Every Christmas, young and old alike delight in singing “Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat. Please put a penny in the old man’s hat…” But do these lyrics need to be revised? After all, it is becoming incorrect in a growing number of circles even to whisper the word “Christmas.”
For many today, John’s fiery call to repentance belongs to the annals of history. Not because Christ has already come and, therefore, there is no need to prepare for his coming as did the contemporaries of John. No! But because we think that we no longer need to hear his call. He speaks so clearly about sin and the modern world no longer accepts sin as a reality.