Christ as a Child
He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. John 1:10. The apocrypha of the New Testament attempts to supply the silence of the Scriptures in reference to the early life of Christ by giving a fancy [fanciful] sketch of His childhood years. These writers […]
Where His Voice Was Heard
He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, nor cause His voice to be heard in the street…. He will bring forth justice for truth. Isaiah 42:2, 3. From His childhood Jesus conformed His life strictly to the Jewish laws. He manifested great wisdom in His youth. The grace and power of God were […]
The Joyful News
Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them…. Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all […]
An Unprepared People
And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. Matthew 1:21. The Jewish nation had corrupted their religion by useless ceremonies and customs…. They were also under bondage to the Romans and required to pay tribute to them. The Jews were […]
One Equal With God
Who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God. Philippians 2:6. The divine Son of God was the only sacrifice of sufficient value to fully satisfy the claims of God’s perfect law. The angels were sinless but of less value than the law of God. They were […]
God Fulfilled His Promises
But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son. Galatians 4:4. Christ came to this world to reveal the Father, to give to humanity a true knowledge of God. He came to manifest the love of God. Without a knowledge of God, humanity would be eternally lost…. Life and power […]
