Jesus taught about and emphasized His death, not His birth
Luke 9: 21 And He strictly warned and commanded them to tell this to no one, 22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the
elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the
third day.”
Paul said he/we are to preach Christ crucified!
1 Cor. 1:22 For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
In taking the Lord's supper we remember/proclaim His death until He returns!
1 Cor. 11:26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.
His death is the death we earned and makes our/believers life a reality, but more than that it is the the ultimate display of God's glory in Jesus Christ!
Revelation 5:12 saying with a loud voice: “ Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, And strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
The popular song Noel means birth, but let's not forget to proclaim the death He suffered for His glory and our salvation!
"Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by
Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved."
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