“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given.”  Isaiah 9:6. The New Testament clarifies even further who this Son is. In Luke 1, the angelic messenger appeared to Mary and identified the Christ-child in four ways.  He would be the son of Mary, making Him fully human (Luke 1:31). He […]

“Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen,…” Luke 2:20. The shepherds heard an angel announce the birth of the Savior, followed by a “multitude of the heavenly host praising God”.  After they found Mary, Joseph, and the Baby in Bethlehem, the shepherds couldn’t help […]

“God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son.”  Hebrews 1:1-2.  In the Old Testament, God spoke to His people through the prophets and many rejected God’s Word. We may be awed by the […]

“And you…He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless and above reproach in His sight.” Colossians 1:21-22. We often think of Christmas as a season of giving.  Most of us try hard to find gifts that friends and family will like, but not all gifts are […]