誕節的真諦是這位道成肉身的耶穌基督 - 他是完全的 神，也是完全的人。這也是 C. S. Lewis所認為基督信仰最大的神蹟。耶穌的降生將那一位未曾看見，也是不能看見的父神表明出來。儘管我們可以從所造的萬物和 神在歷史上的作為來認識這位偉大的 神，但只有這一位道成肉身的耶穌才將 神的本性表現得如此淋漓盡致！我們的 神乃是一位有恩典有真理的 神。藉著簡單的相信，我們這些蒙恩的罪人也可以得著祂那豐滿的恩典！
何等奇妙的恩典！我們的 神真是奇妙，我們怎麼不能在聖誕佳節的時候向周圍的人來傳揚這個大好的消息！
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