Does it matter if Dec. 25 is not the birthdate of Christ when it seems?

Question

all Christians faith of different denominations are in one to celebrate the memory of Christ birth?

Answer 1

Doesn't make a bit of difference. I think it is a good occasion to talk about Christ, people are more open to hear about him at that time.
The important thing is that He is born in your heart.

Answer 2

No it does not matter that Dec. 25 is not the birthdate of Christ to some people. To me the date of his birth and resurrection were least important because if it were it would have been in the bible. I don't believe that Jesus was born on Christmas, just like I don't believe that he rose on Easter. But this is all Paganism. That is why the church is so bound. They allowed the devil to sneak that in what does the christmas tree and santa claus and his little elves have to do with Jesus. Jesus could not have that day to himself. It had to be shared with something. Just like his resurrection, the Easter bunny that lays chocolate eggs. This stuff might not mean anything to the average 4 year old. But it does to mean because this means that we are blindly being led under Satan and just don't know it. that is why if you change Santa around it can read Satan. It is not a concidence that he wears red. I really believe that word of God and when I see it there I will believe it; no one can prove it and the reason that they are celebrating it that day is because it is a tradition. Traditions are worldly and are man-made, thus they are not of God. If you read all of the word you will find the truth even the truth about the Christmas tree. It is all there but people will continue to look for something with itching ears and continue to be misled. this world is confused, sad, and stupid. They follow everything that someone creates blindly not knowing the sudden consequences. But in the end we all will know what religion was right, is there a heaven or hell? The inevitable will be answered. I just am not one to wait tell the end to find out.
Trina.

Answer 3

Dec 25th was a pagan holiday. The catholic religion incorporated this holiday into a christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ. They were trying to lure more pagans into their churches. Jesus was crucified on Nisan the 14th. This is the same as the month of April to Americans. The bible says Jesus was 33 1/2 years old when he died. Count back six months and you come up with October. He was born sometime in October. But if God wanted us to commemorate Christs birth, he would have let us know the exact date. Jesus' birth was not what was important. His death was what bought us back eternal life.

Answer 4

Who told you it is not the right date--it is well documented that Mary and Joseph came to the mall on Christmas eve, Dec 24 and all the parking spots were full but thye managed to find a bed in the department store. But if it is not the right date lets celibrate Christmas anyway. Think how bleak it would be without it.

Answer 5

LOVE - that's the true meaning of Christmas. John 3:16-17 says, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved."
Philippians chapter 2, verses 6-11, as paraphrased in The Message, records, "Jesus had equal status with God but didn't think so much of Himself that He had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all. When the time came, He set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, He stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn't claim special privileges. Instead, He lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death - and the worst kind of death at that: a crucifixion. Because of that obedience, God lifted Him high and honored Him far beyond anyone or anything, ever, so that all created beings in heaven and on earth - even those long ago dead and buried - will bow in worship before this Jesus Christ, and call out in praise that He is the Master of all, to the glorious honor of God the Father."

The true meaning of Christmas is God's becoming a human being in the Person of Jesus Christ. Why did God do such a thing? Because He loves us! Why was Christmas necessary? Because we needed a Savior! Why does God love us so much? Because He is love (1 John 4:8)! Why do we celebrate Christmas each year? Out of gratitude for what God did for us, we remember His birth by giving each other gifts, worshipping Him, and being especially conscious of the poor and less fortunate.

The true meaning of Christmas is LOVE. God loved us so much that He wanted to provide a way for us to spend eternity with Him. He gave His only Son to take our punishment for our sins, He paid the price in full! We are free from condemnation when we accept that free gift of LOVE. "But God demonstrated His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).

Answer 6

Since no one really knows the exact date of Jesus' birth, we might as well celebrate His birth on the day that millions of Christians have been celebrating Christmas on December 25 since about 380 A.D.

With love in Christ.

Answer 7

The catholic church set the feast like it sets other feasts The Epiphany, The Baptism, Easter all others followed there is no specific date that we know of but we just remeber His birth so it doesn't matter if it wasn't on that day.

Answer 8

Your sentiment is very loving and I realize it's for the purpose of encouraging unity and understanding. However, not all people who believe in Christ and follow in his foot steps celebrate Christmas. In times past, many religious people frowned upon the celebration of Christmas due to the pagan origin of many of its traditions; so much so that almost all countries in Europe banned its celebration at one time or another throughout history.

James 2:27 says: "The form of worship that is clean and undefiled from the standpoint of our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation, and to keep oneself without spot from the world."

To keep oneself without "spot" indicates a pretty strict view of whether we should accept into our lives practices whose origin and meaning are rooted in pagan customs.

The first century Christians did not celebrate Christmas. They did not even celebrate birthdays. Neither did the Israelites, though people of the nations surrounding both cultures did.

1 Corinthians 8:10 says: "Now I exhort YOU, brothers, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that YOU should all speak in agreement, and that there should not be divisions among YOU, but that YOU may be fitly united in the same mind and in the same line of thought."

Though so many religions today all are "united" in the celebration of Christmas, the scriptures plainly show that is not enough. They explain it's important that there be no divisions of any kind. The unity involved here spans the time throughout the whole year, not just for a few short weeks.

I realize you will get tons of differing views on the subject. Please simply accept this as one of them. I mean no disrespect to anyone who holds Christmas celebrations dear. I personally strive to hold strictly to the scriptures and to study and meditate on them to gain the most possible understanding of God's view of matters instead of accepting the view of well-meaning, but imperfect, men.

For that reason I do not celebrate Christmas for the reason above and many others. Instead I choose to commemorate the Memorial of Christ's Death, as he specifically outlined for his disciples to do on the evening before he died with his 11 faithful Apostles.

The scriptures say, "A name is better than good oil, and the day of death than the day of one’s being born. 2 Better is it to go to the house of mourning than to go to the banquet house, because that is the end of all mankind; and the one alive should take [it] to his heart." (Ecclesiastes 17:1) At the time of Jesus' birth, though it was a miracle, the meaning of his coming to earth had not yet been accomplished. If he had not remained faithful until death, his birth would have meant nothing.

And this is where I will end.

Thank you very much for posting this question. I wish you well.

Answer 9

Actually, I believe He was born sometime in the spring..but anyway I guess somehow December 25 became the day they celebrate it, even if it isn't exactly right. Kind of a nice idea too, because the idea of Christmas is to give to someone what they would not be able to get themselves (to an extent). God gave us Jesus, who made things possible that we ourselves could not have done. AWWWWWWWW!!!!!

Answer 10

no it does not matter that Dec. 25 was not the actual date of his birth