A: Millions of Christians around the world choose to celebrate the birth of Jesus during this time of year—some on December 24 or 25 and others around January 7—while some choose not to celebrate at all. Whenever a Christian decides to celebrate, or if he elects not to celebrate His birth, we can all rejoice in the fact that, by putting on humanity, the Son of God became one of us to deal with our sin by dying in our place before conquering death when He rose from the dead.
The Gospel of Matthew gives us another reason to be thankful. The events associated with the birth of Jesus fulfilled numerous Old Testament prophecies given centuries before the events they described. Matthew 1:22 introduces a common statement in his work. He wrote, "So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet."
Since he used this phrasing in at least a dozen passages, Matthew knew it was important to point out to his readers that many of the events he described fulfilled specific prophecies.
Let's take a look at some of these ancient proclamations before explaining why these give us a cause to celebrate. The Doctor's dinosaurs: What's wrong with this picture? (Evolutionists critique
Doctor Who.)
Walking up the evolutionary tree: Are we human because we learned to walk on our own two feet . . . or do we walk upright because we're human?
Brain food: Cooking: the key to evolutionary success
Starburst: A bright blue galaxy: is it bursting with new stars?
Gene genesis: Evolutionists claim to have demonstrated the evolution of a new function through gene duplication.
In this issue . . . 
This Week . . . 
Kingdom Chronicles VBS: Super Starter Kit: Contemporary
The Genius of Ancient Man
2013 Creation Calendar
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