Posted on 12/25/2024 4:15:36 AM PST by RoosterRedux
A world in which Christ had never been born, and therefore a world in which there was no Christmas and no Christian faith or influence, would be a dystopian nightmare we can only fearfully imagine. Without Jesus, we would have no example of the self-giving, sacrificial love of the Son of God or of God the Father who sent His only Son to redeem the world from our sin—our separation from and rebellion against God. But when we begin to look around, startlingly, one does not have to do a “deep dive” into the history books or look too far to see the contrasting realities that exist right now.
Compare the wealth, prosperity, and standard of living of the West to the citizens who live under the rule of socialist, communist, or Islamic dictatorships. The socialist/communist system of government is openly hostile to religion or to belief in an almighty Creator God. In every case, Christianity is banned under the penalty of law and imprisonment. For the people who live(d) in those countries, it may as well be as if Jesus had never been born.
Life for the citizens living under despotic, self-serving dictators serves to reinforce and dramatically illustrate the fallen nature of humanity. What motivates those who strive for authority over us is power and control. Power is what they seek, and they will stop at nothing to keep it.
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Life for the citizens living under despotic, self-serving dictators serves to reinforce and dramatically illustrate the fallen nature of humanity. What motivates those who strive for authority over us is power and control. Power is what they seek, and they will stop at nothing to keep it.
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Judeo Christian ideas along with Greek civilization have provided the most peace and prosperity for human life.
A world without Christ becomes a dead world, because the wages or outcome of sin is death.
True.
Those that wish a world without Christ may get their wish sooner than they think.
Merry Christmas!
🙏❤️
The most wonderful gift of all time is brought this day to humanity. His name is Jesus Christ and He brings with him the promise of salvation from sin and eternal life to all. Merry Christmas to all Freepers.
Sounds like a game of thrones.
“..Those that wish a world without Christ may get their wish sooner than they think...”
Without a doubt.
If it wasn’t for a man we call Jesus and “the Christ”, maybe it was inevitable that somebody or something else like that would’ve come along to have had such an impact and influence on how we live and die. Here on earth, we still don’t know what we don’t know and I’m okay with it.
That’s right.
In the form of burning for eternity in Hades.
Hades is a Greek myth along the river Styx.
It’s also another term for hell.
Recall the condition of humanity in the time of the Roman empire and prior to that.
Humans’ souls were dark and sin was just ‘bad manners’
Linus explains the meaning of Christmas to Charlie Brown
https://youtu.be/rKqF9yUlOwg?feature=shared
And it's not going to be pretty.
They're not going to like it as much as they think.
“The powers of evil are mad against the people of God. If they can in any way injure or annoy us, you
may rest assured that they will do so. They will leave no stone unturned, if it can serve their purpose. No
arrows will be left in the quivers of hell while there are godly men and women at whom they can be
aimed. Satan and his allies aim at our hearts every poisoned dart they have”
Charles Spurgeon
No, only GOD could die fir the sins of the World.
“only GOD could die fir the sins of the World.”
Do you mean to say that it’s possible for God to die and that perhaps God is already dead?
No, in his GODLY Narure he did not die, but in his Humanity he did.Only GOD could shed his blood as an Attonment for sin.
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