Fellow Christians. How many of you care that christmas is a pagan holiday and Jesus was not born in december.?

Question

Do you care enough to stop the evil tradition of Christmas or is it just to much fun to teach your kids how to perform pagan rituals. here is the complete history of christmas if you care to know what you are celebrating.


http://www.cgi.org/booklets/christmasfacts.cfm

Answer 1

I am proud to say that I have never celebrated Christmas for the very reasons you cite and one more very important one John 4:23 states "But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him." Worshiping God in truth means that we reject that which is false. Christmas is founded on falsehood from start to finish.

Answer 2

Thank you for defending what true faith means. Jesus is certainly not pleased with what people call a "Christian " holiday. It brings reproach upon his name and the name of his heavenly Father.
Take away from Christmas everything pagan in origin and what would you have left? Nothing at all. Jesus did not celebrate the day of his birth and neither did his apostles. John the Baptist was beheaded at a birthday celebration. Birthdays were only celebrated by pagans who did not worship God, so Jesus would never have done such a thing. The only thing Christians are commanded to remember is the last meal Jesus had with his disciples on Passover and this I celebrate once a year with fellow Christians. Many do not even know what date to celebrate the occasion Jesus felt was so important to him and to us.

Answer 3

I agree with you wholeheartedly, the more I learn, the more I realize that Christians should celebrate the way that the first Christians did.

But I also cannot ignore this verse,

Colossi ans 2:16
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

I do wish that more Christians would learn how people from other religions view the Christmas holiday and what damage it has done to the credibilty of Christianity in the eyes of others.

I think we should adopt Pauls way of thinking.

1 Corinthians 9:22
To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

Answer 4

It's a fact that Jesus was most likely born sometime in April, not December, and that the Church decided to make December a Christian holiday to draw attention from a Wiccan celebration that was also held in December. I suppose the Church was afraid that it's fat wallet might get thinner if people started celebrating with the Wiccan community.

But as for eliminating Christmas, I don't know how many people actually associate it with Christ. It's become a pagan celebration of excess and greed. I don't think many people would want to get rid of it, but there are those who also believe what you are saying and agree.

Answer 5

(Preamble: I am not a Christian.) I believe your question is rhetorical. The bible of Christian religion also talks of a language receptive/expressive snake, unicorns, and a worldwide flood. I'd assume that if people can make themselves believe in these things, they can believe anything. No amount of facts or logical thought will be able to challenge irrationality.
Also, your question is an example of a loaded question. By answering either "yes" or "no" you're forcing the Christian to agree that christmas is a pagan holiday. What if the Christian doesn't agree to your presupposition?
I believe the issue will be moot, since many religious people are usually trained in ignoring or justifying contradictions. Maybe if you reworded your question, you would receive an answer (assuming this is what you want and not simply to promote a website).

Answer 6

My dear sister, does the date really matter?

I KNOW Christmas as the world celebrates it, stems from paganism. However, the Lord looks at the heart and as a Christian, you should know that we celebrate Christmas as the birth of Jesus Christ. Does it matter that we celebrate it on the 25th December when Jesus was not born?

Christmas as Christians celebrate it is certainly NOT evil my friend.

Since my son was small, I have taught him that there is no Father Christmas. I have taught him how the world celebrates Christmas, but what it really is. He knows the gifts he gets are in rememberance of our Lord and Saviour and that the birth of Christ was joyous and that is why we give gifts.

So yes, my tree will go up - in rememberence of Jesus.

And I know that Jesus is just fine with that!

Praise the Lord He looks at the HEART and NOT at the outer appearance.

Answer 7

You have it backwards. Christianity has not been taken over by pagenism. Rather Christianity has done exactly what Jesus told it to do. It has taken what was a "godless" tradition and redeemed it. Almost no one today celebrates the pagen holiday that once occurred on December 25th. Rather they celebrate the coming of Jesus. It has taken something that started "pagen" and made it holy.

That is what Jesus did with my own life, taking the "unholy" person I was and changing it to worship and honor him. So He has done with December 25. Changed it from an "unholy" day to one that celebrates him, his birth, and his message to the world.

As far as the date of his birth? Show me where the Bible says says it was NOT December 25th. The date is not given in scripture. Had the Christians decided to celebrate it on a different day, we would be having the same discussion. There is not a day during that year that is not celebrated somewhere by some religion as a holiday to some god or saint. So regardless of when Christ's birth was celebrated, it would have been a pagen holiday for somebody. So if you are going to redeem a day, why not go after the one that needed it the most? The Christian have succcessfully done that, taking what was the largest pagen celebration and turning it into the largest Christian celebration. Score one major victory for the church.

Answer 8

I don't call myself Christian,but a child of God,I quit celebrating Christmas 22 yrs ago.I didn't teach my kids the lie and now that they have grown up they understand to give and love when they see someone have the need or are moved through compassion.
Jesus said you hold to the traditions of the elders making the commandment of God none effect in vain do you worship me,this is why I quit celebrating,plus what you mentioned.
There are plenty more things also to screw up our children....Easter bunny,tooth fairy,the boogie man

Answer 9

I don't doubt that all the stated facts are correct. But the bottom line is that despite what it has become over the years and despite what it's origins may have been, Christmas is for most believers, a time to celebrate the birth of Christ.

It is also a time when more opportunities present themselves, to reach out in Christ to others.

I thank you anyway for the article, I hope I'll find time to read it soon.

Answer 10

I don't care. I've always celebrated christmas and I always will. It's what's in your heart that counts. Christmas has been, for a very long time, a time of peace and Christ. I am not honoring any pagan traditions when I celebrate Christmas, I am celebrating the fact that my Lord and Savior was born (the date does not matter). If any have a problem with my celebrations, well, tough. Nothing on God's green earth will ever stop me from celebrating the birth of Jesus! No one knows the exact date, so I will continue in December, has it has been for centuries!