Sermon – "The Paradoxical Irony of Christmas" – Luke 2:1-20. Christmas Day
December 26th, 2005Click play to listen to the audio version of this sermon.
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According to Webster's Dictionary, the word "paradox" means "a statement that is seemingly absurd or self contradictory but is really founded on truth." According to the same dictionary, the word "irony" refers to a figure of speech in which "the intended meaning is the opposite of what is actually expressed ."
There is a great deal about Christmas that makes it one of the greatest paradoxes and ironies of all time. (more…)




