[Dean's World] Dean: Christmas Eve

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Posted by Dean:
Christmas Eve
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   This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was
   pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she
   was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her
   husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public
   disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

   But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him
   in a dream and said, "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."

   All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the
   prophet: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son,
   and they will call him Immanuel"-âwhich means, "God with us."

   When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded
   him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until
   she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

   From [1]The Gospel according to Matthew.

References

   1. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%201;&version=31;