The Faithful Christian a blog of The Lighthouse Ministries

The origin of Christmas is presented beautifully in the well-known  biblical account of Luke : "And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came up

Modern American Christianity has become something that the early church wouldn’t recognize.  We speak of the love of God without the wrath of God or the judgement of God.  We rarely mention sin or repentance.  In many modern pulpits today Jesus is no more than a footnote at the end of the sermon.   I get it.  The modern, progressives don’t like to hear all of the negativity from their pastors.  They don’t want to leave church feeling guilty or convicted; they would rather spend an hour being entertained with humorous quips, PowerPoint slides, and a positive message about living their best life now, and leave church feeling warm and fuzzy inside.  In other words, they don’t want to hear the truth. I get it.  No one wants to feel guilty or unworthy, but the simple fact is, you are unworthy, we all are.  That’s a fact.  We are all sinners, none of us knows how to be good, none of us seek after God, and we all deserve Hell.  That’s difficult to hear, but it’s a fact.  We deserve to