Group of posts on the Nativity of Christ
Having fulfilled their Jewish legal and ceremonial obligations to be obedient to God, Joseph was warned in a dream of danger the newborn king faced from the Romanized Jewish King Herod (Matthew 2:13-14). The Holy Family hastily took flight during the night, and they traveled until they were outside of the domain and jurisdiction of … Read more
After the Presentation of the Jesus, the firstborn of the virgin Mary, and the Purification of Mary, at the Temple in Jerusalem, Joseph and Mary fled to Egypt, with the infant Jesus. They stayed in Egypt until the Romanized Jewish King Herod the Great died. After Herod’s death it was then safe for them to … Read more
After his miraculous birth, Jesus, the new born king ,was adored and proclaimed by local shepherds and by the wise men. In accordance with Jewish law and tradition, Jesus was circumcised on the 8th day of his life. On his 40th day of his life Christ the infant king was taken by Joseph and Mary … Read more
The Real Wise Men from the East (the journey of the Biblical Magi and the Adoration of Christ) The second chapter of the Gospel According to Matthew describes the visit of the magi to Bethlehem and their adoration of Jesus the Christ, the newborn king. The shepherds of Bethlehem and the magi were the first … Read more
As described by the early church fathers at the ecumenical councils of Nicaea and Constantinople (AD 325 & 381 respectively) in the Nicene Creed: “I Believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible: And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God; … Read more
The divine Incarnation of Christ (the holy conception of Jesus, the Christ, in the womb of His virgin mother, Mary) and the subsequent humble birth of Christ (the Nativity of Christ), is God’s provision to heal man’s estrangement and separation from God. The Virgin Mary was delivered of the child Jesus (the Christ) while staying … Read more
A Christian worldview is a “God’s eye” view of our world. Creation is both visible (the physical world) and invisible (the metaphysical, “spiritual” world). Ancient Christianity understands that the visible and invisible worlds are coexistent, transcendent and indistinguishable.
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