Concordia Theological Monthly
Article Title
Publication Date
1-1-1957
Document Type
Article
Keywords
jerusalem, magi, sermon, christmas, israel, star of bethlehem, manifestation, salvation
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
This festival is known also as the Theophany, the Manifestation of God; the Feast of the Three Kings; and Twelfth - or in Lutheran Sweden, as Thirteenth - Day. A large· section of the church still observes it as the Christmas Festival. In a degree it must be associated with Christmas, but there is a distinct advance in its teaching. The Babe of Bethlehem is revealed as God, the splendor of the divine glory bursting through the humanity. The feast is the complete fulfillment of Advent, the highest point of the Christmas cycle.
Disciplines
Practical Theology
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
Malachi 3:1; Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2:1-12; Isaiah 1:8; John 1:4, 5, 9; John 8:12; Luke 2:30-32; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 2 Peter 1:19; Psalm 97:11; Ephesians 1:22-23; 1 Corinthians 12:27; John 15:14-15; Romans 12:1-5; Luke 2:41-52;
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Lindemann, Fred H.
(1957)
"The Sermon and the Propers,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 28, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol28/iss1/3
