whether or not Christmas should be celebrated or not. Many of course think that
Christmas is a day set aside for pagan worship, some think it is a time for
innocent pleasures which most times leads to inordinate excess. However, only
few truly understand the significance of Christmas.
feasting and drinking while little or no emphasis is placed on God’s word which
is centered on the life and ministry of Christ, the savior of mankind.
Christ was born, December 25th is a time to reflect and ponder about
the life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the impact of
all these in your life in terms of righteous living, soul winning, giving to the needy etc. Then for a genuine Christian everyday is Christmas.
is that Divinity came into the world to save humanity so that fellowship
between Divinity and Humanity that man lost in the beginning can be restored 1
Tim 2:4-5
of Christmas
sins. Matthew 1:21
And she shall
bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save
his people from their sins.
of the devil. 1 John 3:8
He that
committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the
beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he
might destroy the works of the devil.
life and have it more abundantly John 10:10
The thief
cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that
they might have life, and that they might have it more
abundantly.
to God Hebrews 2:17
Wherefore in
all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he
might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to
God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
hands the work of reconcilliation 2 Corinthians 5:19
To wit, that
God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their
trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of
reconciliation.
glorious future Colossians 1:27
To whom God
would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among
the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Truth, nothing but The Truth… John 18:37
Pilate
therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou
sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause
came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth.
Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
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