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God Himself Has Come To Us
"I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:10-11

God the Son Has Become Man
"Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, thought it no robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross." Philippians...

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing."⁸

For the family facing foreclosure... for the father diagnosed with terminal cancer... for the wife struggling to conceive... for the young girl considering abortion... for the thousands who lost jobs and life savings...there is hope.

The Bible says that each of us has been created by God...that he loves us...and that he wants us to have a fulfilling life. "I came that they may have life and have it abundantly," Jesus said.¹ He meant a life that goes beyond "mere existence" to a...

One minute after you die you will either be enjoying a personal welcome from Christ or catching your first glimpse of gloom as you have never known it. Either way, your future will be irrevocably fixed and eternally unchangeable.

Those who find themselves in heaven will be surrounded with many friends they have known on earth. Every description of heaven they have ever heard will pale in light of reality. But others will find themselves shrouded in darkness in a region of deprivation and unending regret. For them, death will be far worse than they ever imagined.

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"No hay personas comunes y corrientes. Nunca has hablado con un simple mortal," escribiO

C. S. Lewis. Y tiene razOn, porque cada persona es una creaciOn especial de Dios.

CrEelo o no, nadie te iguala. Tu apariencia fIsica, voz, y personalidad--costumbres, inteligencia, y preferencias--hacen que seas una creaciOn exclusiva. Hasta tus huellas digitales te distinguen de todos los demAs humanos; pasados, presentes o futuros. No eres el producto de una lInea de montaje cOsmica; eres singular.

Pero el aspecto mAs importante de tu identidad es que Dios te creO a su...

I remember the day as a sunny, summer Brazilian one. My wife, Denalyn, and I were spending the afternoon with our friends Paul and Debbie. Their house was a welcome relief. We lived close to downtown Rio de Janeiro in a high-rise apartment. Paul and Debbie lived an hour away from the city center in a nice house where the air was cooler, the streets were cleaner, and life was calmer. Besides, they had a swimming pool.

Our two-year-old daughter, Jenna, loved to play with their kids. And that is exactly what she was doing when she fell. We didn't intend to leave the children...

See the hole in the skyline?"

I leaned forward and followed the finger of the driver. He was a rotund guy named Frank. Neck too big for his collar, hands too thick to wrap around the steering wheel. He pointed through the windshield at the forest of buildings called Lower Manhattan.

"The towers used to sit right there."

He could tell that I couldn't see the spot. "See the hole to the left of the one with the spire?

Three days ago that was the World Trade Center. I looked at it each day as I came over the bridge. It was a powerful sight. The first morning I...

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way. Isaiah 53:6

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Proverbs 14:12

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23

The wages of sin is death. Romans 6:23

Every one of us shall give account of himself to God. Romans 14:12

It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. Hebrews 9:27

Except a man be born again, he...

No Greater Love

Rembrandt, one of the greatest painters the world has ever known, did something amazing in his universally respected work, The Raising of the Cross. He included himself in the painting as one of those who crucified Jesus It's a truth we each need to acknowledge for ourselves.

Why would he do that?

Why would Rembrant do such a thing? Because he believed what the Bible says about us--that we have all failed God and are guilty before him. "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans...