Posted on 12/25/2024 6:50:06 AM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Merry Christmas to those God-fearing participants here.
Merry Christmas my Freeper friends.
What about all the filthy animals?? They don’t get a merry christmas? /s.
Merry Christmas to you!
If people really feared God they sure would understand that Xmas is man created and not God created.
🎄 Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Well, yes, but it should be a festive time to be with family, if possible for a while. Or, do something nice for someone else.
The irony of that statement will leave a smile on my face the rest of the day.😂
Thanks.
See tagline.
Merry Christmas everyone! Lord Jesus, thank You for coming to our rescue!!
John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Blessed Christmas to you and yours!
Merry Christmas!
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 🎄
You beat me to it! FReegards!
Glory to God in the highest, and peace and goodwill to “those whom He favors.”
Merry Christmas!
💯.
Luk 2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
We have all (well most of us) learned the above, can repeat it, see it in ads. But what does it mean?
Vernon Magee commentary
Luke 2:13-14
Our Authorized Version gives the wrong impression here. The angels did not say, “on earth peace, good will toward men.” What they actually said was, “peace to men of good will,” or “peace among men with whom He is pleased.” The angels did not make the asinine statement that many men make today which goes, “Let’s have peace, peace, peace.” My friend, “There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked” (Isa_48:22). We live in a day when we need to beat our plowshares into swords—not the other way around. We live in a wicked world. We live in a Satan-dominated world, and therefore there is no peace. There is, however, peace to men of good will. If you are one of those who has come to Christ and taken him as Savior, you can know this peace of God. Rom_5:1 states: “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” When Christ came the first time, this is the kind of peace He brought. At His second coming He will come as the Prince of Peace; at that time He will put down unrighteousness and rebellion in the world. He will establish peace on the earth. But until He comes again, there will be no peace on this earth.
Note other translations of this verse:
(ESV) “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
(KJV) Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
(MKJV) Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
(NKJV) “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
(NLT) “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”
and later is this:
Luk_12:51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
Is Jesus a liar? Is there a contradiction here? When you get a letter from someone you have to know the heart of the sender. Is the Holy Spirit helping you interpret or are you letting someone else tell you what it says.
What does God’s Spirit tell you about the above. Are you interested enough, desire to know Gob better to read his Word and let him speak to you?
I’ve been listening to JVM daily for the last 7 years on MP3 files. I’ve been through the Bible almost twice now with no intention of stopping.
JVM = Good preacher.
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