After watching “The Nativity Story,” reading Philippians 2:1-7, and discussing the true meaning of Christmas in class, I’ve gained a newfound perspective of Jesus through the way he is portrayed. In both the movie and the Bible, Jesus is described to be the Messiah, the Son of God, the King, or the savior of the Jews. The only reason Jesus is called such names is because God chose him to send His message out to the world. Which is why God decided to introduce Jesus to the world using such an impossible-like method: a virgin birth. Being an utterly unbelievable event, everyone knew Jesus was God’s personal creation right away.
The following verse is from the Christmas carol I chose to analyze - “O, Come All Ye Faithful.”
The highest, most holy,
Light of light eternal,
Born of a virgin,
A mortal He comes;
Son of the Father
Now in flesh appearing!
Oh, come, let us adore Him,
Oh, come, let us adore Him,
Oh, come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
This verse primarily emphasizes the implausible factor of Jesus’ birth – Jesus was born of a virgin. This verse also describes Jesus to be the highest, most holy, eternal, a mortal, Son of the Father, and Christ the Lord. Singing such praises, it is evident that His people revered Jesus with the utmost respect from the moment he was born.
Throughout the duration of Mary’s pregnancy all the way to Jesus’ birth, many things were asked of Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and the Persian astrologers. But most importantly, they were all required to simply believe and have faith in God. Mary and Joseph were also forced to deal with the fact that although they weren’t able to conceive their own child, they were about to be the parents of a newborn King. The shepherds were asked by the angels to entrust the sheep with them and go be the first people to see Jesus. The Persian astrologers played a big role in Jesus’ birth because they were able to predict its whereabouts and present Jesus with the three gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh.
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