RonD1120 58 #1 Posted December 25, 2019 Today we celebrate and rejoice. Blessings to you and yours. I pray you find Jesus in 2020. December 25 His Birth and Our New Birth By Oswald Chambers "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us." —Matthew 1:23 His Birth in History. “…that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God (Luke 1:35). Jesus Christ was born into this world, not from it. He did not emerge out of history; He came into history from the outside. Jesus Christ is not the best human being the human race can boast of— He is a Being for whom the human race can take no credit at all. He is not man becoming God, but God Incarnate— God coming into human flesh from outside it. His life is the highest and the holiest entering through the most humble of doors. Our Lord’s birth was an advent— the appearance of God in human form. His Birth in Me. “My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you…” (Galatians 4:19). Just as our Lord came into human history from outside it, He must also come into me from outside. Have I allowed my personal human life to become a “Bethlehem” for the Son of God? I cannot enter the realm of the kingdom of God unless I am born again from above by a birth totally unlike physical birth. “You must be born again” (John 3:7). This is not a command, but a fact based on the authority of God. The evidence of the new birth is that I yield myself so completely to God that “Christ is formed” in me. And once “Christ is formed” in me, His nature immediately begins to work through me. God Evident in the Flesh. This is what is made so profoundly possible for you and for me through the redemption of man by Jesus Christ. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,302 #2 December 25, 2019 1 hour ago, RonD1120 said: Today we celebrate and rejoice. Blessings to you and yours. I pray you find Jesus in 2020. December 25 His Birth and Our New Birth By Oswald Chambers "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us." —Matthew 1:23 His Birth in History. “…that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God (Luke 1:35). Jesus Christ was born into this world, not from it. He did not emerge out of history; He came into history from the outside. Jesus Christ is not the best human being the human race can boast of— He is a Being for whom the human race can take no credit at all. He is not man becoming God, but God Incarnate— God coming into human flesh from outside it. His life is the highest and the holiest entering through the most humble of doors. Our Lord’s birth was an advent— the appearance of God in human form. His Birth in Me. “My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you…” (Galatians 4:19). Just as our Lord came into human history from outside it, He must also come into me from outside. Have I allowed my personal human life to become a “Bethlehem” for the Son of God? I cannot enter the realm of the kingdom of God unless I am born again from above by a birth totally unlike physical birth. “You must be born again” (John 3:7). This is not a command, but a fact based on the authority of God. The evidence of the new birth is that I yield myself so completely to God that “Christ is formed” in me. And once “Christ is formed” in me, His nature immediately begins to work through me. God Evident in the Flesh. This is what is made so profoundly possible for you and for me through the redemption of man by Jesus Christ. Merry Quistmas, Ron. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 1,914 #3 December 25, 2019 2 hours ago, RonD1120 said: I pray you find Jesus in 2020. I hope He is not found in a back yard in America. This time someone will shoot Him without even a show trial. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,388 #4 December 25, 2019 8 minutes ago, gowlerk said: I hope He is not found in a back yard in America. This time someone will shoot Him without even a show trial. Jesus was a Capricorn He ate organic food He believed in love and peace And never wore no shoes Long hair, beard and sandals And a funky bunch of friends Reckon we'd just nail him up If he came down again 'Cause everybody's gotta have somebody to look down on Who they can feel better than at any time they please Someone doin' somethin' dirty decent folks can frown on If you can't find nobody else, then help yourself to me -- Kristoffersen 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #5 December 25, 2019 Merry Christmas Ron, Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richravizza 25 #6 December 25, 2019 Merry Christmas to all, Thanks Ron, and Happy Birthday J.C. you hippy cool cat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #7 December 28, 2019 Not interested in Jesus but Merry Christmas. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,625 #8 December 29, 2019 On 12/25/2019 at 6:22 AM, RonD1120 said: Today we celebrate and rejoice. Blessings to you and yours. I pray you find Jesus in 2020. . . . . . Ron, your repeatedly stated adoration of the proven liar, adulterer, fraud, draft-dodging narcissistic bigot in the White House strips from you any shred of moral or ethical authority you might once have had. I hope your new year goes well for you and that you'll come to realize that you have been conned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 58 #9 December 29, 2019 2 hours ago, kallend said: Ron, your repeatedly stated adoration of the proven liar, adulterer, fraud, draft-dodging narcissistic bigot in the White House strips from you any shred of moral or ethical authority you might once have had. Uh, when was that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,625 #10 December 30, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, RonD1120 said: Uh, when was that? Beats me. That's why I used the phrase "might once have had". Edited December 30, 2019 by kallend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #11 December 30, 2019 15 hours ago, kallend said: 18 hours ago, RonD1120 said: Uh, when was that? Beats me. That's why I used the phrase "might once have had". Oh damn.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites