The 1st Recorded Celebration of Christmas Today is Christmas day (Christ’s mass). But for the first 300 years of Christianity, it wasn’t so. When was Christmas first celebrated? In an old list of Roman bishops, compiled in A. D. 354 these words appear for A.D. 336: “25 Dec.: natus Christus in Betleem Judeae.” December … More Today in Church History
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He Made Himself Nothing Mike Riccardi | December 24, 2019 The mystery that Jesus is both fully God and fully man – the reality of the incarnation – receives perhaps its most detailed explanation in the book of Philippians. Paul writes this not just for the sake of lofty theology, but to give the Philippians an illustration … More He Made Himself Nothing
TITUS 2:11-14 For the [remarkable, undeserved] grace of God that [a]brings salvation has appeared to all men. 12 It teaches us to reject ungodliness and worldly (immoral) desires, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives [lives with a purpose that reflect spiritual maturity] in this present age, 13 awaiting and confidently expecting the [fulfillment of our] blessed hope and the glorious … More Daily Devotional – True Christmas Begins With Redemption
John MacArthur on Celebrating the Fullness of Christ at Christmas by Cameron Buettel | Monday, December 23, 2019 For many people, their knowledge of Christ extends no further than nativity scenes and popular carols, like “Silent Night” and “Away in a Manger.” For them, Jesus only exists as a perpetual infant—one they briefly revisit every Christmas season, … More Celebrating the Fullness of Christ at Christmas
Christmas Eve Why is Christmas Eve on December 24th? The Bible does not clearly answer this question. Evidently, the first Christians didn’t make a point of celebrating the birth of Christ. If they knew the precise date of his birth, they didn’t make an issue of it. One writer notes that various leaders in the early church suggested … More Today in Church History
Today is the last installment in our series on The Roles or Work Of the Holy Spirit. As I noted I found this list, there are many others, called 70 Functions of the Holy Spirit and while I have some reservations that some of the items on the list (could easily be taken out of proper biblical context) it … More Daily Devotional – The Holy Spirit Part XIV
Have you ever taken the time to stop and think that Jesus was born to die? Yes we all are born, we will all die but Jesus was sent from heaven to be Born known that he would be crucified, He was Born to Die. – Mike Born to Die by John MacArthur | Wednesday, December … More Born to Die
Pero el ángel les dijo: No temáis; porque he aquí os doy nuevas de gran gozo, que será para todo el pueblo: 11 que os ha nacido hoy, en la ciudad de David, un Salvador, que es CRISTO el Señor. (RVR 1960)
Originally posted on Citizen Tom:
A diagram showing the relationship between the definitions of weak/strong and implicit/explicit atheism.Explicit strong/positive/hard atheists (in purple on the right) assert that “at least one deity exists” is a false statement.Explicit weak/negative/soft atheists (in blue on the right) reject or eschew belief that any deities exist without actually asserting that…
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