My daughter will not only be spending Christmas Day with me but also she will be spending some time with me in January, so I won’t have any free time to write a lengthy post this Christmas season or any extra time to finish my last post in the series in which we have been comparing some of the teachings that can be found in the Catechism Of The Catholic Church to Scriptures in a Catholic New Testament Bible in order to show Catholics the importance of testing their teachings against the truth of God’s Word.

I do, however, want to take a moment to express my sincere appreciation to those of you who stop by here from time to time to read my posts. Thank you so very much! I pray that all of you will be able to have a blessed, joyous, Christmas, and a safe, healthy, and Happy New Year.

Regardless of where you may live in this world, we are all living in the midst of very uncertain times. Jesus Christ is the only one who can bring us true hope and peace to carry us through whatever the future may hold for us in 2021.

I wanted to share this song with you that is one of my all time favorite Christmas songs because it beautifully expresses the true meaning of Christmas, as well as the good news of the Biblical gospel. If you have made the choice to place your complete trust in Jesus Christ’s death, burial, and glorious resurrection from the dead in bodily form for the forgiveness of your sins, you already have the best gift that you could ever receive! If you haven’t, I pray that you will begin this New Year by doing so. Consider reading through the Gospel of John and other books in the New Testament so that you will come to know Jesus Christ and Biblical truth that can be found in God’s Word. The Old Testament is still relevant for us today because it shows the depravity of man, the faithfulness and mercy of God, the hopelessness that we all have without a Savior, the many prophecies that foretold the coming of Jesus Christ, who is the only one and the only way that God provided for us to save us from our sins, guilt, and shame so that we could have a relationship with Him.

I pray that the day will soon come when you will choose to  place your trust in Jesus Christ’s once for all sacrifice as full payment for your sins so that you will receive His peace that surpasses all human understanding, His never ending joy that will fill your heart even in the midst of heartbreaking circumstances, His wisdom to help you deal with the trials that may come your way as you walk down this road called life, and His strength that will be made perfect in your weakness.

God Bless You

~Mary Dalke – Living4HisGlory

“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.” Galatians 4:4,5

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.” John 3:16,17

“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” John 3:36

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me.” John 14:6

“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12

“For there is one God and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus who gave himself a ransom for all men–the testimony given in its proper time.” 1 Timothy 2:5,6

 

UPDATE:

Lord willing, the final post in the series in which we have been comparing many of the teachings that can be found in the Catechism Of The Catholic Church to Scriptures in a Catholic New Testament Bible, will be coming hopefully by the end of this year. Otherwise I hope to finish it by the end of the second week of January 2021.