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According to Luke 2, which describes the scene of the birth of Jesus Christ, Augustus, then emperor of the Roman Empire, conducted a survey of the world's population. This survey allowed Rome to determine the correct number of inhabitants of the provinces, to strictly collect taxes, and to impose military service and labor on the inhabitants of the provinces for the purpose of defending the surrounding areas.
In response to the population survey, Joseph, who had been living in Galilee, took his wife Mary, who was pregnant, up to Bethlehem in Judea. However, all the inns were full, and Mary gave birth to Jesus in a stable where animals were staying. Thus, Jesus, who was born as the Savior of the world, was laid in a manger. The Bible says, “For there was no place for them to stay in the parlor.” However, there is no word for “lodging” in the original text. It says, “There was no room for them in the guest room.
We will read about what Christmas was all about, with Gospel of Luke as a clue.
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What kind of woman was Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ? Her birthplace, Nazareth, is a village whose name is never mentioned in the Old Testament. It was probably a lonely village far from the cities like Jerusalem. In Palestine at the time of Jesus, almost 90 percent of the population was engaged in agriculture. Mary was probably born into a farming family.
Then the angel Gabriel appears to her and tells her that she is carrying the Son of God in her womb. For Mary, this must have been “a bolt from the blue.”
But she finally answers the angel. “I am the Lord's servant. May your word to me be fulfilled.” In other words, Mary was a woman after God's own words.”
Today's passage describes the hymn that Mary uttered when she met Elisabeth and heard her words of blessing. This hymn of Mary is called the Magnificat (Latin), The Canticle of Mary (English), which begins, “Praise the Lord, my soul. On this morning of the third week of Advent, I would like to share with you the word of God from this hymn of Mary.
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The event of Christmas can be read as the one of “God becoming man” according to Philippians. It is not easy for historians to figure out when the real birthday of Jesus Christ is. Nevertheless, there is a certain inevitability in the fact that the early Church designated the day as December 25. By designating it as a national holiday, we could commemorate it as the decisive day on which the communion between God and man began
Jesus Christ is in this sense the “Mediator” (Mittler: German). This means that Jesus Christ became the mediator between God and man, the one who opens fellowship with God. Just as a matchmaker stands between two families in an arranged marriage and brings them together, so Christ has taken on the role of uniting mankind, who has fallen away from God and fallen into sin, with God.
Philippians describes Christmas as “the event of God's humility. Today we will listen to the Word of God using this passage as a given Scripture.
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Today's worship service is the first week of Advent. The word “Advent” comes from the Latin word “adventus,” a noun that originally meant “coming or approach. It is used in the sense that the day when Jesus, the Son of God, is about to be born into the world is coming soon.
The start date of Advent depends on each year's calendar, but the end date is fixed. Advent begins each year on the Sunday closest to November 30 and ends on December 24. This year, today, December 1, is its start date.
God wanted the world he created to be peaceful, full of love, joy, and life. This world for real, however, isn’t so. Therefore, He sent His only Son, Jesus, into the world as the Prince of Peace. This is the event of “God becoming man.” According to the Gospel of John chapter 1, it is said that this is the event in which “the Word became flesh.” We spend this period of time looking forward to the coming (nativity) of Jesus Christ, the true Light of the World, who will illuminate all people.