Question: The story in the Gospel of Luke and the Gospel of Matthew are confusing. In The Gospel of Luke, after Bethlehem you went to Jerusalem (Presentation) then went to Nazareth. In the Gospel of Matthew, you fled to Egypt almost immediately after you were born.

Did the massacre of the innocent really happen?

God’s answer:

Meaning: Aside from the Book of Matthew, this is not recorded anywhere else not even in Jewish history.

As for the rest of the details surrounding this story, God did not want to discuss this further because it was pointless going over the details of an untrue story.

Question: So, you did not live in Egypt?

God’s answer:

As God said, he was homegrown. Not a Balikbayan. “The term balikbayan (returning to country) refers to a Filipino returning to the Philippines, especially after having lived overseas for an extended period of time.”¹¹

Question: Did shepherds really come to see you, as is narrated in the Gospel of Luke?

God’s answer:

Question: Please confirm?

God’s answer:

Legend means a non-historical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.¹²

Question: Why were all these unfounded stories added?

God’s answer:

Question: Please confirm?

God’s answer:

hype hype means “information that makes something seem very important or exciting” ¹³