The
proper celebration of Christmas lifts our thought on pinions of gratitude because it is seen as commemorating a spiritual event of transcendent importance, the birth of Jesus.
Jesus
said, "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils," and he included in these signs speaking with new tongues, protection from serpents and any supposedly deadly thing, and healing the sick.
At
Christmas time we naturally turn to the contemplation of peace, and lovingly in our thoughts we honor him who did more to further it than any other who has lived on earth—Christ Jesus.
We
may assume that Jesus' ringing command to Lazarus, "Come forth," called him from the tomb of materiality into a fuller comprehension of deathless, spiritual life.
Many
students of the Bible have been encouraged and inspired by the account of the experience of Paul and Silas in Philippi, where they made converts to Christianity by their healing and preaching.
Although
the Christian Scientist may be in no doubt as to the truth of God's allness and of the unreality of matter and evil, sometimes he is aware that he is not realizing the truth as clearly as he should.
Many
sermons have been delivered by Christian ministers, many articles have been written by moralists, and deep emotion has been felt by Bible students over the thricerepeated denial of Christ Jesus by Simon Barjona, the night before the crucifixion.
