d. because joseph, her husband, was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. but after he had considered this, an angel of the lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "do not be afraid to take mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the holy spirit. she will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
圣诞节最重要的意义是讲“饶恕”与“和好”，而非等待圣诞礼物。在这宁静的夜晚，想一想有没有人得罪你，你还没原谅他、饶恕他呢？
although the exact date of the birth of jesus nearly 2,000 years ago is not known, the calendar on the supposed date divides all time into b.c. (before christ )and a.d. ( a latin phrase, anno domini, "in the year of our lord.")for the first 300 years, jesus' birthday was celebrated on different dates. finally, in the year 354, church leaders chose december 25 as his birthday.
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