http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/jesus/ en-us Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:12:40 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414847/posts Luke 2: 1-20 The Story of Christ's Birth And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem (because he was of the house and lineage of David), to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being with... The Bible http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414847/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:12:40 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-chat/2414503/posts The Senate vote on final passage of health reform almost scuttled their plans, but it looks like the First Family will still make it to Hawaii for Christmas. They've had a whirlwind holiday season so far, starting with the lighting of the National Christmas Tree, through hosting more than 50,000 people for 27 parties and open houses, and ending with a visit by the First Lady, Malia and Sasha, and the family's dog Bo, to deliver cookies to the Children's National Medical Center. The Obamas have also started their own holiday traditions in their new home, adding a Christmas wishing... Time http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414503/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:56:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414475/posts Apparently not content with his congressional majority that wishes to force Americans on a long march to healthcare disaster, President Obama has invoked the name of Jesus to broadcast his gospel of spreading the wealth around. Speaking Monday afternoon to a group of children from the Washington, D.C., Boys and Girls Club, the president delivered a mini sermon on “why we celebrate Christmas.” He asked the children if they knew. One piped up and said, “The birth of baby Jesus.” One can imagine the reaction of the media and other elites had a Republican president asked such a question. That... World Mag http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414475/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:12:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414349/posts It is Christmas Eve 2009 and the hope of the true Messiah lives on. Nothing has changed. Christmas Eve in Bethlehem It is now Christmas Eve in Bethlehem. The reverent silence over the hallowed place where Jesus Christ was born is the same on Christmas Eve 2009 as it was more than 2000 years ago. The winter stars still shine on this most humble of towns; the shepherds, in the same kind of clothes worn by those who witnessed the Child in the Manger, are still there watching their flocks by night. The pictures in the YouTube, provided by LifeInTheHolyLand.com... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414349/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:08:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413990/posts The U.S. Post Office is especially busy during the Christmas season. The lines are longer than usual as people wait patiently to send carefully packaged gifts to loved ones across the country, as well as Christmas cards to those both near and far. Business is good, albeit frantic, and once you get up to the counter you have a choice when it comes to stamps: Snowmen or Mary, take your pick. The question may be phrased differently depending on which location you visit, but these were my choices when I asked for Holiday Stamps ... I later discovered that the... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413990/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:38:18 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-bloggers/2413859/posts Holly recounted how she became quite worried about it all, realizing that the deadline for her rent payment would be past due if she delayed. Further, how would she get to and from work on an empty tank? TruthInConviction http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413859/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:39:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2413791/posts Pope Benedict XVI uses St. Francis' example in explaining the coming of the child Jesus. "People who have not understood the mystery of Christmas have not understood the decisive element of Christian existence: that those who do not accept Jesus with the heart of a child cannot enter the Kingdom of heaven." the Pope says. Read more... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2413791/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:18:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413762/posts An absolutely wonderful rendition of a beautiful hymn. Openmyeyeslord.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413762/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:48:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413022/posts I wrote this in 1997. While the world in which many of us spent our early years has been largely turned upside down and the aches and pains of growing older become more frequent and noticeable with each passing year, the root message of the birth we arbitrarily celebrate each December 25th is timeless. It is even more vital for fallen sinners who call themselves “Christians” -- especially THIS one -- to embrace that message. Please pray with me that – with God’s help – we can return America to her roots so that our grandchildren will have the peace... Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413022/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:23:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412724/posts The remains of the first dwelling in Nazareth that has been dated back to the time of Jesus have been unveiled - just days before Christmas. The find that could shed new light on what the hamlet was like during the period the New Testament says Jesus lived there as a boy, Israeli archaeologists said. The dwelling and older discoveries of nearby tombs in burial caves suggest that Nazareth was an out-of-the-way hamlet of around 50 houses on a patch of about four acres. It was evidently populated by Jews of modest means who kept camouflaged grottos to hide from... Daily Mail UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412724/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:40:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412169/posts NAZARETH, Israel — Israeli archaeologists say they have uncovered remains of the first dwelling in Nazareth that can be dated back to the time of Jesus.They say the find sheds a new light on what Nazareth might have been like in Jesus' time — probably a small hamlet with about 50 houses populated by poor Jews.Archaeologist Yardena Alexandre of the Israel Antiquities Authority says remains of a wall, a hideout and a cistern were found after builders dug up a convent courtyard.Alexandre said Monday archeologists also found clay and chalk vessels used by Galilean Jews of the time — an... Google http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412169/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:51:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412497/posts Just in time for Christmas, archaeologists on Monday unveiled what may have been the home of one of Jesus' childhood neighbors. The humble dwelling is the first dating to the era of Jesus to be discovered in Nazareth, then a hamlet of around 50 impoverished Jewish families where Jesus spent his boyhood. Archaeologists and present-day residents of Nazareth imagined Jesus as a youngster, playing with other children in the isolated village, not far from the spot where the Archangel Gabriel revealed to Mary that she would give birth to the boy. Today the ornate Basilica of the Annunciation marks that... AT&T Newswire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412497/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:45:20 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-religion/2410379/posts Even as you read this, persecuted Christians from around the world are gathering names and addresses from their local communities. These names are then submitted to Bibles Unbound where members have the opportunity to mail New Testaments in the appropriate language directly to the field. This unique program gives you the ability to stand alongside our persecuted brothers and sisters and help create a witness for Jesus Christ in hostile lands right from your own home. We invite you to read about current ministry operations to the right and consider joining today. For a donation of only $30.00 per month... Bibles Unbound http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2410379/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:47:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410244/posts Note: 1 video and photos included. Home » News » Politics "After Covering Up Symbol for Jesus at Georgetown, White House Had Obama Speak in Front of Symbols for AMA, AARP and Human Rights Campaign" Thursday, December 17, 2009 By Nicholas Ballasy and Edwin Mora SNIPPET: "(CNSNews.com) – When President Barack Obama spoke at Gaston Hall at Georgetown University on April 14, the university complied with a White House request to cover up all signs and symbols on the wall of the stage behind where the president spoke. These included the monogram “IHS”-- a symbol for the name of Jesus--which... CNS NEWS.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410244/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:57:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409832/posts Islam4UK an organization that is promoting a Jesus4Sharia debate with Christian and Jewish leaders, has postponed the event. The reason is that they have not even received a response from Church “leaders”. Past Popes fought Islam head on, but today the Church sits around and watches as Islam slowly devours Western civilization. Grow a spine already! JESUS4SHARIAH DEBATE POSTPONED Logan's Warning http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409832/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:10:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409656/posts Scripture gives just enough information about Joseph to leave us wondering about this behind-the-scenes character in the grand drama of the nativity story. We know Joseph was of the lineage of King David, a devout Jew, a man of integrity, a carpenter, and that he was obedient to God’s instruction. But what were his fears, frustrations, and fulfillments as the adoptive father of God’s only son? TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409656/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:52:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2409283/posts There are plenty of people today who don't believe in the Bible's teaching on everlasting punishment, even those who do find it an unreal and a remote concept. In 2003 a research group discovered 64% of Americans expect to go to heaven when they die, but less than 1% think they might go to hell. Not only are there plenty of people today who don't believe in the Bible's teaching on everlasting punishment, even those who do find it an unreal and a remote concept. Nevertheless, it is a very important part of the Christian faith, for several reasons. 1.... Redeemer.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2409283/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:16:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2408815/posts In an effort to encourage participation in the Census, the National Association of Latino Elected Officials is distributing this poster (mostly in Spanish) to churches nationwide: ...Rev. Miguel Rivera, who heads the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders, calls it "blasphemous." The Washington Post quoted him on his radio show as saying, "The Census would never do the same thing using the name of Muhammed during Ramadan." washington examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2408815/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:14:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2408802/posts Ostentatious orchestration is when you walk in the fullness of my will nothing missing , nothing lacking ! It is then the wonders of my love are fully exposed and miracles begin in a manner pleasing to me , for mine is the kingdom , the power and the glory forever and all I do is eternal in those I call my own . So be the light at the end of the tunnel for I am coming soon and even now my day is upon you for as you discern the times you will see my glory moving even... The Joshua Chronicles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2408802/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:01:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408739/posts In the spirit of Christmas officials at Lowell M Maxham Elementary School In Taunton Massachusetts apparently believe that Jesus’ death on the cross was violent. Apparently they also believe that someone should be punished for it. So after a 2nd grade teacher asked student’s in class to sketch something that reminded them of Christmas one little 8-year-old boy responded by sketching a picture of Jesus’ death on the Cross as what he was reminded of when he thought of Christmas. (see picture above) (see story) Maxham School principal Rebecca Couet and the 2nd grade teacher, whose name is being withheld,... Creating Orwellian World View http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408739/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:33:56 GMT