{"id":12576,"date":"2023-12-16T12:30:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T12:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/?p=12576"},"modified":"2024-01-09T12:36:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T12:36:58","slug":"this-christmas-what-is-it-to-you-is-it-christmas-or-xmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/this-christmas-what-is-it-to-you-is-it-christmas-or-xmas\/","title":{"rendered":"THIS CHRISTMAS – WHAT IS IT TO YOU: IS IT – CHRISTMAS Or XMAS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

THIS CHRISTMAS – WHAT IS IT TO YOU: IS IT – CHRISTMAS Or XMAS – I Know It’s “CHRIST” For “CHRISTMAS” And Not An ‘X’ For “CHRIST” As In “XMAS”!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“And WITHOUT CONTROVERSY great is the mystery of godliness: God was MANIFEST in the FLESH (HUMANITY), JUSTIFIED in the Spirit, SEEN of angels, PREACHED unto the Gentiles, BELIEVED on in the world, RECEIVED up into glory<\/em>” 1 Timothy 3:16.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What is CHRISTMAS? It is the treasured and memorable yearly commemoration and Celebration of God\u2019s LOVE to mankind in the BIRTH of our – Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus,\u00a0\u00a0 and His REDEMPTION CAUSE on earth for all mankind.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beloved, BELIEVE not EVERY spirit, but TRY (EXAMINE) the spirits whether they are of God: because MANY FALSE PROPHETS ARE GONE OUT INTO THE WORLD. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that CONFESSETH that Jesus Christ is COME in the FLESH (HUMANITY) is of God: 3 and every spirit that CONFESSETH NOT that Jesus Christ is COME in the FLESH (HUMANITY) is NOT of God: and this is that spirit of ANTICHRIST, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now ALREADY is it in the WORLD”<\/em> 1 John 4:1-3.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s imperative to commemorate and celebrate Christ birth. In being objective, I have sectioned the word Christmas in this way. That is, CHRIST and MAS. Wherefore, Christ – means, the anointed One, the Messiah, the Saviour, the Holy one of Israel and the Redeemer. And \u2018MAS\u2019 for ‘MASS’ means – The Gathering – To Celebrate, Commemorate and Observe. Hence\u00a0 CHRISTMAS in this context is the yearly commemoration and Celebration of God\u2019s love in the birth of Christ and His REDEMPTION cause on Earth to all mankind.<\/span><\/p>\n

This thus signifies “CHRISTMAS” as the sharing of that GRACE and the benediction of the triune God which is expressed through their LOVE to mankind in COMMUNION – FELLOWSHIP – as it’s written:<\/span><\/p>\n

“The GRACE of the Lord Jesus Christ and the LOVE of God, and the COMMUNION of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen” 2 Corinthians 13:14.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Some have replaced the \u2018Christ\u2019 of Christmas with an ‘X’ for Xmas. Probably because they are ignorant or they can\u2019t comprehend and imagine the good that Christ brings into Christmas, hence they chose the use of the negative connotations that ‘X’ represents. You see it in advert through the media, Christmas cards and such like places to undermine the true essence for which Christ was born and named in Christmas.<\/span><\/p>\n

CHRIST is not the same as ‘X’ connotation. It is not a worthwhile abbreviation either by any margins.<\/span><\/p>\n

However there are other opinions about Christmas, while some say Christmas is not important and is not worth any form of commemoration and celebration because<\/span><\/p>\n

it\u2019s a heathen day, a pagan holiday. Others indicate that December 25th is not the day on which Christ was born and some even claimed it’s in October. Some people also say that He was born spiritual and not with physical nature – not in humanity. According to some it is for pagans and Satanists due to the glamorous events and activities that are now associated to this date especially with the financial indiscipline and indebtedness people entangle themselves into as a result of the celebration. and commemoration in quote.<\/span><\/p>\n

May I say that just because the enemy perverts and distorts the meaning and essence of the celebration of Christmas, does not mean that we should let go of that which we believe is of God – that is, that Christ was BORN for us all according to the scriptures irrespective of individuals or selective fews indignation of Christ birth in humanity. 1 Timothy 3:16; 1 John 4:1-6.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

For me and every supposed Spirit born child of God, what is vital in the whole scenario of indifference is that Christ was born in the flesh – humanity. This is without controversy<\/span><\/p>\n

as endorsed in 1 Timothy 3:16. Dates and times not withstanding and should not be an issue, but the act of acknowledging this very fact and truth of God in the light of the Holy Scriptures makes the journey of the Christian FAITH meaningful and fulfilling to anyone that believes in Christ Jesus as saviour and Lord as in the scriptures.<\/span><\/p>\n

(This writ is an extract from my yearly publication on CHRISTMAS of – Achievers Special FAITH Digest Publications, e.g. AFD DECEMBER EDITION – BLESSED READ)<\/span><\/p>\n

** Another’s also the Study Booklet which is FREE for your perusal. Meaning, it’s NOT TO BE SOLD – And detailed link to the Bible Study Booklet format is available as you click open to this link:<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.redemptionlifeinternational.org\/…\/PDF-The…<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Blessed read.<\/span><\/p>\n

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK.<\/span><\/p>\n

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“And WITHOUT CONTROVERSY great is the mystery of godliness: God was MANIFEST in the FLESH (HUMANITY), JUSTIFIED in the Spirit, SEEN of angels, PREACHED unto the Gentiles, BELIEVED on in the world, RECEIVED up into glory” <\/em>1 Timothy 3:16.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“Beloved, BELIEVE not EVERY spirit, but TRY (EXAMINE) the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that CONFESSETH that Jesus Christ is COME in the FLESH (HUMANITY) is of God: 3 and every spirit that CONFESSETH NOT that Jesus Christ is COME in the FLESH (HUMANITY) is NOT of God: and this is that spirit of ANTICHRIST, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now ALREADY is it in the WORLD. 4 Ye ARE of God, little children, and have OVERCOME them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 5 They ARE of the WORLD: therefore SPEAK they of the world, and the world HEARETH them. 6 We ARE of God: he that KNOWETH God HEARETH us; he that is NOT of God HEARETH NOT us. Hereby KNOW we the spirit of TRUTH, and the spirit of ERROR” <\/em>1 John 4:1-6 (Emphasis Mine).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“I marvel that ye are so soon REMOVED from him that CALLED you into the grace of Christ unto ANOTHER gospel: 7 which is not another; but there be SOME that trouble you, and would PERVERT the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any OTHER gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be ACCURSED. 9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any OTHER gospel unto you than that ye have RECEIVED, let him be ACCURSED” <\/em>Galatians 1:6-9.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“Beloved, when I gave all DILIGENCE to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should EARNESTLY CONTEND FOR THE FAITH which was once delivered unto the saints. 4 For there are CERTAIN MEN CREPT IN UNAWARES, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, UNGODLY men, TURNING the grace of our God into LASCIVIOUSNESS, and DENYING the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ” <\/em>Jude 1:3-4.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, THE WORD, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one” <\/em>1 John 5:7.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“In the beginning was THE WORD, and THE WORD was with God, and THE WORD was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were MADE by HIM; and without HIM was not any thing MADE that was MADE. 4 In HIM was LIFE; and THE LIFE was the LIGHT of men. 5 And THE LIGHT shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not . . . 14 And THE WORD was made FLESH [HUMAN, HUMANITY], and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of GRACE and TRUTH . . . 17 For THE LAW was given by Moses, but GRACE and TRUTH came by Jesus Christ” <\/em>John 1:1-5, 14, 17.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“That the COMMUNICATION of thy FAITH may become EFFECTUAL by the ACKNOWLEDGING of EVERY GOOD thing which is IN YOU in Christ Jesus”<\/em> Philemon 1:6.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

REV. CHUKIE MORSI<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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