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The Prophesied Birth(Micah 5:2 NKJV) "But you, Bethlehem
Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting."
The Additions of Men
"The observance of Christmas is not of divine appointment, nor is it of New Testament origin“
(McClintock & Strong‘s)
New Testament Facts
(Luke 1:5 NKJV) There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
New Testament Facts
(Mat 2:1-2 NKJV) Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, {2} saying, "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him."
New Testament Facts(Luke 2:1-3 NKJV) And it came to
pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. {2} This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. {3} So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.
New Testament Facts(Luke 2:1-3 NKJV) And it came to
pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. {2} This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. {3} So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.
New Testament FactsThe Lord was born somewhere
between 4 BC and 1 BC
Best scholarship places His birth around 4 BC.
What to do About It?(Gal 4:10-11 NKJV) You observe
days and months and seasons and years. {11} I am afraid for you, lest I have labored for you in vain.
What to do About It?(Rom 14:4-6 NKJV) Who are you to judge
another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand. {5} One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind.
What to do About It?{6} He who observes the day,
observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks.
What to do About It?
(John 4:24 NKJV) "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."