http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/christ/ en-us Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:54:37 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2415774/posts We just finished celebrating the incredible miracle of God becoming man, and I was reminded by a missionary friend about something Philip Yancey had wrote about the incredible day that; although He existed in the form of God...He emptied Himself, taking the form of a slave, and being made in the likeness of men..." Phillip Yancey was looking at his aquarium when he pondered the great Gift God gave us, Himself as a man. This is what he wrote about his thoughts on God's incarnation when he stepped into man's sandals...... “I learned about incarnation when I kept a... An Email from Bethleham http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2415774/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:54:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414955/posts One late evening, a little over 2015 years ago, a man named Joseph and his young wife named Mary arrived in Bethlehem only to discover that there were no rooms at the local inn. Imagine the frightening situation they faced since Mary, who was expecting a child, probably had been experiencing birth pains for the last 10 miles of their 80 mile journey. Now that they had finally reached their destination they were told that the only place the inn keeper had to offer for their comfort was an animal shelter. This was not exactly the place Joseph expected... Enterprise Record Post Scripts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414955/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:29:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414908/posts We who have had children know just how precious babies are. They are a delight, cute, soft and cuddly. They’re innocence is as pure as pure gets. Babies fill us with hope and anticipation for the future. We count their fingers and toes and memorize their unique and delicate features. We ponder on how they will change our lives, and what wonderful things they will do when they’re all grown up. I think babies are one of the most precious gifts given to us from God. Mary would have experienced these things too. TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414908/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:40:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414883/posts Merry Christmas! I'm taking some time off over the holidays and won't be posting as prolifically as usual (as some say "thank GAWD, Christmas is REAL!" lol) but I did want to extend my very best wishes to everyone, regardless of whether we always see eye-to-eye on the issues of the day. No matter what the 0bamunist regime and their thugs and lackeys do, we still live in the greatest Nation on the face of the Earth, and I still believe in 2 Chronicles 7:14, and I (like many of you) pray for America every day to be delivered out... Mark Jessup http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414883/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:06:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414863/posts Freue dich, freue dich, O Christenheit! Christkindchen komm in unser Haus, Leer deine schönen Sachen aus, Stell dein Eselchen auf den Mist, Daß es Heu und Hafer frißt. + + + Rejoice, rejoice, O Christendom! The Christ-Child to our house has come. Bring now forth thy treasures fine, Lift thine ass-colts from the mire That they on hay and oats may dine. + + + From all of us at Chez B-Chan to all of our friends here... + + + JOYEUX NOËL FRÖLICHE WEIHNACHTSENZEIT FELIZ NAVIDAD MERRY CHRISTMASキリストの誕生日、おめでとうございますKiristo no tanjoubi, omedetou gozaimasu...and a Happy New Year! The Bitpig Rant http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414863/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:06:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414835/posts As we approach the celebration of Christ's birth, I am reminded of the words of John Quincy Adams. On July 4, 1837, he spoke these words: "Why is it that, next to the birthday of the Savior of the world, your most joyous and most venerated festival returns on this day? ... Is it not that, in the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior? That it forms a leading event in the progress of the Gospel dispensation? Is it not that the Declaration of Independence first organized the... Renew America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414835/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:10:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414681/posts And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" (Gospel of Mathew Chapter 27 verse 46) Gentle Reader, It is this fourth word from our dying Saviour that causes me to begin to cry and weep as I see our dear Lord the sinless perfect Son of God who came from the very Throne room of the Most High God TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414681/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:30:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414640/posts In light of todays many different faceted trials and plagues that are effecting our society and country's well being, may we tune into the reality of the glorious Christmas message that Almighty God has given to all people! This Christmas Season, remember the reality of Christmas! A Savior was born, for you and for me! (Luke 2:1-20, Matt 1:18-25, 2:1-15, John 1:14) The TRUE GIFT of Christmas is that Almighty God has provided a Savior for the sins (trespasses against Almighty God's righteous eternal standard) of the whole world. Do you believe? Do you really believe? Or do you just... The Ignorant Fishermen Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414640/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:01:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414482/posts In order to have the best Christmas you can, it is important to keep track of your health during the holidays, not only physically, but also mentally and spiritually. There are several health concerns to keep in mind over the Christmas holidays: TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414482/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:21:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414443/posts It's that time of year. Let us act like the American and German forces of WW1 and WW2. Let go of our differences and come together in reverence, for tomorrow is the day set aside to remember the birth of a child that was called the Prince of Peace. Huntington Political Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414443/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:29:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413874/posts Author and Pastor, Terry L. Brown looks at the real reason for the season. TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413874/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:54:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2413863/posts “I fell to my knees. I cried out, ‘If there is a God, help me. My life is over.’” That was the agonizing prayer of the young, white felon. Allvoices http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2413863/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:42:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413855/posts Now it's Christmas. We have numerous nativity sets we've collected over the years - one special one we bartered for outside Bethlehem in the mid-60s. There's another one given us by Tanzanian missionaries - soapstone figurines. And so forth and so forth. The Magic City Morning Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413855/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:33:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413390/posts Two Republican lawmakers and brothers jointly rescinded their backing of Florida Gov. Charlie Crist for the U.S. Senate, using vague language to explain that they're out of the endorsement game. "We take our endorsements seriously, but the governor knows why we withdrew and he left us with no alternative," said Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, speaking on behalf of his brother, Mario. Balart Chief of Staff Ana Carbonell told Fox News said the brothers aren't going to turn around and back Crist opponent, former House Speaker Mario Rubio, who has moved up in primary polls ahead of next year's vote Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413390/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:09:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2412286/posts My new son, Jeff, is out of jail, as of last February. Now this Christmas he put up the tree with his two children—Haley and Jeff Jr. I saw them last evening. When I walked into the house, there the three of them were sprawled across the living room floor playing a board game. Haley is 8. Jr. is 11. Jeff Sr. is 35. jgrantswankjr http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2412286/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:32:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412282/posts Christmas is heaven's marvel. It is beyond us and yet with us. The birth of God! It took place in Bethlehem. The theologians refer to this marvel as the "incarnation." This is truly the marvelous paradox in our midst: God had no beginning, yet Bethlehem is his start. God is the author of life, yet he comes to life in a castoff barn. God, the creator of all, is created in Mary's womb. The Eternal One becomes earth-bound. The Invisible becomes visible. The Immortal becomes mortal. The Immeasurable becomes measurable. The Timeless and Spatially Limitless One becomes logged into this... TownHall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412282/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:20:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2412279/posts No wonder Jesus said of himself, "I am the light of the world" (John 8:12). Without Him, all else is darkness. MichNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2412279/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:15:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2412161/posts The utterances of Christ Jesus at a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, were 7 in number... [Seven. Denotes spiritual perfection. It is the number or hall-mark of the Holy Spirit's work. He is the Author of God's Word, and seven is stamped on it as the water-mark is seen in the manufacture of paper. He is the Author and Giver of life; and seven is the number which regulates every period of Incubation and Gestation, in insects, birds, animals, and man. ] Seven in Scripture suggest the idea of completeness so we... TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2412161/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:35:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2412159/posts It’s simple really: feed the hungry, the homeless, and the forgotten. Matthew 25:35 says, “For I was hungry, and you fed me.” It has always broken my heart to see the people on the street corner holding their “Will work for food” cardboard signs. More times than not, I have given them money. Then I began to think, I could do something more for them. I could do something more practical. I could help feed them. I could be part of the “Give us this day our daily bread” thing. I know many people who say these people may be... TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2412159/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:33:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2408919/posts 'Heaven came down and glory filled my soul.' Many of us recall singing that line from the hymn by the same title. But what do we mean by that? Do we mean that we experienced God directly, by the descent of Heaven itself into our heart? Do we really mean that glory filled our soul? The only way this sentiment can have a biblical foundation is if 'Heaven' is Jesus Christ and the 'glory' that floods our soul is the goodness and sovereign mercy of God offered in the person and work of God incarnate. In this look at the... Grace Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2408919/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:16:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408216/posts TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) - An 8-year-old boy was sent home from school and ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation after he was asked to make a Christmas drawing and came up with what appeared to be a stick figure of Jesus on a cross, the child's father said Tuesday. Chester Johnson told WBZ-TV that his son made the drawing on Dec. 2 after his second-grade teacher asked children to sketch something that reminded them of the holiday. Johnson said the teacher became upset when his son said he drew himself on the cross. Johnson, who is black, told WBZ he... AP via Brietbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408216/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:44:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2406797/posts For the past 150 years archaeologists have been verifying the exact truthfulness of the Bible's detailed records of various events, customs, persons, cities, nations, and geographical locations. Dr. Nelson Glueck probably the greatest modern authority on Israeli archeology, has said, “No archeological discovery has ever controverted [overturned] a Biblical reference. Scores of archeological findings have been made which confirm in clear outline or in exact detail historical statements in the Bible. And, by the same token, proper evaluation of Biblical descriptions has often led to amazing discoveries.” In every instance where the Bible can be, or has been checked out... alwaysbeready.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2406797/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:41:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2406606/posts "They will hate you for My sake". This is what Jesus said would happen to those who follow Him. "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. 11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved."Matthew 24:9-13 Up until recent times, most Christians in America... Enterprise Record Post Scripts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2406606/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:17:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2406549/posts Glenn was faced with 20 years in prison. I met him while on staff at the jail. Allvoices http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2406549/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:59:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2406538/posts There are hundreds who see through this ritual. TownHall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2406538/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:28:58 GMT