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| God's Warrior |
A Christmas CreedA Christmas CreedI believe in Jesus Christ and in the beauty of the gospel begun in Bethlehem. I believe in the one whose spirit glorified a little town; and whose spirit still brings music to persons all over the world, in towns both large and small. I believe in the one for whom the crowded inn could find no room, and I confess that my heart still sometimes wants to exclude Christ from my life today. I believe in the one who the rulers of the earth ignored and the proud could never understand; whose life was among common people, whose welcome came from persons of hungry hearts. I believe in the one who proclaimed the love of God to be invincible: I believe in the one whose cradle was a mother's arms, whose modest home in Nazareth had love for its only wealth, who looked at persons and made them see what God's love saw in them, who by love brought sinners back to purity, and lifted human weakness up to meet the strength of God. I confess my ever-lasting need of God: The need of forgiveness for our selfishness and greed, the need of new life for empty souls, the need of love for hearts grown cold. I believe in God who gives us the best of himself. I believe in Jesus, the son of the living God, born in Bethlehem this night, for me and for the world. |
| God's Warrior |
Christmas....
When HEARTS reach out and MEMORIES come alive in the warmth of LOVE May your home be filled with happiness, your hearts with love, your days with joy at Christmas and always. May Peace, Hope and Love be with you Today,Tomorrow and Always Merry Christmas! ********************************************* Posted by Aloe: As much as we love Christmas, remember that without what happened on Easter, Christmas would be meaningless. ******************************************** AMEN! "The people who walk in darkness have seen a great light" (Isa. 9:2). That's what the prophets foretold. John the Baptist pointed to Jesus as this light, the Light of the World who came to give life eternal to all mankind. It matters what you know about Jesus--about who He was, why He came, and what He did. He came to be the Light of the World, to expose the darkness and to bring life to us. John 3:16 "God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Jesus didn't come into this world to condemn this world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:18 is, if you don't believe in Jesus, you don't have to do anything else to be condemned for your sin. You're condemned already. It's knowing who Jesus is and trusting what He's done on the cross that separates us from the condemnation of our sin and allows us to go to heaven when we die. Romans 8:1-2 tells us, "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.... For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made us free from the law of sin and death." When you come to Jesus Christ as Savior, when you get to know Him that way, my friends, all the guilt is set aside. All the bondage is set aside. The penalty for your sin is set aside. And for the very first time in your life, you discover what it's like to be really free. Are you living today in the freedom that only Jesus Christ can give? And if you live in the freedom today that only Jesus Christ can give, you'll know that you're living in freedom, because you'll know the One who set you free. His name is Jesus. Let Him set you free today. See the "4 Spiritual Laws" at the following thread http://thegatheringplacehome.myfastforum.org/ftopic243.php See also "How to Become a Christian" http://thegatheringplacehome.myfastforum.org/ftopic227.php |