This distinction between the flesh and the spirit St.Paul clarified in His Saying, A Jew is one who is inwardly (of the heart or spirit) and not outwardly (of the flesh or tribe). About these tares Jesus, said, Every plant (person), which (who) my heavenly father, the creator, did not Plant (has lost his tribal identity of flesh or has severed his link or covenant with Adam, ancestors, or Abraham) shall be uprooted (killed) along with the roots, the fanatic supporters. Christ Nanak Dev Ji stressed this in His Saying, BEEO BEEJ (those who keep covenant with their tribal elders) PATT LAE GAYAE (would have their family honour intact). It was this tribal covenant with Abraham that St. Stephen, the first Bishop of the Church of God was trying to explain and establish before the high priest or the chief Rabbi in the Temple, the Master Viper, that the Satan ordered his mountain of fanatics to stone him to death but he prayed for them to become sensible. So, when Jesus was born most of the Jews, especially of the Judah tribe, were the Jews of flesh, the tares, which, the creator, our heavenly father, did not plant and he does not want to know them. Such tares were not worthy of the baptism of John in water and He stressed that by branding them a brood of vipers. These vipers, the spiritually sick people especially of the Judah tribe needed Jesus, the Great Spiritual Doctor, most and, therefore, Jesus took birth among them, the tares, not in a normal way but of a Virgin. As the Samaritans were not so spiritually sick, they did not care for Jesus and Samaritan village where a Samaritan woman met Jesus at the well, John 4, demonstrated the spiritual heights they were enjoying. She had overpowered all the Five spiritual temptations of heart to be a Perfect Virgin for the Bridal Chamber with enough Oil in her Lamp. Why in the manger of the Inn? - Now, Inn is symbolic of the Church of God in that as an inn is open to general public for the physical rest, so is the Universal Church of God, open to the people of all nationalities and colours for the spiritual rest or regeneration. Further, in the Church of God, unlike the Church of England, where the king/queen of Mammon is the head, the lowest or the greatest Servant, and not a Lord, is the Head of the Church. So Jesus, our anointed Royal High Priest being the Head of our universal Church of God could not be born anywhere else than the lowest place, the manger of the inn and that too among the stable animals, which serve people as the beast of burden. Jesus is our Elder anointed Brother and not a Lord. As people are born in the tribal homes of their fathers, so, this humble Birth of Jesus in the manger of an Inn is an implicit proof that the Father of Jesus was not a normal father in flesh but God in Whose Universal House the Church of God He took His Birth. The stress laid by St.Paul that Jesus was second Adam also confirms His Virgin Birth and Jesus always addressed Mary as a Woman and not as mother. Mother of Jesus was Holy Spirit with God as Father. If Mary were His mother, then there would have been a father too of similar nature i.e. of in flesh. In other words, Mary was a Medium through which Jesus appeared in flesh and lived among us. Thus, Christ Jesus was a floating Medium to convey us the Gospel of the Royal Kingdom of God. People in Adam inherit earth and have houses to rest their heads but our Jesus had none ? foxes have holes to rest their heads but not the Son of Man.
Constantine had two reasons for making the change. First it separated the Christian celebration from any Jewish association. In doing so Constantine was trying to suggest Jesus was a Christian, not a Jew.
The second reason was so that the new birthdate of Jesus would coincide with and then eventually replace the Pagan Sun Festival. The reality is that December 25 is the Pagan Sun Festival.
donlaxner 1 year ago
@donlaxner Christ stands for Sun, the Primary Source of Light.
nijjhar1 1 year ago