“For to us a child is born,for to us a son is given,and the government shall be on his shoulders.And he will be calledWonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.- Isaiah 9:6”

“We live in a world of pomp and muscle, of strutting that glorifies jet thrust and far-flying warheads. It is the same kind of strutting that produced the misery of the days of Caesar, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, and Hitler. In this kind of world it is not easy to recognize that—“A babe born in a stable of the village of Bethlehem,“A boy reared as a carpenter of Nazareth,“A citizen of a conquered and subdued nation,“A man whose mortal footsteps never went beyond a radius of 150 miles, who never received a school degree, who never spoke from a great pulpit, who never owned a home, who traveled afoot and without purse“Truly, his coming, ministry, and place in our eyes is as foretold by the ancient prophet Isaiah: ‘For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.’ (Isa. 9:6.)”

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. -John 3:16”

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”

“What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31 NIV) a”

“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.”

“Through the heartfelt mercies of our God, God's Sunrise will break in upon us, Shining on those in the darkness, those sitting in the shadow of death, Then showing us the way, one foot at a time, down the path of peace.”