“The earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.”
1Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 2Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. (Heb 6:1-2)
“You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.” - Romans 2:1
The prayer was to this effect: “O Lord, Lord God, Creator of all things , who art awe-inspiring and strong and just and merciful, who alone art King and art kind, - 2 Maccabees 1:24
"The Lord does righteous deeds, brings justice to all the oppressed. His ways were revealed to Moses, mighty deeds to the people of Israel. Merciful and gracious is the Lord, slow to anger, abounding in kindness. psalm 103:6-8
And the angel said to them, “Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!” Luke 2:10-14
For the Lord will not cast away his people, for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself. 1 Samuel 12:22
“But, he said, you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live…I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by; then I will take away my hand and you shall see my back; but my face shall not be seen.” (Exodus 33:20,22b-23)
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