Theocracy - Bethlehem

Band: Theocracy
Album: Mirror Of Souls
Track: Bethlehem

All my life, I've waited and watched
through the eyes of faith
To see the consolation of Israel
And even though the flame of my life
is now growing dim
I know I'll see the Savior of Israel
For the Spirit of the Lord has promised unto me
That I would not see death
before my eyes have seen Him
The promise is alive, for through this little child
God's holy light illuminates Jerusalem

This child will cause the falling
and rising of many souls
A sign for all the people of Israel
This child will be the way and the life unto every soul
To every generation shall the Gentiles tell
For the way has been prepared
in the sight of every man
The Son of God Himself is born in Bethlehem
A sacrifice is made in the temple on this day
Redemption reaches far beyond Jerusalem

O Bethlehem, your star burns bright tonight
For my eyes have seen the glory of salvation's holy light
Has this little child come to redeem us all?
To save us from the fall
Redemption is in sight
Behold, the Son shines bright
Under Bethlehem's star tonight

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O Bethlehem, your star burns bright tonight
For my eyes have seen the glory of salvation's holy light
Has this little child come to redeem us all?
To save us from the fall
Redemption is in sight
Behold, the Son shines bright
Under Bethlehem's star tonight

When all the world was sleeping deep in darkness
A child in Bethlehem fulfilled the promise
The ancients prophesied a great deliverer
The one to break the curse of sin forever
He didn't come with any worldly fanfare
No royal treatment, just a dark cross to bear
In Bethlehem a brand new dawn is rising
A star to guide the way, forever shining
New hope was born for all creation that night
For though the darkness came the brightest light

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• theocracy
• bethlehem
• mirror
• of
• souls
• matt
• smith
• bethleem
• christian
• progressive
• metal

[Songwriter4God]

I don't understand why people dislike Christian bands great songs just because their Christians, seriously, it's not like we go around saying Dream Theater sucks because they're NOT Christian!

[kerwolf]

Thank God that he gave us his son.

[Songwriter4God]

@Hammerfall3141 True, but most Catholics, at least as far as I know, aren't really Christians, just like most of the people who go to church probably aren't real Christians. Some Catholics do truly believe the Bible and it's true teachings, others don't. Catholics have a lot of skewed teachings ,like the worship of Mary, which is totally unbiblical. Yes, anyone who truly believes Jesus and the Bible is, but most who claim to be aren't. Religion also means rituals. "Religiously."

[Hammerfall3141]

@Songwriter4God I understand that there are people who say they are Christians that don't really believe, but there are Catholics that are Christians; they just worship differently than you. Anyone who believes in Jesus and his teachings is a Christian. And Christianity is a religion. It may involve a relationship with Jesus, but it still a religion.

[Songwriter4God]

@Hammerfall3141 "Going to church on Sunday doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car." Catholicism is a religion, Christianity is a relationship with God. Catholicism is a lot about tradition, tradition becomes ritual, ritual when exalted above integrity is meaningless. This is why the reformation happened. That's what Martin Luther and other reformists were trying to point out.

[Hammerfall3141]

@Songwriter4God Christianity is a type of religion. Catholicism is a type of Christianity.

[Launcherux]

Merry Christmas.

[silentsounds69]

Confess sins to a priest and have the Eucharist, which those two things are traditions of the church handed down before there were any other denominations, even before the Bible was put together.

[silentsounds69]

Catholics don't worship Mary or any saints. Catholics venerate them for their incredible faith in God. The Catholic church was the first Christian church and was started by Peter almost 2,000 years ago. 1,500 years before there were any other Christian denominations, which there is now 36,000 different denominations. Catholics are just as much christian as anyone. Catholics worship one God and follow his commandments just like every christian. The only difference is is that Catholics confess si

[Songwriter4God]

@knumorvid And, a lot of people are Catholic but aren't really Christians. They just go to church on Sunday and that's it. Catholicism is more a religion (as in traditions over and over), whereas true Christianity is a relationship with God and isn't dependent on works.

[Songwriter4God]

@knumorvid But the Catholic church isn't really Christian anymore. Teachings such as confessing sins to priests and worshipping Mary for example, aren't biblical. It all went downhill with Charlemagne. That's why Martin Luther put his thesis' on the door, because the Catholics have strayed from Jesus' teachings.

[knumorvid]

@Songwriter4God Catholics are of christian belief