In the spirit of Christmas I wanted to post this very unsung part of the Charles Wesley classic "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"

"Adam's likeness, Lord, efface;
Stamp thy image in its place;
Second Adam from above;
Reinstate us in they love.
Let us thee, though lost, regain,
Thee, the life, the inner man;
O, to all thyself impart,
Formed in each believing heart."

"It is only because we follow Jesus that we can be genuinely truthful, for then he reveals to us our sin upon the cross. The cross is God's truth about us, and therefore it is the only power which can make us truthful. When we know the cross we are no longer afraid of the truth."