On today's episode we are talking about what we say "Merry Christmas" and not simply "Happy Holidays".
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- It acknowledges our condition - sinners in need of a savior
- It acknowledges who is in control and on the throne
- It is a recognition and celebration of the hope we have in Jesus
- It is God glorifying... or at least that is our heart disposition for us, towards God
Christmas is not just about Christmas trees, presents, Christmas decorations and yummy holidays smells... it's primarily about what Christ has done in humbling Himself to come to the earth as a human, fulfill scripture and save humanity back to Himself... giving us life and hope in Himself.
- Genesis 3:4-6 - But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise,2 she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.
- John 3:16 - "For hGod so loved the world,9 that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- Ephesians 2:8 - For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
- 1 Corinthians 15:20-22 - But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
- Romans 5:2-5 - Through him we have also obtained access by faith[a] into this grace in which we stand, and we[b] rejoice[c] in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
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