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What does the Bible teach about marriage? from Compelling Truth Marriage is such a ubiquitous part of every human culture that we tend to forget we didn’t create the institution. It is God who created marriage, and He gave some very specific guidance in His word. What the Bible says about marriage The Bible uses marriage as a metaphor for the relationship between God and His people. The entire book of Hosea is a story about the unfaithfulness of Israel as allegorized by Hosea’s wife—a not-quite reformed prostitute. In Ephesians…

Christmas Isn’t Over Until the Wise Men Arrive by J. LEE GRADY for Charisma News When I was a child, Christmas always seemed like a huge letdown. There was a buildup to the holiday in December, with parties, family visits and the expectation of gifts. But then it all came to a screeching halt on Dec. 26. Our family’s decorations went into the attic, Christmas merchandise disappeared from store shelves (replaced overnight by Valentine’s Day candy) and radio stations abruptly stopped playing Christmas music. I hated the disappointment. Seeing something so…

The Christian Paradox By Tim Jones for American Thinker The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14) It’s been said that the most important event in human history was the birth of Christ. When you examine this claim with an open mind, there can be no denying it, as there is clearly no event that has reverberated throughout the world that effected so many…

Messianic Prophecies, Part 1 by Myra Kahn Adams for Town Hall Thanks for joining our Christmas weekend Bible study. Today we celebrate the birth of baby Yeshua (Jesus’s name in Hebrew) that begins a two-part discussion of Messianic prophecies found in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. First, we read what Jesus said about the prophecies, and a VIP guest offers some meaningful insight. Then a review of what was written in the Hebrew Bible relevant to Christmas and the lineage of Jesus. Next week we will examine prophecies about His life, identity,…

Angels Watch in Wonder BY Daniel Darling  for Core Christianity Angels watch in wonder as God unfolds history. They see the work of Satan as he assumes control as prince and power of the air, and they see and engage in God’s unfolding plan to rescue His beloved creation. It’s a twisting, often agonizing story with only small light rays of redemption. The angels watch sin overwhelm the human race with corruption while God rescues and restores through the single faithful family of Noah. The angels observe God pursue an idol-worshipping pagan named…

Christ became man so there might be hope for the worst of sinners by Jonathan Van Maren for Life Site News The story of how Handel’s Messiah came about is an extraordinary one. Each Advent, I try to attend a performance of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, one of the most beautiful compositions of Christian music created in the last several centuries. Taken verbatim from the King James Version of the Bible and the Psalter of the Book of Common Prayer, Handel’s oratorio begins with the prophecies of Isaiah and others;…

6 ‘Facts’ You Might Have Totally Wrong About the Bible’s Nativity Story By Billy Hallowell  for Faith Wire Many of us are intensely familiar with the traditional nativity story, but are you aware of the common misconceptions enshrined in popular depictions of Jesus’ birth? The U.K.-based Bible Society conducted a survey a few years back about these very details, finding that, in Britain, “99% of adults fail to recognize the traditional nativity story from commonly held misconceptions about donkeys, stables and inns.” And a recent LifeWay survey found just 22% of Americans…