No one denies there was such a man, that he lived and that he was put to death by crucifixion. Where...is the miracle I spoke of? Well consider this and let your imagination translate the story into our own time -- possibly to your own hometown.
A young man whose father is a carpenter grows up working in his father's shop. One day he puts down his tools and walks out of his father's shop.
He starts preaching on street corners and in the nearby countryside, walking from place to place, preaching all the while, even though he is not an ordained minister.
He never gets farther than an area perhaps 100 miles wide at the most. He does this for three years. Then he is arrested, tried and convicted. There is no court of appeal, so he is executed at age 33 along with two common thieves. Those in charge of his execution roll dice to see who gets his clothing -- the only possessions he has. His family cannot afford a burial place for him so he is interred in a borrowed tomb. End of story?
No, this uneducated, propertyless young man who...left no written word has, for 2,000 years, had a greater effect on the world than all the rulers, kings, emperors; all the conquerors, generals and admirals; all the scholars, scientists and philosophers who have ever lived -- all of them put together.
How do we explain that? ...Unless he really was what he said he was."
--Ronald Reagan
Merry Christmas ya’ll.
That’s a great one. Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you and your family
A blessed Chrismas to everybody.
Merry Christmas to Everyone and Especially Our Troops
Hard to believe his son is an atheist.
Merry Christmas.
Bookmarked. Merry Christmas!
And Lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fer not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will toward men.
Merry Christmas
I love it. Sure is a "new age" way to say the same thing.
Merry Christmas to all!
Merry Christmas, ST!
To all my friends, have a politically incorrect, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!