Servant King
virgin birth
mercy
grace
salvation
atonement
redemption
Human God
Pick one item on the list. Just one.
Ponder it until you have an explanation.
Good thing you've got eternity to do so.
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"Servant King" sounds like an oxymoron to us, but Jesus was in fact one. And the first kings were meant to be servants to their people, though few of them were.
The other one that caught my attention there is "Human God." It seems to me that humankind has been trying to play God since the fall. Men have claimed to be gods, have created gods, and have worshipped whatever gods struck their fancy. But none of those are the true God. They are poor substitutes for the God who came to Earth as a baby and gave His life for His children.
Great thoughts, Sarah. You sound like a writer.
In some sense, Kings could be seen as servants. Many people (including I have to say a lot of Americans), think Kings were just a bunch of spoiled fops who could go around doing whatever they wanted, but my knowledge of history has taught me that Medieval English Kings were subject to many expectations and demands.
According to what I know the coronation oath, they were meant to defend and uphold the law, protect the church- and protect the country- and in reality, keep the nobility in check, without tyrannizing them. Not an easy job at all, and I think one which required much service and self-sacrifice. Reminds me of Elizabeth I- married to England and all that.
As for the virgin birth, I remember a discussion with my old Landlady in which the common objection was raised that the passing in question doesn't actually say 'virgin' but the Hebrew means 'young unmarried woman'. My response was something along the lines that in that culture, a young unmarried woman was expected to be a virgin- it was pretty much a given............
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