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Today I have posted 3 pieces which forms the basis of the Gospel.
The Birth of Jesus
The Crucifixion of Jesus
The Resurrection of Jesus

During Christmas there is a lot of focus on the birth of Christ, but we must not forget the rest of His journey here on earth.

Luke 1 verse 1 - 20
The Birth of Jesus
1)At that time the Emperor Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Roman Empire.
2)When this first census took place, Quirinius was the governor of Syria. 3)Everyone, then, went to register himself, each to his own town.
4)Joseph went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to the town of Bethlehem in Judea, the birthplace of King David. Joseph went there because he was a descendant of David.
5)He went to register with Mary, who was promised in marriage to him. She was pregnant,
6)and while they were in Bethlehem, the time came for her to have her baby.
7)She gave birth to her first son, wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger — there was no room for them to stay in the inn.
The Shepherds and the Angels
8)There were some shepherds in that part of the country who were spending the night in the fields, taking care of their flocks.
9)An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone over them. They were terribly afraid,
10)but the angel said to them, “Don't be afraid! I am here with good news for you, which will bring great joy to all the people.
11)This very day in David's town your Saviour was born — Christ the Lord! 12)And this is what will prove it to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.”
13)Suddenly a great army of heaven's angels appeared with the angel, singing praises to God:
14)“Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and peace on earth to those with whom he is pleased!”
15)When the angels went away from them back into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us.”
16)So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and saw the baby lying in the manger.
17)When the shepherds saw him, they told them what the angel had said about the child.
18)All who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said.
19)Mary remembered all these things and thought deeply about them. 20)The shepherds went back, singing praises to God for all they had heard and seen; it had been just as the angel had told them.

Matthew 27 verse 32 - 56
Jesus is Crucified
32)As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene named Simon, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus' cross.
33)They came to a place called Golgotha, which means, “The Place of the Skull”.
34)There they offered Jesus wine mixed with a bitter substance; but after tasting it, he would not drink it.
35)They crucified him and then divided his clothes among them by throwing dice.
36)After that they sat there and watched him.
37)Above his head they put the written notice of the accusation against him: “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”
38)Then they crucified two bandits with Jesus, one on his right and the other on his left.
39)People passing by shook their heads and hurled insults at Jesus:
40)“You were going to tear down the Temple and build it up again in three days! Save yourself if you are God's Son! Come on down from the cross!”
41)In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the Law and the elders jeered at him:
42)“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! Isn't he the king of Israel? If he comes down off the cross now, we will believe in him!
43)He trusts in God and claims to be God's Son. Well, then, let us see if God wants to save him now!”
44)Even the bandits who had been crucified with him insulted him in the same way.
The Death of Jesus
45)At noon the whole country was covered with darkness, which lasted for three hours.
46)At about three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud shout, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why did you abandon me?”
47)Some of the people standing there heard him and said, “He is calling for Elijah!”
48)One of them ran up at once, took a sponge, soaked it in cheap wine, put it on the end of a stick, and tried to make him drink it.
49)But the others said, “Wait, let us see if Elijah is coming to save him!”
50)Jesus again gave a loud cry and breathed his last.
51)Then the curtain hanging in the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split apart,
52)the graves broke open, and many of God's people who had died were raised to life.
53)They left the graves, and after Jesus rose from death, they went into the Holy City, where many people saw them.
54)When the army officer and the soldiers with him who were watching Jesus saw the earthquake and everything else that happened, they were terrified and said, “He really was the Son of God!”
55)There were many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee and helped him.
56)Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the wife of Zebedee.

Matthew 28 verse 1 - 10
The Resurrection
1)After the Sabbath, as Sunday morning was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2)Suddenly there was a violent earthquake; an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled the stone away, and sat on it.
3)His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4)The guards were so afraid that they trembled and became like dead men.
5)The angel spoke to the women. “You must not be afraid,” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
6)He is not here; he has been raised, just as he said. Come here and see the place where he was lying.
7)Go quickly now, and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from death, and now he is going to Galilee ahead of you; there you will see him!’ Remember what I have told you.”
8)So they left the tomb in a hurry, afraid and yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
9)Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Peace be with you.” They came up to him, took hold of his feet, and worshipped him.
10)“Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to them. “Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

Normally the birth of Jesus is shown in beautiful pictures as below.

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But the reality of it was that Jesus was born in a stable and put into a manger. This is a dirty place, but that is where the King of the world was born. This shows us the love that God has for us, He the King of the world came to live among us, and died for our sins so that we can live forever, in His presence.

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Jesus was crucified, to pay for our sins. This must be the most painful death imaginable, but God loved us so much that He gave His only son to pay for our sins.
Below is two links that talk about crucifixion, unfortunately you have to page down a bit to get to the crucifixion part. You can google some more on the subject.
Info on crucifixion

Info on crucifixion

But then after Jesus died He was resurrected and went to His Father, from where He will return to come and fetch us.

Thank you for reading, I wish you all a Blessed Christmas, and remember God loves you.

(Source: Good News Bible. Today's English Version)