December 16, 2011
As genuine believers in Christ, our ministering to others predominantly must be about who we are in Christ, as well as who we are becoming, which is more and more like Christ Jesus. Becoming more like our Lord means that, by God’s Grace and the power of His Holy Spirit, we also are gaining more of our Lord’s ministering attributes—His ministering characteristics that help us show our love, compassion, accessibility, approachability, and knowledge about the Gospel’s Truths with those believers and unbelievers who are in need of spiritual, physical, financial, material, communal, familial, emotional, mental, and/or psychological help.
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December 11, 2011
It is important to note here that Christmas is not about one day, and the Christmas Season is not about a certain time of the year. Christmas equals the Christmas Season, and the Christmas Season is really the year-round condition of believers’ “heart,” and believers’ “heart” is the seat or center of their Holy Spirit guided, taught, and empowered spiritual life. Therefore, putting the argument about the real date when Jesus the Christ was born aside, for true believers, whether the Christmas Season is celebrated for 6 or 7 weeks out of the year or celebrated for 365 continuous days, the Christmas Season has been and continues to be the most wonderful and most holy time of the year.
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