True Story Of The Nativity, The (Pack Of 25)

The story of the first Christmasis so beloved that singers and storytellers across the centuries have embellished and elaborated the story in celebration. However, most people now don?t know which details are biblical and which are fabricated. People usually imagine the manger scene with snow, singing angels, many worshipers, and a little drummer boy. None of that is found in the biblical account. Christmas has become the product of an odd mixture of pagan ideas, superstition, fanciful legends, and plain ignorance. Add to that the commercialization of Christmas by marketers and the politicization of Christmas in the culture wars, and you?re left with one big mess. Let?s try to sort it out. The place to begin is in God?s Word, the Bible. Here we find not only the source of the original account of Christmas, but also God?s commentary on it. The Source of the Original Account of ChristmasWe can?t know Jesus if we don?t understand He is real. The story of His birth is no allegory. We dare not romanticize it or settle for a fanciful legend that renders the whole story meaningless. Mary and Joseph were real people. Their dilemma on finding no room at the inn surely was as frightening for them as it would be for you or me. The manger in which Mary laid Jesus must have reeked of animal smells. That first Christmas was anything but picturesque. But that makes it all the more wondrou

Macarthur, John