Christmas has passed. It is the middle of February and no one has his/her mind on Christmas. This is a perfect time to remind people that there is no biblical warrant to observe Christmas as a holy day. It is a secular holiday cloaked in Christian garb. That aside I am reading the birth narrative in Luke's gospel and savouring it. I'm reading it slowly, and focusing upon key things such the angel's announcement to the shepherds. The poetry of Luke's narrative as it is translated in the KJV. I love Luke's birth narrative.
We historic Reformed folk who know that Calvin and the Puritans could care less for Christmas may project to the rest of the Christian world that we disdain reading the birth narratives and speaking with joy about the birth of Christ. Nothing could be further from the truth. How could a Christian read this text and feel no joy welling up in his/her heart?
Well, let me get back at Luke 2 and read with joy, passion, and eagerness. Sola Scriptura!
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