The earliest Christian confession of faith was ‘Jesus Christ is Lord.’ Within the Christian community, and to those who made this declaration, these four words summarised a very high estimate of the carpenter’s son Jesus of Nazareth, and included a high view of the meaning of human existence in history, and a conviction about the purpose and future of the universe.
–Peter Toon, Jesus Christ is Lord (Judson Press, 1978).
The Advent season is my favorite time of year in my church’s liturgical calendar. I believe that when Christians celebrate the Incarnation they acknowledge...
