Written by Pastor Jack Wellman18 Amazing Quotes about the Meaning of Christmas
What is Christmas really about? Most Christians would agree that it’s about Jesus, not just giving gifts and going to parties. But why are we celebrating Jesus? Because God gave the most perfect gift ever – His Son, who would give us the opportunity to be joined with God. Peace and goodwill are important, but Christmas is more than that – it’s about salvation and eternal life.
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My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
- Luke 1:46-49
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He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.
- Thomas a Kempis
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There were only a few shepherds at the first Bethlehem. The ox and the donkey understood more of the first Christmas than the high priests in Jerusalem. And it is the same today.
- Thomas Merton
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Our God is the God of the unexpected. A few things could be more unexpected than the King of heaven being born in a stable
- Bil Crowder
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Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
- Isaiah 7:14
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Take Christ out of Christmas, and December becomes the bleakest and most colorless month of the year.
- A. F. Wells
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Rejoice, that the immortal God is born, so that mortal man may live in eternity.
- Assorted Authors
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All the Christmas presents in the world are worth nothing without the presence of Christ.
- David Jeremiah
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Saving us is the greatest and most concrete demonstration of God's love, the definitive display of His grace throughout time and eternity.
- David Jeremiah
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The giving of gifts is not something man invented. God started the giving spree when he gave a gift beyond words, the unspeakable gift of His Son.
- Robert Flatt
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You can always give without loving, but you can never love without giving.
- Amy Carmichael
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If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: "God with us." We tend to focus our attention at Christmas on the infancy of Christ. The greater truth of the holiday is His deity. More astonishing than a baby in the manger is the truth that this promised baby is the omnipotent Creator of the heavens and the earth!
- John MacArthur
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For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
- Ephesians 2:8
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The more you give, the more comes back to you, because God is the greatest giver in the universe, and He won't let you outgive Him. Go ahead and try. See what happens.
- Randy Alcorn
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Who can add to Christmas? The perfect motive is that God so loved the world. The perfect gift is that He gave His only Son. The only requirement is to believe in Him. The reward of faith is that you shall have everlasting life.
- Corrie Ten Boom
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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- John 3:16
I pray that you are blessed and encouraged by these quotes about Christmas!
