Christmas Scandal

It may come as a surprise to you…that the doctrine of the Incarnation, which is what we really celebrate at Christmas… was once occasioned a significant controversy in the Church. Today the Incarnation seems about as scandalous as peanut butter!  But in the fourth and fifth centuries, it was an issue that divided many Christians! Why? Because the incarnation is the understanding…the doctrine…God had come to earth to live as a human!

I think we may think that the Christmas story is idealistic. Full of perfect situations and perfect people…that we cannot related to…that is not the case! Christmas is filled with scandal and drama…and draw dropping…Wait…What? Are you serious? The genealogy of Jesus…HIS human ancestry…is filled with scandal! Scandal after Scandal! The women mentioned in the genealogy are not perfect women…they are not perfect moms…they are mom’s that have had scandal in their past! And you know…Mary…the mother of Jesus will become woman with scandal in her life! Our text this morning is not about Mary, but a woman who had scandalous life…until she put her faith in God!