Fr Jamie Franklin - On Not Being the Christ

Holy Trinity Winchester Podcast · Dec 18, 2023 · 17m

Advent III, 2023Isaiah 61:1-4,8-11; 1 Thess. 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28John the Baptist- Amazing things said of John the Baptist.o Born in miraculous circumstances. Elizabeth advanced in years, unable to bear. Message from an angel of the Lord to Zechariah, Elizabeth will bear a son and ‘“he will be great before the Lord”’ (Luke 1:15).o Jesus said of him, ‘“I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John”’ (Luke 7:28)- What made him so great?- Passage from John gives us an idea. Strong emphasis on negation:o ‘There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a…