Ordinary People: A Christmas Story
Ordinary People: A Christmas Story Everyone knows the KJV of the Nativity. It is commonly read often during the holidays and before to joyfully celebrate the birth of Jesus. It is a universal story; not just for Protestants or Catholics or Jews; but for all people of all religions. It is a story of time, the ages, and God’s preemptive work to destroy the works of darkness and bring salvation to a host of people who need Him, seek Him out, and find Him—and not necessarily as a baby, but as a fully human, fully God, man. How did we get to this place? Let’s look at scriptures where ordinary people become extraordinary as their lives are forever altered by this beloved story of unconditional love. This version will deal only from the New Testament characters as the entire Old Testament points to ordinary people who became extraordinary. First—there is the tribe of Judah. Matthew 2:6 states: “And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judah; for out of thee shall come a Governor, that...