{"id":20920,"date":"2024-11-24T14:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T14:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=20920"},"modified":"2026-11-05T17:40:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:40:39","slug":"biblical-origin-significance-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/biblical-origin-significance-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Qual \u00e9 o verdadeiro significado do Natal? Deus veio para estar conosco"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The true meaning of Christmas is that God came to be with us. At Christmas Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, and in it the Incarnation: God the Son became a human child, born of Mary in Bethlehem, to save us and to show us God&#039;s love. Matthew puts it in one name, Emmanuel, &quot;God with us&quot; (Matthew 1:23). John says the same thing without a manger or a star. &quot;And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,&quot;\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus: God the Son made man, Emmanuel, God with us. Is Christmas in the Bible, and what does the feast ask of us?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[210],"series":[209],"class_list":["post-20920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study","tag-christmas-series","series-christmas"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20950,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/christmas-story-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":20920,"position":0},"title":"Where Is the Christmas Story in the Bible? Matthew 1\u20132, Luke 1\u20132","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Novembro 28, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Christmas story is told in Matthew 1:18\u20132:23 and Luke 1:5\u20132:40, and John 1:1\u201314 says what it means. 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