when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “let us go over to bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” and they went with haste and found mary and joseph, and the baby lying in a...
and this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” and suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with...
and in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. and an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. and the angel said to them, “fear not,...
in those days a decree went out from caesar augustus that all the world should be registered. this was the first registration when quirinius was governor of syria. and all went to be registered, each to his own town. and joseph also went up from galilee, from the town...
“who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.” [romans 4:25] our trespasses and our justification this time of year has our minds wrapped around christmas, and the joy of our Savior’s birth. our thoughts linger around a...
“but for ours also. it will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord,” — [romans 4:24] Jesus is raised from the dead! death is final, and it is unavoidable. we don’t often spend much time considering death, but from the...
