INCARNATION RADIO SERIES
PRINCE OF PEACE W hat did I saiah mean when he declared prophetically the name of Christ to he “The Everlasting Fa ther” (Isaiah 9:6)? When He was upon this earth, the Lord was called the Son of God. He Himself prayed to His Father in heaven. The Saviour told them in His day, “If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.” “I and my Father are one.” “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.” “Be lieve me that I am in the Father and the Father in me.” How these personal testimonies verified I s a ia h ’s state ments. While he may not have under stood the total mystery of the Trinity, yet he understood and believed firmly that Christ, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, is the One and only true God. Jesus is then called, “The Prince of Peace.” This is especially popular in this season of Christmas. His birth was heralded by ang e ls singing, “Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace, good will toward men.” Christ told His disciples, “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give unto you, not as the world giveth give I unto you; let not your heart be trou bled, neither let it be afraid.” Btola has been extremely grateful to the members of tho Bothany Baptist Church of West Covina (pictured below), for allowing thoir busy pastor, Dr. Lloyd T. Anderson, to be featured over the Tuesday/Thursday broadcasts of "The Biola Hour."
by (D a . JUoyd J. ûndsAian
Isaiah, as in our day, lived in a world of war. Christ was born into a strife-torn era and yet He preached the gospel of peace. This was a peace far more substantial than the idle dreams men falsely hold. Christ made possible a spiritual peace between God and man. This matchless recon ciliation was only accomplished at the cost of His own life as He went to the cross of Calvary. We can also enjoy the peace of God which comes to the believer who J s trusting completely in the Saviour (Phil. 4:6). We can join the company of God’s people, gathered from all ages the earth over, and sing His praises together as re deemed of the Lord. Christmas has always brought home to my heart many tender memories. There is no real Scriptural instruction as to how we are keep this day. Put it down for a certainty, however, that Christmas is not of pagan origin. To be sure, its practice has become cor rupt in certain nations while over commercialized in ours. The important fact is that “in the fullness of time,” God came down to earth in the person of His own Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. S u re ly no Christian needs hesitate to observe with joy and glad ness this wonderful occasion. Christ mas means to me the realization of the great mystery of Godliness of which the apostle Paul spoke so eloquently. Dr. Ironsides declared, “As one meditates on this precious truth, the blessedness of it stirs the heart to worship, praise and deepest thanksgiv ing. How wonderful that God should come so close to man revealing His heart to His own creatures. After this to give Himself a ransom for their guilty souls. Bethlehem is but the first step down from the throne of Glory toward the cross of Calvary.” The in carnation of our Lord could not in it self save men from the judgment due 12
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