- "...for his unspeakable Gift.”
- Receive God's Christmas Gift! No charge, totally free. There are many people in our Land today.. in other Lands too.. who have entered this holiday season this year and it's the first time they've done so without a loved one with them. Perhaps due to a virus, old age, murder, a car accident or something else. We lost our second son, Nathan, and still haven't heard what happened to him. They say there was no foul-play involved, and that we should hear the report any day.. they say. Not sure when.God the Father sent his Son to save us.. to help us.. to guide us and He lost His own dear Son at Calvary. My parents have been in this so called club for several years (they lost their only daughter my sis Kathy). My SoCal pastor and wife have been in this very populated club too (they lost their oldest son Christopher). Life here has not been a cake-walk for many people in many Lands I think, especially during this holiday season. It's been a holiday of mourning for many after this Covid pandemic to be frank. Who sent this? There is a devil and some weird people who hate us Westerners. And think about it.. there are zero words in any language to describe this situation of losing a child really. They call a man who lost his wife a widower, or the wife who lost her husband the widow. They call a child who lost their parents an orphan, but there's no name for a parent who lost their son or daughter.. cuz that's just not supposed to happen. Liney and I have entered a club of people we never wanted to join, but we prayerfully hope to minister God's comfort to those who need it ..from the comfort we've received from Jesus. So many people have been there for us. No pity-party here. The love has been overwhelming as well as what we've felt this year. Don't procrastinate, don't put it off another day. Please come to God as you are, yet willing to be changed by Him."You have collected all my tears and preserved them in Your bottle! You have recorded every one in Your book." Psalm 56:8
- "Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you! Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me." Isaiah 49:15-16
- May God's STURDY AGAPE LOVE, may His STOUT ROBUST MERCY, may His BURLY ANOINTING with peace that passes all human understanding (yeah, this is my prayer for you..), and may His SUPER POWERFUL, STRAPPING, HERCULEAN, TOTALLY MUSCULAR grace with His TENDERLY-YET-DELICATE, MORE THAN KIND and GENTLE embrace be there for ya. May it deeply, thoroughly, STRONGLY comfort you in UNMISTAKABLY tangible ways. EVEN TODAY.. even into the new year and beyond!
- Not been so easy here, but God has really been doin' this for Liney and I in Dallas. Thanks Lord. Glad for the manger, the Cross and empty tomb (eye witnesses saw Him and it)! God's Presence (ya know cuz Christ hung on Calvary's tree.. for peeps like me) sure beats any temporal presents under a tree. Glad for the manger, the Cross and the empty tomb! Yeah, I'm grateful! Now Lord, please help our dear friends come to know you today!
- “But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.” Galatians 4:4-5
- “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” James 1:17
- "Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men." Philippians 2:5-7
- "The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites." Deuteronomy 18:15
- “And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth.” Philippians 2:8-10
- “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” James 1:17
“And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!’” Luke 2:13–14
Happy Birthday Jesus -- we love You!
The Bible would be rendered totally useless and worthless like a lame fairytale if it’s prophecies did not come to pass as they have even down to the minutest details (even regarding the first Christmas). Why? Well, because it would lose it’s integrity. The Bible claims to be true, fully inspired, and authoritative, but it would lose its authority when it claims to be that way.. when it claims to be inerrant and then even part of it turned out not to be true. Duh!
Whacko liberal “theologians” today tell us the Bible a true myth. That’s like saying it’s a true lie, or a true erroneous made up story. Some tell us the Bible is partly inspired, but not all of it is.
Q: Well, who are the people who back in the day “were" or "are inspired enough” to tell us what’s inspired and not inspired? Hey Sport, there was actually a sound criteria as to what was put in the cannon of Scripture.
Got some of your own honest questions about the Bible?
What was the process of deciding on the New Testament canon?
What is the canon of Scripture?
Where did the Bible come from? How did we get the Bible?
How and when was the canon of the Bible put together?
The closed canon—what are the implications?
Is the Bible true and authoritative or not?
Should I trust the Bible? Why?
What does it mean that something is extrabiblical / extra-biblical?
Can so called Christians ..all of them.. agree on one Bible?
What a great Holiday -- may you know the peace of Christmas because you know the Christ of Christmas.
Fact. There were 366 prophecies in the Old Testament regarding Jesus Christ and 40 to 50 of them were about his birth. You know, Christ’s birth at Bethlehem with the bright star, manger, angels, shepherds and all.
They all were fulfilled even down to the slightest details of these prophecies. What’s really wild is that there were 700 years between the prophecies proclaimed and Christ’s actual birth. So what are the odds that even 8 of them would be fulfilled? I’ll tell you.. One chance in one hundred million million. Yep.
You know, Christ’s birth at Bethlehem with the bright star, manger, angels, shepherds and all.
Yes indeed, the Bible would be rendered useless if even one of those prophecies (like regarding Christmas) failed to be fulfilled.
“The message of the angels to the shepherds was, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!'” (Luke 2:14 nkjv). Peace on earth. When we look at all the wars and conflicts in the world today, we wonder where the peace is.
But a better translation of the angels’ statement would be, “Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth among men with whom God is well pleased.” When our lives are well pleasing to God, we’ll have peace. But before we can have the peace of God, we must have peace with God.
If we don’t believe in Jesus, then we are, effectively, enemies of God. We’re at war with God. That comes as a shock to some people. They might say, “I believe in the man upstairs, in the good Lord.” But they’re still at war with God because their sin separates them from Him.
I remember when I first heard Jesus’s words, “He who is not with Me is against Me” (Matthew 12:30 nkjv). As a nonbeliever, I looked around at the Christians in the meeting I was attending on my high school campus and thought, “Well, I’m not one of them. Does that mean I’m against Him?”
I didn’t want to be at war with God.
That was the day I believed in Jesus. I remember feeling like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders. And for the first time in my life, I found the peace that God promises for each of us.
Jesus came to give us life in all its fullness. He said, “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10 nkjv). He has the meaning of life. You can live life to its fullest in a relationship with Jesus Christ.” ~ Greg Laurie
- "Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever." 1 Timothy 1:15-17
- "God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins." Acts 5:31
- "And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God and to His throne." Revelation 12:5
- “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29
- “For nothing will be impossible with God.” Luke 1:37
- “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” John 1:4-5
- “The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him…” John 1:9-10
Sup with this Holiday?
1. How should Christians respond to the "War on Christmas"?
Why are some people so strongly opposed to celebrating Christmas?
2. Is Christmas a pagan holiday?
Why do some people view Christmas as an entirely pagan holiday when it is the celebration of the birth of Jesus?
3. Should Christians celebrate Christmas?
Does the Bible teach Christians to celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ?
4. Is it wrong to say “Xmas” instead of “Christmas”?
How did the word 'Xmas' or 'X-mas' originate?
5. Why do we celebrate Christmas?
Does the Bible teach Christians to celebrate Christmas?
6. Do some Christmas traditions have pagan origins?
Do some Christmas traditions have pagan origins? Where did all the Christmas traditions originate?
Where did all the Christmas traditions come from? Should Christians even be celebrating Christmas?
8. Is Christmas related to Saturnalia?
Since Saturnalia was celebrated at the same time of year that Christmas is now, does that mean Christmas and S...
9. What is the origin of Christmas?
When, how, where was Christmas first celebrated?
10. Should we have a Christmas tree?
11. What is Yule, and what does it have to do with Christmas?
What is Yule, and what does it have to do with Christmas? What is Yuletide? Should Christians celebrate Yule?
12. What is a Christmas nativity?
How did the idea of a Christmas nativity originate? What should a Christmas nativity contain, biblically speaking?
13. What is the true meaning of Christmas?
What is Christmas really all about?
14. Should we give gifts at Christmas?
Where did the idea of giving Christmas gifts originate?
15. Who.. what really is Krampus and what does it have to do with Christmas?
Where and how did the legend of Krampus originate?
16. What are the Top 10 Christmas Questions?
17. What is an advent calendar? How does an advent calendar relate to Christmas?
How does an advent calendar relate to Christmas?
18. What is Advent?
How is Advent related to Christmas? Is Advent mentioned in the Bible?
19. What is the meaning of Noel?
How is Noel related to Christmas?
20. The Haters: Christmas haters
Why do some people who claim to be Christians seem to have a vendetta against Christmas?
21. The Christian and different Holidays?
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23. What is the Christian calendar?
What are some of the holidays on the Christian calendar? Does the Bible teach that there is a calendar Christians ...
24. What should parents tell their children about Santa Claus?
Is it true, or just a myth this Santa Claus guy?
25. What is Hanukkah? Should a Christian celebrate Hanukkah (Christmaskah)?
Are the holidays of Hanukkah and Christmas compatible?
“Saint”, was he really a spiritually reborn Christian man?
27. What is Kwanzaa? Should a Christian celebrate Kwanzaa?
What is Kwanzaa? Should a Christian celebrate Kwanzaa? Are the holidays of Kwanzaa and Christmas compatible?
28. What is Epiphany.. Sup with the three Kings’ Day and should Christians celebrate it?
30. What sort of New Year’s resolution should a Christian make?
Man, I hate the ones I can’t keep! Not always easy to do. Why are spiritual qualities so rarely a part of New Year’s resolutions?
