@Protestia Just going to point out Jesus did not say “Judas should not have been born.”
Jesus is making a contast and Judas had not betrayed Jesus yet.
It was about prophecy being fulfilled.
Judas even asked if it was him and Jesus answered yes.
❤️ “In 1965, Charles Schulz, a devout Christian and creator of the Peanuts comic strip, was asked to create a Christmas special for CBS featuring the Peanuts Characters. He agreed with one requirement, that they allow him to include the story of the birth of Jesus. Although the stations executives were hesitant and tried to convince him otherwise, Schulz was insistent. As a result, for the past 50 plus years, millions of people have watched and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and heard the story of Jesus and “what Christmas is all about.”
It wasn’t until a few years back that I realized a “hidden message” in the film. Linus, a child who seems to have some insecurities as he carries a security blanket with him at all times. In fact, Linus NEVER drops his blanket, except once....
While sharing the message of “what Christmas is all about,” Linus drops his blanket at the exact moment he says the words, “fear not!”
In this seemingly innocent moment, Linus delivers a powerful reminder of the true meaning of Christmas. We are to “fear not”, for Jesus is born. We needn’t rely on material things for security, we have God with us, “Immanuel”, (Matthew 1:23) Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior - the true meaning of Christmas.
Awhile back, someone informed me, indignantly so, that Linus picks up his blanket at the end of the speech so my interpretation must be wrong. Well, he was right, Linus does pick up his blanket at the end of his speech. However, he “drops” it again later...
Amid big, bright, colorful, shiny artificial trees, Charlie Brown chose the least of these, a little, wooden tree with just a few branches. Shortly thereafter, Linus uses his blanket to wrap about the base of the tree and says, “Maybe it just needs a little love”. In that moment, the tree “awakens”, stands tall and firm. A reminder that no matter who we are, how many mistakes we’ve made, a “little love” can make all the difference.
Let’s strive to “fear not” (Luke 2:10) and “love one another” (John 13:34), not just at Christmastime, but the whole year through.” ❤️
Credit: Kevin Pentland
@Brcremer Christians drifting into paganism and apathy to their relationship with Jesus. That is why there is a decline.
Where 50% of Christians believe evangelism is morally wrong!
@MiroslavVolf James 4:8 Chasing God comes with a promise, as does chasing your significant other. What happenes when you stop chasing your relationships?
@CaptainSass_@grcastleberry Then you will stand on a misquote. Jesus just finished serving his disciples by washing their disciples feet. Then Judas leaves to betrays Jesus. Then Jesus says “love each other. By this they (the world) will know you are my disciples, because you love each other.”