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The Numbering at Bethlehem – Pieter Bruegel

The Numbering at Bethlehem by Pieter Bruegel the Elder is inspired by the Gospel of Luke (2.1-5) with the numbering ordered by Caesar Augustus and by the oppressive situation in the Netherlands by the king Philipp II of Spain.

Deepening

Put on God’s love

Explanation and development of the exhortations in Colossians 3.12-17 that the Christian is called to practice: the love of God, the peace of God and the Word of Christ

Deepening / Discovering

Do not look for the Living among the dead

"Do not look for the Living among the dead, he is risen. Before the empty tomb of Christ, women are slow to understand the words of the angels:

Investigating

Between resistance and submission, Bonhoeffer in prison

Between resistance and submission, Bonhoeffer in prison, fighting for his life and that of others The silence in the face of evil is itself evil. Saying nothing is talking. To do nothing is to act.

Investigating

Comenius – Man as the image of God and the conception of education

Comenius, a Christian from South Moravia committed to his faith and homeland during the Thirty Years' War; an emigrant and traveler throughout Europe following the persecution of the Protestant faith; an innovative but little-known pedagogue, a forerunner of modern teaching principles and methods.

Investigating

Christian and responsible self-esteem

A christian and responsible self-esteem acknowledges the limits of rational reasoning, distorted by sin. He trusts in the cross as objective foundation of self-esteem.

Deepening / Discovering

Jesus-Christ reveals God the Father

The Spirit of adoption given by God gives the believer a relationship with God made of security and peace. The Holy Spirit reveals Jesus Christ, the only path to God.

Discovering

And after death ?

There is no destruction or annihilation at the moment of death, but a gradual revelation of the eternal fate of the dead person. It depends on the confidence this person had or had not in Jesus Christ as Savior