{"id":2127,"date":"2018-12-11T07:32:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T13:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/?p=2127"},"modified":"2018-12-11T07:32:26","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T13:32:26","slug":"where-was-jesus-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/2018\/12\/11\/where-was-jesus-born\/","title":{"rendered":"Where was Jesus born?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is good information but what is most important is that God sent God\u2019s Son, God to take on human flesh to walk among us, Emmanuel.\u00a0 Without that first step by God for us, there would have been no cross and no resurrection.\u00a0 The birth is what is important, not where.\u00a0 The death is what is important and the resurrection is what is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-psephizo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UrOkJH05HP\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psephizo.com\/biblical-studies\/once-more-jesus-was-not-born-in-a-stable\/\">Once more: Jesus was not born in a stable<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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