This Christmas, through John’s Gospel and other Scriptures, we look at God’s final and true revelation of himself – the Word of God, Jesus, and all he brought to the world. John’s Christmas – his perspective on Jesus’ taking human form – doesn't so much try to ‘bring Jesus down to earth’ so we can understand and relate to him (as Luke and Matthew do). Instead, John takes us up to heaven, before creation, when Jesus, the Word co-existed with God in perfect love and unity of purpose. Who is that Word that was made flesh? Why did that Word come into the world? What is Christmas according to John, and how can understanding John’s message transform the way we celebrate Christmas?
Author: Bill Salier, Lily Strachan, Dave Edgar, Paul Dudley, Jo Koepke, Eva Muilenburg and Mike Raiter
This Christmas, we’ll be reading the Bible with seven contributors: Bill Salier, Lily Strachan, Dave Edgar, Paul Dudley, Jo Koepke, Eva Muilenburg and Mike Raiter.