MERRY CHRISTMAS
Merry – cheerful, jolly, delightful
Christ – Greek for Messiah (“anointed”)
Mas – short for Mass
BC – Before Christ
AD – Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord)
BCE – Before the Common Era
CE – Common Era
Merry Xmas
X
Chi (Greek)
The first letter of the word Christ
Rho (Greek)
The second letter of the word Christ
Matthew 1:20-21 (NIV)
“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.
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.”
Luke 1: 30-33 (NIV)
“Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.
The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever;
his kingdom will never end.”
Luke 2:9-14 (KJV)
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them,
and the glory of the Lord shone round about them:
and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not:
for, behold, I bring you good tiding of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour,
which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you;
Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes,
lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of heavenly host
praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
(ReClaimed)