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One of my favorite things about this time of the year is the rich theology that you often get in hymns and carols that extolled the wonder of the

incarnation. The Son of God's assumption of humanity in the incarnation was one of the key

events in humanity's redemption. Because when God united humanity to himself, he was opening

the door for our glorification. Many of the church fathers expressed this in the dictum, God

became man so that man might become God.

That statement was never meant to suggest that we somehow break the barrier between the Creator and the creature.

But in the words of St. Peter, in 2 Peter chapter 1, verse 4, God has granted to us his precious and very great promises so that through them you may become partakers

of the divine nature. When the word united our human nature to himself, he was enabling us to

become partakers of his divine nature. These are really some of the greatest mysteries of the

Christian faith, and often it's better for us to adore the mysteries God has revealed

to us in His Word through songs and hymns than it is for us to try to speculate about them.

In this video I want to highlight some of my favorite lines from popular Christmas hymns and carols

and unpack the rich theology that they communicate to us.

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