{"id":825,"date":"2011-07-03T06:08:02","date_gmt":"2011-07-03T10:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/activistfaith\/?p=825"},"modified":"2011-07-01T09:10:40","modified_gmt":"2011-07-01T13:10:40","slug":"immanuel-god-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/activistfaith\/2011\/07\/immanuel-god-with-us.html","title":{"rendered":"Immanuel: God with Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u201c\u2026They will call him Immanuel.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2013Matthew 1:22<\/p>\n<p>Immanuel. The Hebrew word means \u201cGod with us.\u201d The eternal Creator of the universe stepped out of eternity past and into space and time. The designer of human anatomy limited Himself to a human body to one day allow that same body to be beaten and bruised on our behalf.<\/p>\n<p>Ancient words often leave us confused. Immanuel should not be among them. Immanuel is the clearest expression of love available, for it communicates Someone greater coming to someone lower for the purpose of love. When God came to us, He revealed His love. When we share in life \u201cwith\u201d others, we too reveal His love to them. God with us becomes God in us and through us as we share this unparalleled love.<\/p>\n<p>+++<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dillonburroughs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DILLON BURROUGHS<\/strong><\/a> is an author, activist, and co-founder of Activist Faith. Dillon served                   in Haiti following the epic 2010 earthquake and has           investigated        modern  slavery in the US and  internationally.   His        books include <a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Undefending-Christianity\/Dillon-Burroughs\/e\/9780736937023\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Undefending Christianity<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Not-in-My-Town\/Dillon-Burroughs\/e\/9781596693012\/?itm=3\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Not in My Town<\/em><\/a> (with Charles J. Powell), and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1596693126?tag=beliefnetauto-20\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Thirst No More<\/em> <\/a>(October). Discover more at <a href=\"http:\/\/activistfaith.org\/\">ActivistFaith.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c\u2026They will call him Immanuel.\u201d \u2013Matthew 1:22 Immanuel. The Hebrew word means \u201cGod with us.\u201d The eternal Creator of the universe stepped out of eternity past and into space and time. 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