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The Church of our Lord Jesus Christ rejoices that her Head and Redeemer was born as a babe in Bethlehem almost two thousand years ago. On December 25? In the year 1 A.D.? It seems that neither the month nor the year is correct. The few historical facts recorded in the gospels gave scholars little to
The church of our Lord Jesus Christ rejoices that her head and redeemer was born as a babe in Bethlehem almost two thousand years ago. On December 25? In the year I A.D.? It seems that neither the month nor the year are correct. The few historical facts recorded in the gospels gave scholars little t
In any case, January 6, was widely observed by the orthodox in the East as the birth and baptism of Jesus. About the same time in the fourth century, the Nativity festival was celebrated on December 25 in the West. There are two ideas which would account for Christ’s birth being celebrated on Decemb
Christ was born on Christmas Day He came to live on earth Because it was the Father’s Will, He bore a lowly birth. There was no room within the Inn To make the Babe a bed. This Little One, who now is King Was born within a cattle shed. Although He bore a lowly birth, Did not the angels sing? D
We must be careful, though, to guard against allowing the world to influence our celebration of this holiday. For examples of responses to Christ’s birth, we can look in the Bible. Upon receiving news of Christ’s upcoming birth, Mary thanked God for His mercy toward her in particular and toward His
The way for the rest of the Mediatorial work of Christ was paved by His birth. The one is as vitally connected to the other as night is to day. Had there been no birth, there would have been no Calvary. In the second place, the profit of Christ’s birth to us was revelational. His lowly birth reveale
*This article was originally published in the December 1964 issue. The Church of our Lord Jesus Christ rejoices that her Head and Redeemer was born as a babe in Bethlehem almost two thousand years ago. On December 25? In the year 1 A.D.? It seems that neither the month nor the year is correct. The f
Christ is King! Incarnation
The virgin birth points to the divinity of Jesus. He did not begin to exist at the moment of His conception and birth, but the eternal Word was made flesh (John 1:18; John 8:58). At the same time, Jesus did not cease to be God. The Heidelberg Catechism explains this very carefully by saying that He