This lesson is about the births of two of the greatest men ever born: John the Baptist and Jesus Christ. Of course, the first man rightly understood he was not worthy to loosen the shoe latches of the Second. Nonetheless, John was an extraordinary man; the bold forerunner to the long-awaited Messiah; the voice crying in the wilderness to introduce Israel to the Lamb of God Who came to take away the sins of the world. Learn the details about John's birth and of his priestly father's inspired praises and prophecies (once he was "unmuted").
In this important lesson, we also discuss the birth of "the Lamb of God"! Perhaps you think there is not much new you could hear about "the Christmas Story," but have you ever considered how divinely orchestrated all the various circumstances had to be for Christ's birth to be in Bethlehem (not Nazareth)? To bring about just that one fulfillment, God set "the whole world" in motion! For one thing, He "inspired" Herod the Great to choose the Roman method of taxation rather than the Jewish method. That one decision, if different, would have disqualified to be the True Messiah!
YOU CANNOT STUDY THE DETAILS OF CHRIST'S BIRTH AND DENY WHO HE IS!
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