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What if Jesus Christ of the town of Nazareth…was born on September the 2nd not December 25…

What if Jesus Christ of the town of Nazareth…was born on September the 2nd not December 25…


Is there a command or an approved example in the New Testament of Christ to celebrate and remember even any birthday or in this instance the birth of Jesus…God’s only Son…

If there is then I have searched without fruit…I find no Authority in the Bible, in the New Testament of Christ to celebrate or mandate the celebration of the birth of Jesus…


The Shepherds were in the field watching the flocks…under the stars. I do not believe they were in winter due to this fact…The time of taxation was at hand…most people do not travel in the winter… Jerusalem was very busy with people there to pay taxes…there was no room in the inn. Yet Jesus was born in a manger… and then the world began to change…


Three wise men following the star…brought gifts of gold…frankincense…and myrrh…these wise men gave enough gold and money worth of stuff that God who is Jesus’s Father provided all that would be needed for His Son Jesus through the hands of the wise men…the wise men then knew the child was in danger and did what they could to protect God’s only Son…Joeseph and Mary then fled to Egypt and God’s only Son eventually grew up in the Town of Nazareth… Jesus is the only one named Jesus that came from the town of Nazareth in Israel…when asked by the one known as Saul who was killing Jesus’s followers… Jesus of Nazareth responded with these words…


Act 22:7-8 KJV And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecute thou me? 8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And He said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecute.


We are told what to celebrate in the New Agreement with Creation called the New Testament of Christ…I believe the birth of Jesus is extremely important but we are told we are to remember His death, burial, and resurrection not His birth…however many people celebrate the Holiday traditions teaching of Jesus birth and thus His death burial and resurrection…there is no Authority to celebrate Christmas than there is to have Thanksgiving here in America…it is a tradition and it is not a sin to participate in tradition as long as you do not bind the tradition as law. Listen to the instruction given…


1Co 11:23-30 KJV For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which He was betrayed took bread: 24 And when He had given thanks, He brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of Me. 25 After the same manner also He took the cup, when He had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in My Blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of Me. 26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. 27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 29 For he that eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. 30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.


We are told to celebrate or remember the death and resurrection of Jesus by partaking of the bread and wine in remembrance of Jesus setting us free from sin and death…for He did not stay dead.


Mat 27:45-53 KJV Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken Me? 47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. 48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar (sour wine), and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. 49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save Him. 50 Jesus, when He had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after His resurrection, and went into the Holy city, and appeared unto many.


Jesus did not sin when He was forsaken on the cross but correctly identified what had happened…the Holy Spirit that landed on Him at His baptism and did many miracles to prove Jesus words were Truth and Life…left Him and Jesus correctly asked Why did you leave me God…then He said it is Finished and gave up Himself as a willing sacrifice and was raised three days later…


Jesus died and was raised from the dead so you and I could never choose evil or a wrong immoral thing again…Jesus’ work of redemption…provided forgiveness of all past evil and a cleansing of the evil as long as we obey Jesus the Author of Salvation. Jesus will reveal the truth to you and then all you must do is what is right with our Creator. Will you do what is right when the truth is revealed to you? Yes or no. Do you believe Jesus died on the cross and was raised from the dead being God’s only Son He Fathered? Yes or no?


Listen to this account after Jesus Christ’s resurrection…

Mar 16:14-20 KJV Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 20 And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. Heb 5:8-9 KJV Though he were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered; 9 And being made perfect, He became the Author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey Him…


Father I believe in Your only Fathered Son Jesus the Christ please show me mercy and grant me repentance by revealing the truth and empowering me to repent and reconciled with You through the salvation supplied by Your only Son…In Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.


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Jesus Christ birth

It is more blessed to give than receive…

It is more blessed to give than receive…


You cannot out give the Giver…You cannot out give God…God always gives more to those who are faithful with the little things…


2Co 9:6-7 KJV But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 7 Every man according as he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.


Luk 16:10-12 KJV He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. 11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? 12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?


Pro 19:17 KJV He that hath pity upon the poor lends unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.


Mat 6:30-34 KJV Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof…


Joh 6:35 KJV And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst…Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Mat 5:6 KJV


Father help us to always be faithful with You and the things You give us…please reveal the truth so we can change and do what is right by You and Your only Fathered Son…in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.


Try…A…Daily Pause for Prayer and Devotional a Wellsaid Christian Devotional about the teachings of Jesus… https://www.anopenbiblestudy.com/blog-by-ben-the-friend...



It is more blessed to give than receive…

Whose table do you sit at…

Whose table do you sit at…


Joh 3:16-21 AFV For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish, but may have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not His Son into the world that He might judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. 18 The one who believes in Him is not judged, but the one who does not believe has already been judged because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the judgment: that the light has come into the world, but men loved darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. 20 For everyone who practices evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, so that his works may not be exposed; 21 But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be manifested, that they have been accomplished by the power of God…


…And this is the message that we have heard from Him and are declaring to you: that God is light, and there is no darkness at all in Him. 6 If we proclaim that we have fellowship with Him, but we are walking in the darkness, we are lying to ourselves, and we are not practicing the Truth. 7 However, if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, His own Son, cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say that we do not have sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our own sins, He is faithful and righteous, to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Word is not in us…1Jn 1:5-10 AFV


1Co 10:20-22 AFV But that which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God; and I do not wish you to have fellowship with demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord, and the table of demons. 22 Now do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?


2Th 2:7-12 AFV For the mystery of lawlessness is already working; only there is one Who is restraining at the present time until it arises out of the midst. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed (whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth, and will destroy with the brightness of His coming); 9 Even the one whose coming is according to the inner working of Satan, with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in those who are perishing because they did not receive the love of the truth, so that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause, God will send upon them a powerful deception that will cause them to believe the lie, 12 So that all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but who took pleasure in unrighteousness…


And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure (perhaps) will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; 26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. 2Ti 2:24-26 KJV


Jas 4:7-10 KJV Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up…


Father, please grant us repentance and a love of the Truth which cannot be quenched…we renounce any other table and ask to receive only from Jesus of Nazareth Your only Son…please clean us and free us so we can learn the Truth and never do an evil thing again by forsaking lies and doing right by You…In Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.


Try…A…Daily Pause for Prayer and Devotional a Wellsaid Christian Devotional about the teachings of Jesus… https://www.anopenbiblestudy.com/blog-by-ben-the-friend...



Whose table do you sit at…

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