THE MESSAGE OF THE BOOK
Jerome, a priest and scholar, translated the Bible from Greek to Latin. Near the end of his life, Jerome was living near Bethlehem translating some of the Bible when he had a dream. In his dream, the Christ child appeared to him. He was so overwhelmed by the appearance of the Christ child that he felt he had to give Him something. So he got some money and offered it, saying, “Here! This is yours.” The Christ child said, “I don’t want it.” Jerome brought some more possessions. The Christ child said, “I don’t want them either.” Jerome said, “If there is anything in the world that I can give you, tell me what it is. Tell me! What do you want? What do you want me to give you?” In his dream, the Christ child looked at him and said this: “Give me your sin! That’s what I came for.” Rev. Paul Mims, cited by Hugh Litchfield, Preaching…
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