And so? Did you meditate on the meaning of Christmas?

[Leonardo Von]

And so? Did you meditate on the meaning of Christmas? And what about your faith? Let’s review the first excerpt of yesterday:

•    “Jehovah hath accomplished his wrath, he hath poured out his fierce anger; And he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured the foundations thereof. The kings of the earth believed not, neither all the inhabitants of the world, That the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem. [It is] because of the sins of her prophets, [and] the iniquities of her priests, That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her. They wander as blind men in the streets, they are polluted with blood, So that men cannot touch their garments. Depart ye, they cried unto them, Unclean! depart, depart, touch not! When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations, They shall no more sojourn [here].” (Lamentations 4.11-15).

Did you see the nemesis that came about Jerusalem because of the sins of the prophets and priests? And what were they doing with the faith of them? Putting the righteous away (exactly what took place with Jesus). Many times, in virtue of not knowing Jesus, His Word and power, we are carrying out several drudgeries, considering being doing a great service to the Creator, and we even not perceive the evil that we are engendering (Luke 12.24).

The sage lives the Christmas every day. They don’t stay cramped inside the hard shell of the sin sleeping, waiting for the special occasion and person to try to get off from this shell for some moments and, then, turn back to this mediocre life. They were awaken out of sleep by Jesus (Romans 13.11) and broke out of this shell in order that they can be used by the Holy Spirit so that Jesus can be born in all hearts of whom they get in touch.

So, my prayer for me and for you is that Jesus can be being born every day in us (see the regeneration and renovation of the Holy Spirit – Lamentations 3.22,23; Philippians 3.13,14; Titus 3.4-6) and make this miracle in the life of everybody around us.

Moreover, take advantage of this opportunity to sort out all spiritual arrears, get close to Jesus and your family and shun from all appearance of evil (1Thessalonians 5.22). May Jesus bless you today and forever.

[R. Hartono]

2 hours ago, Leonardo Von said:

And so? Did you meditate on the meaning of Christmas? And what about your faith? Let’s review the first excerpt of yesterday:

•    “Jehovah hath accomplished his wrath, he hath poured out his fierce anger; And he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured the foundations thereof. The kings of the earth believed not, neither all the inhabitants of the world, That the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem. [It is] because of the sins of her prophets, [and] the iniquities of her priests, That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her. They wander as blind men in the streets, they are polluted with blood, So that men cannot touch their garments. Depart ye, they cried unto them, Unclean! depart, depart, touch not! When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations, They shall no more sojourn [here].” (Lamentations 4.11-15).

Did you see the nemesis that came about Jerusalem because of the sins of the prophets and priests? And what were they doing with the faith of them? Putting the righteous away (exactly what took place with Jesus). Many times, in virtue of not knowing Jesus, His Word and power, we are carrying out several drudgeries, considering being doing a great service to the Creator, and we even not perceive the evil that we are engendering (Luke 12.24).

The sage lives the Christmas every day. They don’t stay cramped inside the hard shell of the sin sleeping, waiting for the special occasion and person to try to get off from this shell for some moments and, then, turn back to this mediocre life. They were awaken out of sleep by Jesus (Romans 13.11) and broke out of this shell in order that they can be used by the Holy Spirit so that Jesus can be born in all hearts of whom they get in touch.

So, my prayer for me and for you is that Jesus can be being born every day in us (see the regeneration and renovation of the Holy Spirit – Lamentations 3.22,23; Philippians 3.13,14; Titus 3.4-6) and make this miracle in the life of everybody around us.

Moreover, take advantage of this opportunity to sort out all spiritual arrears, get close to Jesus and your family and shun from all appearance of evil (1Thessalonians 5.22). May Jesus bless you today and forever.

From the fruits of christians we can understand whether Jesus has been born in their hearts or just a Christmas decoration or just a cross hanging on the wall.

Whether they share with the  poor n love neighbours or only sharing curses n parroting verses.

[Justin Adams]

X-mas is RCC nonsense. 'Jehovah' is a mistranslation by Jerome. (like Moses' horns etc). Get a more recent set of scriptures that incorporate the Qumran findings.

[Ancient]

Christmas is rooted in paganism. I prefer the biblical time of the feast of tabernacles in regards to the time of Yeshua's birth. But one would need to know the culture and time of year for that to be seen. Shepherds are not out in the fields with their sheep in the middle of winter around Dec 25th especially in Israel. However pagan god's are celebrated at that time of year to do with the winter solstice. That is just one clue.

Shalom

Edited September 2, 2021 by Ancient

[missmuffet]

It is way too early to start a Christmas is pagan thread. September has just begun.