#Birth of Jesus

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Wishing everyone a Happy Chrismahanukwanzakah! Blessings of love, laughter & peace to all. Much joy & comfort from me. 🎄✝️⛪️☦️⭐️✨️❤️

Happy Holidays!

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Matthew 1:18-25 (NIV). [18] “This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. [19] Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. [20] But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. [21] She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” [22] All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: [23] “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). [24] When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. [25] But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.”

“Good News of Great Joy” By In Touch Ministries:

“Through Jesus, we receive eternal life—and divine joy.”

“When an angel of the Lord appeared to the shepherds, he gave them good news of great joy for all people: The long-awaited Savior was born! Then the angel was suddenly “joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God” (Luke 2:13 NLT).

The good news they proclaimed that day had to do with more than just Jesus’ birth. It anticipated His sinless life, which qualified Him to be God’s sacrificial lamb. It looked ahead to His crucifixion and resurrection, which signaled the Father’s acceptance of Christ’s payment for our sins. It also encompassed His future ascension into heaven (Mark 16:19). And it envisioned Pentecost, when the Spirit would indwell believers (Joel 2:28; Acts 2:17), as well as the time Jesus would return as King. The angels rejoiced because salvation was here (2 Corinthians 6:2).

Jesus spoke about joy because He wanted us to experience the satisfaction that comes from a relationship with Him. Such profound contentment isn’t dependent upon outward circumstances; rather, it is the fruit of the Holy Spirit in you.

The angels in heaven rejoiced at the announcement of Jesus’ birth, and the shepherds praised God. Are you experiencing the divine joy that overflows from a Spirit-filled life?”

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The IDF wishes everyone a merry Christmas! Nothing shows Christmas spirit like bombing the birthplace of Jesus. /s

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Jealousy is of the Flesh 

MEMORY VERSE OF THE WEEK

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+ John 17:17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.

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VERSE OF THE DAY 

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+ Job 28:28  And this is what he says to all humanity: ‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom;   to forsake evil is real understanding.’”

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** SAY THIS BEFORE YOU READ; HERE’S SOME CHRISTIAN TRUTHS **

I AM NOT JEALOUS 

I AM FILLED WITH JOY

I AM WALKING IN GOD 

I AM IN THE LIGHT 

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READ TIME:7 Minutes & 37 Seconds

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THOUGHTS:

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     What does it mean to forsake? To abandon, leave, or quit  is hard to quit something that we are used to doing; it's hard to quit something we love to do; that’s what it means to leave evil; what is evil? It is things of the flesh, the desire of the eyes the lust of the flesh, hateful intentions, King Saul had jealousy towards David because he knew David was going to take over the kingdom, he knew the people loved him more to, King Saul could have abandon his feelings and emotions but he didn’t 

  1 Samuel 18:6-7 When the victorious Israelite army was returning home after David had killed the Philistine, women from all the towns of Israel came out to meet King Saul. They sang and danced for joy with tambourines and cymbals.7 This was their song: “Saul has killed his thousands, and David his ten thousand!”

 

* Verse 10-11 The very next day, a tormenting spirit from God overwhelmed Saul, and he began to rave in his house like a madman. David was playing the harp, as he did each day. But Saul had a spear in his hand, 11, and he hurled it at David, intending to pin him to the wall. But David escaped him twice.

* Verse 14-15 David continued to succeed in everything he did, for the Lord was with him. 15 When Saul recognized this, he became even more afraid of him. 

  See, Saul could’ve very well let go of what he was feeling, but he couldn’t because he allowed his evil actions and ways stay because he had lost control, control over his life, control over his ways, he lost control in every way because he no longer was allowing God to be in control over him. And he knew that God was with him because he accomplished so much; when we have God on our side, we can accomplish so much. It doesn’t matter what anyone has planned for you. When you have God on your side, you can go wrong. All we must do is keep our hand in his hand, 

  James 3:15-16 For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. 16 For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.

  It tells us here that jealousy and selfishness are not of God and are of the earth, and it even goes on to tell us when we have those things; we will find disorder and evil in any way; when we find these things in our heart we must go to God in repentance and ask him to help us overcome, and this kind of spirit needs to be set loose by fasting and praying, anytime the lord tells me something that I am doing that’s wrong I immediately fast and prays I don’t want to have anything in my heart that’s against God’s law, 

  Psalm 34:14 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

  We must pursue peace and do good. What is the Lord telling you today? What is God asking you to change? Is it your way? Is it the way you handle your fellow man? What is God saying to change your life?

  Jealously is something some of us experience, and it’s from the lack of being accepted for where we are; a lot of us want to be accepted, and we think that other people aren’t accepting us because we think it’s someone better than us, and this could be true. Still, we have to start accepting ourselves, and people will accept us; we all need to grow, and we all grow in our way, and how I grow will be different than how you grow; that’s life, but to be jealous about where I am or where anyone is at in there life that shouldn’t be we have to learn to deal with jealousy at the root of the issue, it’s not satisfied. 

   Ask God to help you to be satisfied with yourself! Ask God to help you love yourself in a satisfying way to the lord. When we feel these emotions of jealousy, anger, and bitterness, we need to ask God to show us the root so he can deal with it, and then we must be willing to allow him to deal with it. 

  Galatians 5:19-20 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division,

   Do you see this, friends, when we are jealous, this is from the sinful nature; the word says this is clear to know this isn’t from anything good, my friends, this is the work of the flesh, and when we have the works of the flesh, we are no longer walking in the light we are walking the ways of the enemy. Still, we have a weapon to combat this if we want to, which is fasting. Fasting helps us release what we can’t carry, and that’s why it’s such a burden when we carry it. It’s not meant for us to carry these fleshly things. What is God saying to you today? Let go of the jealousy and anything else that’s not of him.

   ***Today, we learned about jealousy; the word of God says when we have this type of spirit, it’s the works of the flesh, and we must do away with it; we do this by fasting, which makes the flesh submit unto God. Jealousy has a lot of root issues, and when we fast and pray, we can ask God what is causing us to be jealous of our fellow man.

  James 3:16 - For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.

   Where there is jealousy, there is every vile practice, which means other issues can be found. Anger, malice, strife, all these things and more can be found when someone is jealous; bitterness can stem from jealousy, and anger can too, and we must be careful with what we do and how we handle our emotions; that’s why when we feel theses spirits start to arise, we must place them immediately before God. What are the works of the flesh you are dealing with, lust, pride, anger, bitterness, or whatever? Ask God to help you release these strongholds from over your life. ©Seer~ Prophetess Lee

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PRAYER

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Heavenly Father, thank you so much; we ask you to give us peace and strength, lord, if we are dealing with anything, we give it to you, lord we desire to love with our whole heart, but something is blocking us, lord we give you our life we ask you to show us the root issues ,lord free us from the things that are keeping us bond, lord we love you so much and we praise you for what you’re going to do in our life in Jesus Name Amen 

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REFERENCES 

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+ 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 - Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its way; it is not irritable or resentful;

 

+ Song of Solomon 8:6 - Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord.

 

+ Proverbs 27:4 - Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

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FURTHER READINGS 

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Proverbs 7

Job 28

Ecclesiastes 8

Revelation 19

1 Timothy 4

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King James Bible for Game Boy.

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"O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens." Psalm 8:1 ESV 🌍👑🌟✞"

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!" Luke 2:14 ESV 🌍🕊️🫶 ✞

I remember my first Christmas with You,

filled with new joy, reading my first Bible on Christmas Eve.

Your Word coming into my soul, breathing life into me.

Now I look back on my one year of being alive in You.

Even when the rain pours out its hardships, You'll never leave.

O' how grateful I am that, Jesus, You'll be with me

You'll abide in me as I in You.

You came all the way to Your Earth so humble,

clothed in swaddling cloth, glory, righteousness, and true love.

God's life that He would suffer for us, more than the eye could see-

You came to save the sinner's soul from stumble.

O' how I look at Your glory set above the heavens,

wishing You were here, but realising that You always have been.

You cause all sin, evil, and the darkness of this fallen world to tumble.

Now everyone from across the depths of the earth, can sing:

"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,

Who was and is and is to come" ♫

O' the new life, salvation, peace and joy You bring.

Let us praise and honor Your name forever nightly

and daily, seeing the radiance of God's glory has shone

into our lives with the life, fullness, flourishment and growth of a new Spring.

Thank You, LORD, for our Savior for eternity.

He will live with us forever, We must make His glory known.

A poem that the Holy Spirit helped me write for Christmas, hoping it helps you and that everyone has a joyful day in remembering our Saviour, Christ Jesus' birth, thank You 🌿YHWH🌿. 📃🕊️❤️‍🩹✞

Bible References: Revelation 4:8, Luke 2:7, Hebrews 1:3 & John 15:4 📄👑✞

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The Three Caballeros as the Three Wise Men along with their nephews as shepherds visiting the Savior - Duckverse in History - My Version - Repost of my drawing - Quack Pack AU and Three Caballeros - Duckverse

Published on December 27, 2024.

Merry Christmas everyone! I'm not currently in a position to upload new drawings until I'm done, so I'll definitely upload some drawings I did back in January, but it's fitting for this holiday because this is the reason we celebrate Christmas, and it's about celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Of course, not only Christians celebrate Christmas, but it's mostly a Christian holiday. I'm also posting this on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of The Three Caballeros' first appearance.

 "And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.“(Matthew 2:11)

I haven’t done Three Caballeros for a long time, but since the survey showed me to draw Three Caballeros, it will be.

Yes, in the Bible, more precisely in the New Testament and the Gospel according to Matthew, three wise men (according to some three kings) who are supposedly astrologers and magicians, went to visit the Holy Land to bring gifts to the Savior, that is, Jesus Christ who was born in Bethlehem, in stable, swaddled in a manger by his mother Mary. The three wise men brought them gold, incense, and myrrh. And those wise men are called Gaspar (or Caspar), Melchior, and Balthasar. The symbolism of the three is very well known so I used that for our heroes the Three Caballeros to be in those roles. Except in the Bible, they are not mentioned anywhere else, so it is uncertain who is who. Donald is Gaspar and wears gold, Panchito is Melchior and wears myrrh and Jose is Balthazar who wears incense, at least in my version or how they play the part. And they take it to the Savior Jesus Christ. I drew them wearing traditional clothing as worn at the time of Jesus’ birth (1st century BC and 1st century AD) in Judea, in the Middle East. Donald is said to be from Persia, Panchito is from Yemen or Arabia, and Jose Carioca is from Ethiopia, which is where the three wise men supposedly came from.

Besides them, I also drew their nephews, Donald’s nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck and Jose’s nephews Zico and Zeca Carioca as shepherds, that is, they play the role of shepherds. Luke’s Gospel from the New Testament mentions that the angels told the shepherds to come and worship the Savior and the shepherds went to the Savior and worshiped him. So both Donald’s and Jose’s nephews will go and they are wearing shepherd’s clothing as worn at the time (yes even though they are teenagers and these versions are from my version of the Quack Pack, they are still wearing the clothing of Jesus’ time). There are also sheep and lambs from the Middle East accompanying them, and the wise men riding a camel and an elephant standing behind them. And there is the Angel Duck (to take from Donald’s Better Self who is Donald’s conscience and Donald’s guardian angel) who leads them to the manger where the Lord Jesus Christ is. Glory to God who was born and who came to save us from our sins! Amen.

 Once again I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as well as a Happy Epiphany! And sorry about some things I did wrong in this drawing and just to say that I am a believer and I believe in God the Savior! And yes, I’m not the only one who drew the Three Caballeros as the Three Wise Men, there are already those drawings on the subject, I just did it in my own way.

I hope you like this drawing and feel free to like and reblog this! But please don't copy this or copy my ideas without my permission. Thank you! Merry Christmas to everyone! And happy 80th anniversary to The Three Caballeros and happy birthday to Panchito!

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[palatinewolfsblog]

Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox;

that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.”

C.K. Chesterton.  

Closed Society (for my dear friend @rubenesque-dollyd-93 ).

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“As you enter into this time of waiting and celebration, here are Bible verses you can read, study, and reflect on — whether quietly to yourself or together as a family. These verses will take you through some of the Old Testament prophecies of Jesus’s birth, into the story of the Gospels, and then to later reflections by Paul and other apostles — so you can experience the full journey of God’s people across the centuries described in our Scriptures.”

—Bible Gateway

[Click on the link to read much more! Merry and Blessed Christmas to you! 🙏🕊️🙌]

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Merry Christmas Everyone! 😌👋✌️

We..just wanted to wish you all a merry christmas..

We hope you alll have aa wonderful christmas day and have fun spending timee with family and friends.

We hope you all have a blessed day as well.

Dont forget to praise the lord and celebrate the birth of jesus christ.

Do not forget to fill up not too much but just enough food. While we celebrate this holiday cheer.

Remember give thanks as well to the lord on this blessed day while everyone, sits so nice and cozy next to the fire.

Merry christmas to everyone! may God bless you all!

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Israeli forces set up checkpoints and other restrictions, preventing Palestinian Christians from visiting Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.

#christmas

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Embracing the Future with Christ

MEMORY VERSE OF THE WEEK

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+ John 17:17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.

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VERSE OF THE DAY 

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+ Philippians 3:13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it,  but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,

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** SAY THIS BEFORE YOU READ; HERE’S SOME CHRISTIAN TRUTHS **

I AM NEW IN CHRIST 

I AM FREE IN JESUS 

I AM HEALED 

I AM COMPASSIONATE 

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READ TIME: 8 Minutes & 17 Seconds

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THOUGHTS:

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    It's hard to forget our past; it's hard to say I forget who I used to be. Some things are hard to forget, but God wants us to move forward and forget our past. Sometimes, people around me mention who I was, and they find it hard to move past it that was who I use to be , but that’s not who I am anymore; we must remember we are saved and filled with the Holy Spirit, the person we once were is now dead, and we have risen with Jesus Christ no longer bond but free in his name! 

     God wants us to realize that who we are isn’t who we are now, and we don’t have to remember it; yes, we need to learn things from our past, but we must forget and move forward in the person we are now, and what lies ahead, we don’t know but God does we have to allow what he's doing in our lives right now to be what we are focused on. 

  In this chapter, Paul had a moment, and he told us everything he found valuable about himself at one time. 

    Verse 5-6. I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure-blooded citizen of Israel and a member of the tribe of Benjamin—a real Hebrew if there ever was one! I was a member of the Pharisees, who demanded the strictest obedience to the Jewish law. 6 I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.

     He tells us why he could have all this confidence because of his identity. He was a pureblood Citizen of Israel, a member of the tribe of Benjamin, and a member of the Pharisees; he was everything. At least, he thought so, but after he met Christ on Damascus Road, he realized all those things are meaningless and what is important is his identity in Christ NOW.

    Verse 7: I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of Christ's actions. 

  So, you see, he forgot about his past because he realized it was nothing compared to the love of Jesus. He realized that Jesus was the only person that means anything, and that’s what we must think about our past that it is nothing and that it is forgettable because who we used to be isn’t who we are now; we are people of God, and that is the only thing we should be concern over not who we use to be ,not what we use to do, and of course share your testimony share who use to be to others so they may see the glory of God but don’t take pride in who you use to be because it’s nothing there but darkness, and darkness is of the enemy.

 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

     Here's another verse that tells us we are a new creation, and the old has passed away. We are no longer these people who wander in the dark and are blinded by our actions. We are now in him; don’t allow your past to disrupt your future, and don’t allow your old life to stop you from achieving a new life. Jesus paid the price for us to be new in him; every day, we must thank the lord for making us new.

   Our past is what we used to be; we no longer have any ties to it; we are free in Jesus; when someone mentions your past, tell them Jesus has cleansed me and changed me and forgotten about my past; why can’t you ,don’t get mad stand proud of who you are now and know that you’re walking in the light ,no longer full of darkness. Tell them, yes, I used to do these things, but these things aren’t me anymore. I have a new identity in Jesus' name. Don’t let people define who you are because you’re no longer that; you are a new creation in Jesus.

   Philippians 3:13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do is forget what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead

   We are told that we didn’t do this on our own; he said to forget what lies behind us and go to what is ahead, which is the future. People will mention your past to tear you down; people will mention the past to kill your joy, but don’t let them do it; rebuke them and walk forth in your new calling in Jesus. Jesus didn’t fill you with all this joy and peace just so people can disrupt it, and he gave you peace to walk in his name; he gave you joy to replace the hurt that you endured; you don’t have to endure alone anymore you have the lord of Jesus helping you through your new walk in him. 

   Isaiah 43:18- 19: Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of the old. Behold, I am doing something new; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

   It tells us here don’t remember the former things but consider them old; our past is our past; a lot of people like to hide who they once were, but the lord is saying don’t hide who you are; just forget who you are it is old now it’s no longer tied to you let it go. What happens is we get so lost in trying to prove ourselves to family and friends that we are DIFFERENT now, but let your walk speak for you, let your words speak for you, let your life speak for you, and most of all, let GOD SPEAK FOR YOU. 

   ***Today, we discussed letting our past go and not allowing what others think to destroy our future. Some of us allow people to destroy our destiny because we allow their words to attach to us and bother us; people are always going to have something to say because they are allowing the enemy to use them; don’t allow what they say to affect you allow what God is speaking to you to resonate in you.

  Isaiah 43:25: “I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins

   The Holy Spirit is speaking to us this day; he’s saying don’t allow your past to hurt your future; remember I have blotted out all your sins, and I don’t remember what you did, how you used to act, what you used to do, I know you now and who you are now is my child. Many of us have been abandoned and left isolated, but God is saying you’re not alone anymore. I am walking with you; you're not alone. I am here for you. The Holy Spirit is saying whatever you go through, I’m walking with you; even though you walk through the valley of shadows of death, fear no evil because my rod and my staff will comfort you; you are not alone; YOU have a comforter now in me, if you feel you are alone and that everything is stacking against remember you have Jesus. ©Seer~ Prophetess Lee

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PRAYER

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Heavenly Father, thank you for this day. I ask you to be with us as we walk through our day and help us not to lose sight of the plan, which is our new life with you. Lord, we ask you to help control our emotions so when someone says something about our past that we don’t come out of character; help us to remain walking in you. Lord, continue to help us through our walk, lord we love you, and we thank you for everything, in Jesus Name, Amen 

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REFERENCES 

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+ 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

 

+ Romans 8:1 There is, therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

 

+ Luke 9:62 Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God

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FURTHER READINGS 

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Proverbs 5

Daniel 4

John 9

Hebrews 10

Deuteronomy 26

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[christliche-kunstwerke]

Adoration of the Shepherds, 1617 by Gerrit van Honthorst

(1617, Öl auf Leinwand)

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