Although the date is not the actual day, it is the date that was chosen to celebrate a real, true, historical event that took place in this world...The birth of Jesus Christ. Don't be mistaken, this day took place and is a fact. Whether you believe Jesus is indeed the Lord and Savior is another issue. Jesus, to many is known as a good prophet or a great teacher. They say He was a very spiritual and wise man. They also believe either that His miracles were a great gift from God or that they were just exaggerated. Yet, let it be known...Jesus did walk the earth.
It is a major contradiction to say that Jesus was a good prophet or a great teacher. He claimed to be God....the awaited Messiah! Everything that He did lead to that point. He is either a big fat liar, living the greatest lie ever, or He is who He says He is...God incarnate. I don't know to many people, however, who are willing to be tortured and crucified in order to get people to believe a lie. But let it be known my friends...He did walk the earth. This we know.
We try to hide from this fact but history itself was marked by Christ birth. B.C. (Before Christ) and A.D. (Anno Domini) which means "Year of the Lord" He walked the earth. Is He God? Is He the Savior, the Messiah? Or is so evil as to lie about being God? However, His life does not support such an idea.
Christmas is the day chosen to celebrate the birth of our Lord. The birth of God as man to come and save His people. When I say Jesus walked the earth, I am saying God Himself, the creator, walked the earth! Insane! Fully Human, Fully God! This is crazy stuff! This is what we are celebrating on Christmas which means "Christ Mass". A gathering together of God's people to honor the birth our our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This is what we celebrate:
John 1:1-18
1(A) In the beginning was(B) the Word, and(C) the Word was with God, and(D) the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God. 3(E) All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4(F) In him was life,[a] and(G) the life was the light of men. 5(H) The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6There was a man(I) sent from God, whose name was(J) John. 7He came as a(K) witness, to bear witness about the light,(L) that all might believe through him. 8(M) He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
9(N) The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. 10He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet(O) the world did not know him. 11He came to(P) his own,[b] and(Q) his own people[c](R) did not receive him. 12But to all who did receive him,(S) who believed in his name,(T) he gave the right(U) to become(V) children of God, 13who(W) were born,(X) not of blood(Y) nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
14And(Z) the Word(AA) became flesh and(AB) dwelt among us,(AC) and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of(AD) grace and(AE) truth. 15((AF) John bore witness about him, and cried out, "This was he of whom I said,(AG) 'He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.'") 16And from(AH) his fullness we have all received,(AI) grace upon grace. 17For(AJ) the law was given through Moses;(AK) grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18(AL) No one has ever seen God;(AM) the only God,[d] who is at the Father’s side,[e](AN) he has made him known.
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