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“O Holy Night…” **
How I see Christmas:
The secular Christmas takes Christ out but emphasizes good works and sharing. The world takes that as the central theme of Christmas. Yet the Bible clearly says that all of our good works are like filthy rags.
(Isaiah 64:6English Standard Version (ESV)
We have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.
We all fade like a leaf,
and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.)
Non-Christians also see “peace” as a theme. Yet, Jesus said he came to bring a ‘sword’.
(Matthew 10:34English Standard Version (ESV)
34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.)
Christians see Christmas as Emmanuel, meaning God with us. With this in mind, Jesus’ birth is simple and a miraculous gift from God. His birth makes us humble and we fall on our knees.
We repent of our sins and receive His forgiveness. We partake of the Eucharist and receive life. Only then can we share and pass on His gifts of love, joy, and celebrate in Jesus as a result of the Holy Spirit within us.
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“O Holy Night…” **
How I see Christmas:
The secular Christmas takes Christ out but emphasizes good works and sharing. The world takes that as the central theme of Christmas. Yet the Bible clearly says that all of our good works are like filthy rags.
(Isaiah 64:6English Standard Version (ESV)
We have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.
We all fade like a leaf,
and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.)
Non-Christians also see “peace” as a theme. Yet, Jesus said he came to bring a ‘sword’.
(Matthew 10:34English Standard Version (ESV)
34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.)
Christians see Christmas as Emmanuel, meaning God with us. With this in mind, Jesus’ birth is simple and a miraculous gift from God. His birth makes us humble and we fall on our knees.
We repent of our sins and receive His forgiveness. We partake of the Eucharist and receive life. Only then can we share and pass on His gifts of love, joy, and celebrate in Jesus as a result of the Holy Spirit within us.
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“O Holy Night
O holy night the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new glorious morn
Fall on your knees
O hear the angels’ voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night divine o night
O night divine
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new glorious morn
Fall on your knees
O hear the angels’ voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night divine o night
O night divine”
(Picture above From SELC -Siberian Ev. Lutheran Church)