The article contains three kinds of items: 1) Quotes about Jesus and Christmas and Bible verses related to the birth of Jesus Christ; 2) A gallery of Jesus and Christmas quotes images; and 3) Images of Philippine Christmas Lanterns.
JESUS and CHRISTMAS QUOTES and VERSES
“What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future.” – Agnes M. Pharo
“Christmas is a powerful reminder that life here on earth is a faith-filled journey to God’s promised land: the kingdom of heaven.” – Alex Moises
“Don’t be afraid! I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!” – Angel in Luke’s Gospel of the Bible; Luke 2:10-11
“The very purpose of Christ’s coming into the world was that He might offer up His life as a sacrifice for the sins of men. He came to die. This is the heart of Christmas.” – Billy Graham
“For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself.” – Charles Dickens
“Suffice it to say that it takes a breathtaking level of narcissism for a non-Christian to be offended by mentions of Christmas and a breathtaking level of meanness to seek to deprive the vast majority of fellow Americans of the public mention of their holiday.” – Dennis Prager
“Believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the greatest figure of time and eternity. Believe that He was the Creator of the earth on which we live.” – Gordon B. Hinckley
“Christmas [is a] Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus.” – Hans J. Hillerbrand (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
“For Christians, the true meaning of Christmas is the celebration of the Savior, Jesus Christ.” – Heather Riggleman
“The only blind person at Christmastime is he who has not Christmas in his heart.” – Helen Keller
“It is a good thing to observe Christmas day. The mere marking of times and seasons, when men agree to stop work and make merry together, is a wise and wholesome custom…. But there is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas.” – Henry van Dyke
“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.” – Isaiah in Isaiah of the Bible; Isaiah 9:2
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” – Isaiah in Isaiah of the Bible; Isaiah 9:6
“Jesus [is the] religious leader revered in Christianity, one of the world’s major religions. He is regarded by most Christians as the Incarnation of God.” – Jaroslav Jan Pelikan and E.P. Sanders (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
“Service also lies at the heart of the Christmas story - the birth of Jesus who came to serve the whole world, showing us by his own example how to love our neighbour as ourselves.” – King Charles III
“I’m flower girl and I bloom for Jesus.” – Little Angel Gabby
“Yes, you might think it trite to say Christmas is a family time, but it is and it matters, because those are the milestones in our lives.” – Margaret Thatcher
“The story of Christmas is the story of God’s relentless love for us.” – Max Lucado
“Christmas has come to mean something far greater to me: It’s not just a day for family time or opening presents; it is a day to celebrate the true miracle of a child being born to humble conditions in the small village of Bethlehem, over 2,000 years ago.” – Mike Pompeo
“As a Christian, Christmas is a reminder that over 2,000 years ago, light came into a dark world.” – Mike Pompeo
“Sing, earthlings, sing! To-night a King hath come from heaven’s high throne to bless us.” – Paul Laurence Dunbar
“Jesus is at the heart of Christmas.” – Pastor Richard Roger
“Come to the cradle of the helpless Child, who is the Power of God, He was born for us. Come... and you will see . . . and you will be welcomed, because today God's goodness and his love for men have been manifested.” – Pope John Paul II
“Perhaps it’s truer to say that Christmas can speak to the child within us all. Adults, when weighed down with worries, sometimes fail to see the joy in simple things where children do not. And for me and my family, even with one familiar laugh missing this year [2021], there will be joy in Christmas.” – Queen Elizabeth II
“The Christmas story – in the birth of a child, there is a new dawn with endless potential. It is this simplicity of the Christmas story that makes it so universally appealing, simple happenings that formed the starting point of the life of Jesus... His birth marked a new beginning.” – Queen Elizabeth II
“Christmas is the commemoration of the birth of the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ, whose message would truly be one of good tidings and great joy, peace and good will.” – Ronald Reagan
“He [Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.” – St. Paul in Colossians of the Bible; Colossians 1:15
“Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” – St. Peter in Matthew’s Gospel of the Bible; Matthew 16:16
“For me, there are a lot of things I celebrate, but it starts with the birth of Christ. That’s the reason for the season.” – Steve Scalise
GALLERY of QUOTES and PHOTOS about JESUS and CHRISTMAS
IMAGES of PHILIPPINE CHRISTMAS LANTERNS