A Theology of Christmas
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The above powerpoint presentation offers a unique theological perspective on Christmas and is useful for sermon, small group or sunday school discussions. It covers issus like:
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Early Christmas heterodoxies:1.Docetism2.Apollinarianism3.Nestorianism4.Monophysitism
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Orthodox Definition of the Hypostatic Union
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Humanity of Christ in History
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Humanity of Christ in the Bible
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Incarnation
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and more
Sample, facts about the virgin birth:
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The miracle is in the conception, not the birth.
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It is said to fulfill a prophecy predicted in Isa. 7:14 (Matt. 1:22-23).
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Matthew and Luke are the only two to explicitly mention the virgin birth.
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The birth narratives give no theological interpretation as to why Christ was born of a virgin other than the fulfillment of prophecy.
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It was not part of the early Christian Kerygma.
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