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If I define paradox in the classic sense, the apparent two contradiction which in reality conceal

profound truth apparent contradiction conceal profound truth I'm not giving you a class in

English grammar but I'm going to come to why I'm saying this because this is Christianity

101 see the Bible is filled with paradoxes and I'm going to come to why I'm saying this, because this is Christianity 101. See, the Bible is

filled with paradoxes. And I'm going to show you, if you case you don't know. Luke chapter 9,

verse 24, listen to what Jesus said. Whoever desires to save his life will lose it. But whoever

loses his life for my sake will save it.

Now, beloved, listen, you cannot find this, as I said, in any religion, philosophy,

or so-called faith, other faith. Why? Because only the Christian faith is the truth.

And the reason the Christian faith is the only truth is because the Christian faith is the truth. And the reason the Christian faith, the only truth, is because

the Christian faith is not a dogma, it's not a church, it's not a group of doctrine, it's not

things to us send to, but it's a person. Christianity is a person, and that is person is Jesus

Christ, and Christ is the only truth, is the only way,

and the only giver of eternal life.

Hear me right, please. Those of us who love and embrace the paradox of Christmas,

those of us who believe that God, the Creator God, became man, can truly rejoice at Christmas time. Truly rejoice. Let me give you a quick history, so you understand why this paradox of Christmas was so real to Dr. Luke as he was writing his gospel. Our Lord Jesus Christ was born during the reign of Augustus Caesar. During that time,

Augustus Caesar was reigning supreme over all the Roman Empire. Augustus Caesar came to power

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