Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-24

whole Bible affirms and what Hs
Himself claimed, that He was GOO
only begotten, in human form. or
course there are those who scott at
this thought; but if they refuse to
accept the records here given, then
who was He? For there is no other
record anywhere to give us any an
swer to that question, no other clue
as to His identity.
The King of the Jews had to be OF
David's line; but He could not be in
the line Of ordinary descent, for Goo
had spoken through jeremiah a word
of prohibition-no son Of Jeconiah's
could sit on the throne DER. 22:3O).
Luke gives the genealogy Of this lit
tie baby through His mother, Mary,
who had descended from David
through Nathan. Matthew gives the
royal line from Jeconiah down to
Joseph. If he had been Joseph's
actual son, he could not have been
the king looked for (Jer. 22:90); but
having David's blood in His veins
through His mother, Mary, He be-
came eligible to the throne when
Joseph married His mother and thus
made Him his legal son and heir.
He was the son of David, and the
only one who had a right to Davids
throne. He was the son of Abraham.
through whom all the nations Of the
earth could be, blessed (Gen. 1879.
But He was infinitely more. That
little weak, dependent, helpless babe
was the Son Of God! He was in the
beginning; He was with God, and
He was God. All things were made
by Him, and without Him was not
anything made that was made Ono.
1:1,3). All things were created by
Him, and for Him; and He is before
all things, and by Him all things
consist Col. 1:16). And yet He had
voluntarily limited Himself to hui
man form Phil. :6-S). He had ex-
listed before Abraham Ono. $3.50. Yes,
before Adam; but Of His own accord
He had voluntarily chosen to limit
His pre-existent life to the condi-
tons of a human life in order that
He might redeem human lives from
the power of Satan. That little
baby in Mary's arms, weak, depend
ent, helpless babe was none other
than 'the wonderful, the Counsellor,
the mighty God, the Everlasting
Father, the Prince Of Peace" lisa.
500. He was not the son of Joseph
and Mary, but the Son of God, borne
of the Virgin Mary through a di-
vine creative act by means of which
new Man was created, a new hui
man life began in the germ and de.
veloped through all the various
stages to maturity.
OF course this was a miracle; and
yet it is not one hard to belive. 1t
is easier than to explain the life of
Jesus in any other way, for it
have required a greater miracle
for an ordinary human life, gen.
Grated in the ordinary way, to have
been so absolutely different from
every other human life as the life
of Jesus was. Every other son OF
Adam is conceived in sin, and before
many hours have elapsed shows evil
dences of that sin; but this Man
knew no sin; He was tempted in all
points like as we are, sin apart. The
virgin-birth of Jesus was necessary
to the fulfilment of prophecy; to the
whole body of Scripture; to the only
explanation of the life Of Jesus; and
to our redemption; for it was only
because that little baby was God
Himself in human form that He
could be Jesus-our Joshua-to save
His people from their sins. My sin,
and your sin, is so heinous in Gods
sight that nothing less than its
complete eradication could make it
possible for Him to receive us into
His presence. He is of purer eyes
than to behold evil; sin cannot fell
lowship with the Holy God. I could
not put away my sin; you could not
wipe out your sin. No other man
who had ever sinned could satisfy
the demand. So rather than let
you and me die in our sins and be
separated from Him forever, God,
the great and Holy God, only be-
gotten, emptied Himself, and came
down., He became a weak, depend
ent, helpless baby in the arms Of a
poverty-stricken mother, in order
that He might live under the same
conditions under which L live, but
live a sinless life, and die voluntari-
ly in my place, taking upon Himself
all my sin and it's punishment that
1 might live forever with Him. All!
what marvellous love! This Is the
Christmas story. Shall we not then
make Him gifts, too, as the kings of
the east did Of old, gifts of gold.
and of frankincense, and Of myrrh?
Or better still, give Him your heart
and life TODAY