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Show J - THE DRAGERTON TRIBUNE Pare EU The True Purpose Of Christmas By Rev, Kenneth A. Johnson Dragerton Community Church Christmas is the birthday of the most important person that has ever walked on the face of the earth. In every country the Bible has ever entered, His birthday is honored. In our own country we honor the birthday of important presidents, but our attention is drawn to one greater than any president, i.e., the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, for God hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every no Christ to comfore gladden or to save mankind, no torhope in the future only the ments of hell to look forward to. The heathen gives us an illustration of what it means if Jesus had not come." For many walk miles and miles upon their knees to wash in holy rivers. Then when the missionary asked them if now they had peace, they answer NO, the weight of sin is still there, the Bibles, fear of death is still with me. ' Oh my friends, this peace can come through Christ Jesus. only Gods only purpose in giving His Son was that we might have this peace. For God sent not his Son into the world' to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. John 3:17) The angel announced to Joseph, Mary shall bring forth a son, and (Continued on Page Seven) i X I :: j: j: Us WflfMir (Dwir RESPONSIBILITY: all good parents feel it and one way that m , name. Jesus said Of. Jbhn the Baptist, Among them that are born of women there is none greater (Luke 7:28). Yet Johns own testimony was,' He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for Jesus was He was before me. -greater than John the Baptist as the substance is over the shadow. The Jews , asked Jesus, Art Thou greater 'than our father Ab John 8:53). Jesus anraham? swered them, Before Abraham was, I AM. So we see that Jesus was greater than Abraham as eternity is over time. The Scripture declares that Solomon was wiser than all men. (I Kings 4:31) But Jesus said, The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men oi this generation, and condemn them; for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the .wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. (Luke 11:31) So it is to day, men accept ' the wisdom of Solomon but reject the wisdom of Jesus. Consequently sinners will stand in the judgment day without any excuse. Because of this fact we read, Tot, God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that, whosovere believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16) Now I ask you, How great is that love? You might catch a glimpse of such love by mediating upon how much to love It would take on your-par- t sacrifice your only son for a Get Your ings Accounts fortheiryoungsters . . . building up a cash reserve for the future with regular deposits. ' Design Winter Treads Super-Tir-e u u u Jt :: Price 17 North 1st West tact on 2arth... Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Member Federal Reserve System NEW SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES FOR $ENT For Your Convenience Drice-I- n Teller Window of that of Peace 'WS on Earth for which men of Good Will nave never ceased to strive . May yours AlS DRAGERTON oi Price Lewis Jewelry Appliance Co. oW be a Contented and Peaceful Christmas . Price ? 0j Utah SHOE REPAIR 'i w.. - UTAH mi thW"d So1 1 conOT Oliveto Furniture 0 Utah yfJiH is cur fervent hope that this Christmas will bring us bright promise ping mailing cards, cooking, pre paripg for guests, and consequent ly they miss the important mean ing of Christmas. To many others Christmas is only an excuse to get drunk. To others Christmas is only another, holiday, a time of relaxation, a time for gourging ourselves, and so, missing entirely the importance of Christmas. a Gods only purpose in giving His Son was that we might have Life. Christ was bom to die that we might havg eternal life. Think for a moment what it would mean if Jesus had not come. There would be no stockings hang ing around the chimney, no singing of carols, ho Christmas bells, no wreaths of holly, , no church in town, no New Testament in our Utah CARRON EMERY DANK PipfePPSL,.- closer to the fulfillment . AT OUR BANK! Price PRICE TIRE & RUDDER CO. " Price " WE INVITE YOU TO DO SO, TOO, at stranger. The, birthday of Christ simply means Christmas to a great many people. They are so busy shop- & ' i 600x16 through 800x15 It Sav- many show it is by opening A ; Tuesday, December 21, 1954 h ieot-1tuo'4''a- :,Jlt u' . - ff |