Pastor emeritus Nathan Bickel has left a new comment on your post "Advent Midweek Service, December 19, 2012":
Ichabod -
You make an interesting statement. You said:
>>>>>> ..... The mythological approach was to make her as divine and perfect as Christ – the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the Romanist claim that she was born without any sin, that she never committed a sin during her lifetime. Her mythical Assumption is another affirmation of that approach.
Many more mythological details could be added, and they all add to the claim that Christmas itself is a myth.
That is why we should never let any human being get between us and the plain Word of God. Why? Because people reject the false statements and the truth of the Word at the same time. They mix the two together and throw both out together...... <<<<<
"They mix the two together and throw both out together:"
I could not help but think of the Hebrews Scripture where the Lord talks about those who:
Hebrews 4:2 - "For unto us was the Gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the Word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it."
Two grave and spiritually costly mistakes people make. The error which you point out; and then the error of unbelief when the Gospel is presented. On one hand they mix and toss. On the other hand, they toss because they haven't mixed the necessary faith.
Nathan M. Bickel
www.thechristianmessage.org
www.moralmatters.org
