Christmas! Christmas! Christmas
Christmas is the most popular Holiday in the western world.
Christmas is celebrated by everyone.
It is celebrated by most religious believers.
Some children are looking forward to receiving Christmas gifts from Santa Cluster or fathers Christmas.
Some people are looking forward to receiving end of the year Christmas presents.
Business people are preparing for Christmas six months in advance.
The Christmas tree sellers are making money at this time of the year.
Christmas has become a commercial holiday.
The question is, Is Christmas A Christian Holiday?
Was Jesus born on December 25? What is the origin of Christmas Holiday? Can you
According to the Church History Christ Mass started at about 325AD (After the death of Jesus.)
Roman Emperors Constantine the great converted the pagan holiday to Christian holidays.
The origin of ChristMass is from Roman Pagan and adopted by Roman Catholic
The birth of Jesus was around September 23 but it was changed to December 25th. to accommodate the pagan sun god Tarmmuz. Nimrod son was Tammuz.
Roman Emperors mixed Paganism with Christianity.
For example, He converted the day they were worshipping Sun to
Sunday. That was Saturday to Sunday.
There are many good things about the birth of Jesus.
Many people love the exchange of gifts. Some like to travel back home to see relatives and friends. I personally like
the Christmas music carol and the food.
I love to feed the poor, the widows and the orphans during the holidays period.
However we must avoid some pagan practices that were introduced to this religious holiday.
Many people have introduced paganism into the Churches.
You may asked, Where does paganism enter into this popular holidays?
I like Prophets Jeremiah to answer this question for us in Jeremiah 10:2-3
Christmas Tree
“Thus says the LORD: “Do not learn the way of the Gentiles; Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven, For the Gentiles are dismayed at them. For the customs of the peoples are futile;
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For one cuts a tree from the forest, The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.”
Jeremiah 10:2-3 NKJV
The gentiles are the idol worshippers. God called the gentiles Idolaters. The Jews are not to imitate them.
They had the custom of cut down the tree and they will bring it to their home. They will decorate it with Gold and silver and put gifts under the trees.
The veneration and decoration of Chris-mass tree today is the custom of pagan gentiles.
It was adopted by the Roman Catholic Church and renamed Christ -Mas Tree after more than 325 years after the death and resurrection of Jesus.
That was why the word CHRIST MASS does not appears in the Bible.
However if you have this gentiles pagan customs, Christmas trees in your home, what can You do?
The answer was in Deuteronomy 7:25-26
God said:
“You shall burn the carved images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it; for it is an abomination to the LORD your God. Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it is an accursed thing.”
Deuteronomy 7:25-26 NKJV
Don’t bring abomination to your home.
What about “SANTA Clause” or Father Chris-mass”
Satan English name is Nicks- Nicholas or Devil.
Lying to the children is accepted
Practices during a visit to Father Christmas or Santa. Why lying to the children? Satan’s language was lying and wants the children to learn his language of speaking lies.
Again Satan’s mission was for humans to worship him. He made his ambitions known right from the first human Adam.
Satan has his own Angel. They are called the fallen Angels.
John 8:42.
The Prayers and the customs of The Gentiles have infiltrated our lives and religion today.
The good news is, Jesus was here to save sinners. But we need to repent and stop bringing idols into our homes in the name of Jesus.
“And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.””
Matthew 1:21 NKJV
Is it a sin to observe Holiday like Christmas? The answer is Capital No.
Apostles Paul answers,
“He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks.”
Romans 14:6
What we should have careful about is the pagan customs of decorating trees with Gold and Silver like the gentiles or pagans.
Besides that we are all sinners. Pastor Hagee Said,”one sinner cannot condemned the sin of others simply because they sin
differently” I quote.
We thank God for teaching us how to save our lives
May God gives us understanding.
Author:
David Olaniyan
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