Christmas and Jesus: Life and Death
With the season of Christmas suddenly upon us, we are reminded once again that Jesus came to save us from our sins. Jesus came to give us eternal life. Jesus came to save us from eternal condemnation (a.k.a.: death). These facts are sometimes forgotten among all of the images of shepherds and wise men. These facts are sometimes misplaced among all of the images of Jesus as a baby in a manger surrounded by cows and donkeys. Lest we forget, the baby Jesus, born in Bethlehem and laid in a manger, would be covered with blood and hanging on a...