by BRG_Admin | Jan 27, 2021 | Articles, Miracles of Christmas
Solomon of old wrote that there is a time for every season: “A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing (Eccl. 3:5, KJV-BRG). The definition of “embrace” is to hold (someone) closely in...
by BRG_Admin | Jan 27, 2021 | Articles, Miracles of Christmas
“Alive in Christ” is a miracle that has been at work for 2,000 years and continues to be at work today. From the very birth of Jesus, new life has been revealed because of the mere power of His existence. Simeon took the baby Jesus in his arms inside the temple court...
by BRG_Admin | Jan 27, 2021 | Articles, Miracles of Christmas
The expression “Son of God” is used about thirty-five times in the New Testament while the expression “Son of Man” appears about eighty-five times. Jesus only once referred to Himself as the Son of God yet many times used the description “Son of Man.” It was Peter who...
by BRG_Admin | Jan 27, 2021 | Articles, Miracles of Christmas
The lineage of Jesus seems to emphasize certain aspects of the nature of the newborn Jesus. Matthew accounts for the earthly “fathers” of Jesus ranging from Abraham to Joseph. Abraham, as you recall, is the father of the son of promise, Isaac. At an impossible age,...
by BRG_Admin | Jan 27, 2021 | Articles, Miracles of Christmas
Anyone working on his or her family lineage is excited to reach back to the fifth, sixth, or seventh generation. Highly unlikely, even with today’s technology, is reaching to the tenth generation. The combination of Matthew’s and Luke’s writings, however, produce the...
by BRG_Admin | Jan 27, 2021 | Articles, Miracles of Christmas
Mary and Joseph have fulfilled the law of circumcision for their newborn child on the eighth day and are now back in Bethlehem making preparations for their return to Nazareth. Before they leave, however, Mary must obey the law of purification (Luke 2:22–24; Lev....
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