Christmas Revisited: Beyond the Secular Noise
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- Many believers are distressed about how successfully secularists have stripped Christ from Christmas. Actually there is an opportunity there to reinstate the observance of His birth. How so?
- In announcing the supernatural conception of the Savior’s birth to Mary, then to Joseph we find embedded in the blessing a considerable burden. What were the respective burdens (for Mary and Joseph) and what does that tell us about God’s ways?
- What does the name ‘Jesus’ mean?
- How would you answer the person who claims a high moral standing (i.e. “I am a good person. Therefore, I don’t need Christ.”)? The rebuttal (in the form of a question) to that self-righteous opinion of oneself is implicit in this passage. What is the natural question to ask such a person?