1 posted on
12/22/2019 5:58:28 AM PST by
Kaslin
To: Kaslin
All praise be to the Lord Jesus Christ for without Him there is nothing.
2 posted on
12/22/2019 6:05:35 AM PST by
rephope
To: Kaslin
To: All
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.
To: Kaslin
Without Christ the celebration of Christmas would not be possible
To: Kaslin
Christians would do well to remember the faithfulness of God to the Jews on that first Chanukah.Amen. We should be more aware and appreciative of the other Jewish Holy days and Feasts as well.
6 posted on
12/22/2019 6:10:14 AM PST by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: Kaslin
“Christians would do well to remember the faithfulness of God to the Jews on that first Chanukah.”
The part about the faithfulness of God is true, which is what makes the celebration of Christmas possible, not Chanukah, which is merely a recognition and response to the act of faithfulness. He seeks to exalt the response (Chanukah) over the act.
He could have just as well said that the act of Moses raising his arms to part the waters of the Red Sea is what made Christmas possible.
7 posted on
12/22/2019 6:15:59 AM PST by
odawg
To: Kaslin
Oh, for Christ’s sake — he was a Jewish rabbi.
But he was not the first prophet to be born of a virgin and crucified. There were others.
An interesting read might be The Mystic Christ by Ethan Walker III.
To: Kaslin
16 posted on
12/22/2019 10:21:30 AM PST by
EEGator
To: Kaslin
As a born-again Christian, I've had the sublime privilege of having been invited to participate in
Seders in the homes of our Jewish friends.
Those nights stand as high points in my entire 82+ years here on this planet!
Each time, before we begin, I share with my hosts these very personal truths:
- I share my belief that my Jewish friends are my "Spiritual Elder Brothers".
- I lay claim to the Jewish Scriptures as the spiritual, moral and historical foundation of my beliefs (and of my vocation as a scientist...).
- I rejoice with them in our Lord's deliverance of our spiritual ancestors on that ancient night of Pesach (Passover) in Egypt.
- I thank them for the opportunity to participate in the Seder, which my own Lord and Saviour, Himself, celebrated shortly before His death. (AKA "The Last Supper").
- I share my conviction that the main thing that differentiates us is that
My "Dayenu" continues beyond where theirs ends -- and, its last stanza is:
"He is risen!"!מַסְפִּיק, דַּי
IOW, every step along the path is required -- and depends upon preceding steps...
17 posted on
12/22/2019 11:34:03 AM PST by
TXnMA
(Viewing our world in all four dimensions -- reassures us that POTUS Trump will keep on winning...)
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson