The Birth of Jesus is not Christmas because Christ did not exist until Jesus died.
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CLV Matt 1:16 now Jacob begets Joseph, the husband of Mary of whom was born Jesus, Who is termed "Christ."
Strong's
G5547 Christos khris-tos'
from G5548;
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.
The word "Christ" or 'Christos' means "anointed." The best parallel I can draw is the example of David. After he killed the giant, he was anointed King of Israel. He was too young to take over the job at the time. And Israel already had a king. But it meant that when he came of age he would become King of Isreal.
In God's time, Jesus will return as Messiah and become the government of the entire world.
He is "Christ," the anointed.
I understand what y'all are saying.
But...think about it for a sec...
IF Jesus was not resurrected, he would have been just a man. The son of God yes, but there would be no sacrifice that washes your sins. You would still have to make your weekly sacrifices to attone for your sins.
Easter represents the sacrifice of Jesus and the resurrection of Christ.
Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus. At that time, until his resurrection, he was a man.
The Christian faith requires belief that Jesus Christ is the Holy Sacrifice that saves us from our sins. It was His sacrifice that has the most impact on the belief structure, not His birth.
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life
Edited by
Tom4Uhere
on Fri 08/24/18 01:08 PM