What is the significance of Christmas? Today we talk with a seasoned pastor who labored in the Hudson Valley for many years and is now retired and yet remains very active in ministry. The season of Advent talks about both comings of Christ - the first and second Advent. Jesus was fully man and fully God from His conception in his mother's womb. On the human side, the ancestors of Jesus are traced in the books of Matthew and Luke in the New Testament. His lineage is traced back to David and even to Adam. Jesus lived a sinless life - He is the only one who ever achieved that. What does Christmas mean to us today? We are celebrating "a new creation" in Jesus Christ. This new beginning in Jesus Christ is very significant, and it gives us real hope. Immanuel is a Hebrew name which appears in chapters 7 and 8 of the Book of Isaiah. Christians believe that "God is with us" is a profound truth that finds its fulfillment in Jesus. Not only is it "God with us," but it's God is for us! Underneath us are the everlasting arms of a loving God. Participants: Dr. John Vance, Dan Elmendorf