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Merry Christmas 2016

BY Herschel Smith

7 years, 11 months ago

Merry Christmas to all of my readers. I hope you have a joyous season.

We know Christmas as the celebration of the beginning of [what theologians call] “the humiliation of Christ.” It began his time in the form of man, where God became man and lived among us (Matthew 1:23). It is He who will save His people from their sins (Matthew 1:21).

It’s the scandal of the Gospel, where the only possible savior for man was Christ. Only God could save His people, because all mankind had fallen in sin. Many nativity scenes are lovely and bright, but the humiliation of Christ involved being born in a trough used to feed and water the livestock, wrapped in clothes that were used to clean the stalls. The manger looked like this.

This is what we remember and celebrate. May you and your loved ones always understand the true meaning of Christmas. Those in Christ are saved, those who are not are lost. Christ had to come to be the perfect lamb of God. This is where it started, and it went throughout His life and until His death.

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On December 25, 2016 at 4:51 pm, Fred said:

Happy Christmas.

On December 25, 2016 at 10:51 pm, Blake said:

Amen.

On December 26, 2016 at 12:09 pm, Frank_in_Spokane said:

My favorite Christmas scripture passage:

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
~ Philippians 2:5-11

On December 25, 2016 at 4:51 pm, Fred said:

Happy Christmas.
On December 25, 2016 at 10:51 pm, Blake said:

Amen.
On December 26, 2016 at 12:09 pm, Frank_in_Spokane said:

My favorite Christmas scripture passage:

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
~ Philippians 2:5-11

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