{"id":84601,"date":"2022-12-22T15:51:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T20:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=84601"},"modified":"2022-12-24T10:45:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T15:45:42","slug":"christmas-related-scripture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2022\/12\/22\/christmas-related-scripture\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas-related scripture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke.1.76-Luke.1.78&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Luke 1:76-78\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">76\u00a0And you, my child, will be called a prophet\u00a0of the Most High;<br \/>\nfor you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,<br \/>\n77\u00a0to give his people the knowledge of salvation<br \/>\nthrough the forgiveness of their sins,<br \/>\n78\u00a0because of the tender mercy of our God,<br \/>\nby which the rising sun will come to us from heaven<\/p>\n<div id=\"dropdown-ab4e4\" class=\"bcv d-container go2538389840\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"listbox\" aria-labelledby=\"dropdown-ab4e4\">\n<div class=\"dropdown-display\">\n<div class=\"dropdown-display-text\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke.2.6-Luke.2.7&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Luke 2:6-7<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"passage-text\">\n<div class=\"passage-content passage-class-0\">\n<div class=\"version-NIV result-text-style-normal text-html\">\n<div class=\"std-text\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span id=\"en-NIV-24980\" class=\"text Luke-2-6\"><sup class=\"versenum\">6\u00a0<\/sup>While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born,<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-NIV-24981\" class=\"text Luke-2-7\"><sup class=\"versenum\">7\u00a0<\/sup>and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+2%3A8-14&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Luke 2:8-14<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"passage-text\">\n<div class=\"passage-content passage-class-0\">\n<div class=\"version-NIV result-text-style-normal text-html\">\n<div class=\"std-text\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span id=\"en-NIV-24982\" class=\"text Luke-2-8\"><sup class=\"versenum\">8\u00a0<\/sup>And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-NIV-24983\" class=\"text Luke-2-9\"><sup class=\"versenum\">9\u00a0<\/sup>An angel\u00a0of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-NIV-24984\" class=\"text Luke-2-10\"><sup class=\"versenum\">10\u00a0<\/sup>But the angel said to them, \u201cDo not be afraid.\u00a0I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-NIV-24985\" class=\"text Luke-2-11\"><sup class=\"versenum\">11\u00a0<\/sup>Today in the town of David a Savior\u00a0has been born to you; he is the Messiah,\u00a0the Lord.<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-NIV-24986\" class=\"text Luke-2-12\"><sup class=\"versenum\">12\u00a0<\/sup>This will be a sign\u00a0to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span id=\"en-NIV-24987\" class=\"text Luke-2-13\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span class=\"verse-highlight verse-highlight-yellow selection-5646709399021\">13\u00a0<\/span><\/sup><span class=\"verse-highlight verse-highlight-yellow selection-5646709399021\">Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<p class=\"line\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span id=\"en-NIV-24988\" class=\"text Luke-2-14\"><sup class=\"versenum\"><span class=\"verse-highlight verse-highlight-yellow selection-4826098402310\">14\u00a0<\/span><\/sup><span class=\"verse-highlight verse-highlight-yellow selection-4826098402310\">\u201cGlory to God in the highest heaven,<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\"><span class=\"verse-highlight verse-highlight-yellow selection-4826098402310\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Luke-2-14\"><span class=\"verse-highlight verse-highlight-yellow selection-4826098402310\">and on earth peace<\/span><span class=\"verse-highlight verse-highlight-yellow selection-4826098402310\">\u00a0to those on whom his favor rests.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luke 1:76-78\u00a0 76\u00a0And you, my child, will be called a prophet\u00a0of the Most High; 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