Was Jesus born in the midst of snow? The two Gospel writers, Matthew and Luke, who record the birth of Jesus, say nothing about the day of Christ’s birth. Accordingly, the early church did not celebrate a day called Christmas until about the end of the 3 rd century. It was the Christians in Egypt who began to commemorate January 6 as the day of Christ’s birth, which was gradually accepted in the eastern Church. However, by the beginning of the fourth century, the Western Church, which had never recognized the 6th of January as the day of Christ’s birth, had adopted the 25th of December as the day of celebration. Even today The central purpose of Christmas remains the same whether you celebrate on December 25th or January 6th: to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of all mankind. The gospel of Luke 2:8–9 records that there were shepherds and sheep in the field when Christ was born. Some claim that this is not possible because the temperatures would have been too lo
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THE PERSONHOOD - FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE As the celebration of Christ's birth approaches, we read various prophecies and revelations about who the Christ Child would be from the Holy Scriptures. They lead us to our belief that God became fully man while he was fully God, which is a divine mystery. When did this happen? Have you ever pondered the question of when the personhood of a little embryo begins? It is important not only for the Christ Child but for every human child. Young parents are encouraged by modern medical science to begin relating to and interacting with their unborn baby while still in the womb. Various scientific research has been carried out and is being carried out to determine when the personhood of an unborn child begins. Five positions on scientific theories Professor Scott F. Gilbert, the Howard A. Schneiderman Professor of Biology, emeritus, has categorized the findings of various research works by different schoo