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Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ by Timothy J. Keller
From pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller comes the perfect gift for the holidays—a profoundly moving and intellectually provocative examination of the Nativity storyEven people who are not professing Christians think they are familiar with the story of the Nativity. Every Christmas displays of Jesus resting in a manger populate lawns and churchyards, and songs about shepherds and angels fill the air. Yet despite the abundance of these Christian references in popular culture, how many of us have examined the hard edges of this biblical story?
In his new book Timothy Keller takes readers on an illuminating journey into the surprising background of the Nativity. By understanding the message of hope and salvation within the Bible’s account of Jesus’s birth, readers will experience the redeeming power of God’s grace in a meaningful and deeper way.
The Truth About... Christmas
Hidden Truth Revealed truth is more important than tradition. That Christmas is really all about the birth of Jesus, but did you know the earliest Americans.
Timothy J. Keller
99 Interesting Facts About Christmas
I love Christmas and ever since I was a child my family has celebrated it as a religious holiday. Over the years, though, I've learned some odd facts about Christmas that are fun to bring up in conversation. Try one of these if you need a conversation starter at your next holiday party:. December 25 was originally a pagan celebration. Nobody knows when Jesus of Nazareth was born and nobody celebrated his birthday for hundreds of years. December 25 was co-opted from pagan rites connected with the winter solstice. The nativity story resulted in several wars.
Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. Disclaimer: The Scripture verses have been changed to reflect the true sacred name of Yahuah and Yahusha, but because this article was written by one who was not versed in the sacred names it is therefore replete with the replacement terms of the Lord, God, and Jesus Christ. How intriguing it is to trace them to their origins. Many of our cherished traditions are buried deep in the pagan past. The [Roman Catholic] church saw no reason to destroy the old customs, and so they were adopted to fit our celebration of the birth of Christ.
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Where did it come from? Did you know December 25 was the concluding day of the pagan winter festival called the "Saturnalia"? Where did "Santa Claus" come from? The "Christmas tree"? How did this pagan feast become connected with "Christianity"? Here is an amazing "whale of a tale"! Although the whole world celebrates Christmas as a "Christian" holiday, including millions of non-Christians, is Christmas really "Christian" at all?
Hidden Truth Revealed What Is It About Christmas? By Mark Withey Christmas. Why is it so magical and so full of fond memories? It got me thinking. Once you take away all the details and you look at the actual message of the movie, you realize it is evangelistic in nature.
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The plain truth is, Christmas is NOT Christ's birthday at all! to observe and celebrate Christ's birthday, He would not have so completely hidden the exact date.