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1 | Christmas-Is It Christian? | NT general Archive 1 | Tess | 106667 | ||
Christmas-Is It Christian? *** If Christmas were important for Christians, would not Jesus or his disciples have mentioned it? Also, the Bible tells us: "All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial . . . that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work." (2 Timothy 3:16, 17) If Christmas were of divine origin, would not God have inspired the Bible writers to say something about it so that Christians could be "completely equipped for every good work"? The Bible ignores Christmas because it is not a Christian doctrine or practice. It is not of divine origin. As the Sri Lankan Daily News observed: "It is quite significant to note that nowhere in the New Testament was a special day called Christmas set apart to celebrate the birth of Christ. . . . Christmas is of human origin. Christmas is not a part of the Bible." Jesus Not Born on December 25 Regarding the date December 25 given for the birth of Jesus, there is no evidence to indicate that this is correct. The evidence shows otherwise. |
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2 | Christmas-Is It Christian? | NT general Archive 1 | JCrichton | 106703 | ||
Hi, Tess! I can see that you are struggling, like most of us, to find Truth in the world. I commend you for that. But we must not close our minds and hearts to everything because someone wrote a thesis against it, or because it is not expressively apparent in the Bible. Paul tells the Thessalonians to: "test everything and hold on to what is good and shun every form of evil." (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22) Jesus tells us, in John 14:16-17, "I shall ask the Father, and he will give you another Paraclete to be with you for ever, the Spirit of truth whom the world can never accept since it neither sees nor knows him; but you know him, because he is with you, he is in you." The world cannot pay homage to the Lord because they do not know the Holy Spirit (as Paul says no one can say Jesus is Lord but with the Spirit). So an idea of celebrating the Savior's birth cannot be but corrupted by paganism and materialism. Was Jesus born on December 25? No! Should I not celebrate my Lord's birthday because some say that it is not Biblical? Absolutely not! Can you picture yourself among the shepherds, hearing the choir of angels glorifying God and praising the day that Emmanuel came to us? Can you see yourself on that long trek accross the desert looking for a child, a special child, that the Holy Spirit (though you only knew Him as a deep unexplainable feeling) impeled you to search out? Or how grand to have been there when Mary greeted her relative, Elizabeth, and both child and mother, instructed by the Holy Spirit, recognized the unborn child to be God? These are some of the reasons why I celebrate Christmas, every year; I hope that more Christians see the value of this and celebrate our Savior's birth not just on Dec 25 but every single day of the year! And I am one of the have nots--I do not see Christmas as a negative aspect of my Christianity; instead I see it as another affirmation that the Word became flesh, came to the poorest of situations, was worshiped by both communers and the exalted alike (both Jews and Gentiles), and that He gave it all up for me! (This me includes John 1:12.) Maran atha! |
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3 | Christmas-Is It Christian? | NT general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 106706 | ||
Greetings JCrichton! Excellent post and sound advice my friend! Every year I hear debates about various holidays. Usually the arugement goes something like: 1) It isn't mentioned in the Bible, and 2) Some pagan somewhere celebrated a similar day. :-) Yet, these individuals seldom follow all the way through with their logic. Cars are not mentioned in the Bible, but they still drive them! :-) I'm not concerned about which day Christ was actually born on. I'm not concerned that many people have turned Christmas into a secular holiday. I am only concerned with what Christmas means to me! It is the day I give thanks for God coming into this world to save me! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | Christmas-Is It Christian? | NT general Archive 1 | KaleoWaYesu | 106708 | ||
Sorry to burge in late folks. Just joined the forum. EXCELLENT work! Christmas to me is 'Christ the Reason for the Season'. Bible says lift up Jesus and He will draw men to Himself. Therefore it is irrelevant whether some secular man in the horizon of time past initiated it for something else. The right of ownerhip was forfeited the moment 'Christ was added to Mas' to form Christmas. So let us all enjoy the Season while lifting up the Reason. Unfortunately though, there are too many other things being lifted up alongside the real meaning of Christmas. |
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5 | Christmas-Is It Christian? | NT general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 106713 | ||
Greetings KaleoWaYesu! Welcome to the forum! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6 | Christmas-Is It Christian? | NT general Archive 1 | KaleoWaYesu | 106781 | ||
Thanks Tim, 'Moran?' Must be Maasai from Kenya/Tanzania. Fierce warriors... Be fierce for the Lord brother! Enjoy christmas. Andy. |
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7 | Christmas-Is It Christian? | NT general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 106788 | ||
Greetings Andy! Actually, it's Irish! :-) But, I appreciate the sentiment! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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