2006-12-11 22:27:58 · 23 answers · asked by doodlejoe2000 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because it has been practiced for generations, that now that we have become Christians, we bring it into Christianity and make it Jesus's birthday. Instead of shedding that which is in the world, and comes from a pagan festival, we incorporate it and dae anyone to say anything against it. Just because the majority of Christians say its His birthday doesn't make it a fact. For example, in the book of Jeremiah, God tells the people NOT to do as the HEATHEN do, do not cut a tree down, haul it out nail it to the floor and decorate it and stand back in amazement of it as if you are worshipping it as a god. These same Christians also still tell their children that their is a Santa claus... We need to be honest about this Holiday and leave it as a worldly holiday. Nothing wrong with gift giving, but why do we have to wait till Christmas to do it? Why not show others love year round? Also, why doesn't the Bible tell us to worship His birthday, if was intended for us to do so? It doesn't. we are to celebrate His death. Which if we would study, we are told exactly the day and month and hour that He died, but are not told when He was truly Born, or the time He was born. We are the ones who put it in december, but come on, it would have been to cold for the sheep to be out in the field this time of year... wake up people
2006-12-11 22:47:37 · answer #1 · answered by Fugitive Peices 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is not a pagan holiday. True, it originally appeared on the calendar around the same time of year as a particular pagan Roman holiday -- but just because it's at the same time of year doesn't mean it's pagan.
After all, in Japan people celebrate the Emperor's birthday on Dec. 23, which is just two days before Christmas -- but proximity on the calendar alone doesn't make the Emperor's birthday a Christian holiday. Or a pagan one, for that matter.
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2006-12-12 06:32:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People keep asking the same questions because they don't get the answer they are wanting to hear
Christmas is NOT a pagan holiday not did it get it's start from paganism. It got it's start because of the birth of Christ who came here to give us all an opportunity at Salvation.......even the pagans if they choose to accept
Just because you WANT that to be the case so you can criticize Christianty, it still isn't so.
There are pagan celebrations that occur roughly at the same time of year along with , but totally separate from Christmas
BTW...it is CHRISTmas........not Xmas
You have a Merry Christmas
2006-12-12 06:44:01 · answer #3 · answered by kenny p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean the church took some pagan celebrations and restructured them into Christian celebrations, I don't think that's big news to anyone.
Personally, I don't think it was such a good idea. I think they (the church) should have told pagans that if they chose to be a Christian, they would have to choose to completely break all ties with paganism.
But, that's what those guys thought was best back then, I guess.
The meaning of the Christmas celebration has so complely evolved now, it doesn't even resemble pagan worship.
Do you think the pagan's want it back to how it was before? Wouldn't bother me.
2006-12-12 06:37:18 · answer #4 · answered by nancy jo 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Obviously, they celebrate christmas because of the birth of Jesus Christ. Although, the exact date may not be known, it seems to be the appropriate time of the year to do so. We also seem to celebrate halloween which has ties to a pagan belief, and Easter which has been suggested to have hints of pagan history. Christmas is because of the birth of Christ and Easter is because of His ressurection. That and that alone is why I celebrate the two. Christmas isn't pagan.
2006-12-12 06:46:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is the celebration of the remembering of the birth of Christ. Although, he wasn't born on December 25...again, it's a celebration to remember the birth of the Messiah.
During that time, it is also the start of the Christian calendar. And this is why by March or April we have the lenten season
2006-12-12 06:30:52 · answer #6 · answered by joan 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ummm....Xmas is the celebration of the birth Of Jesus. So, I'd hardly call that being pagan.
2006-12-12 08:36:56 · answer #7 · answered by Skippy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you ever been to a so-called Christians Xmas service? sure there MIGHT be a christmas tree in the foyer--but the service is all about the Bethlehem and Herod and baby Jesus. that is what Christians celebrate.
the other part--gift giving and "Jingle bells" and eggnog is just part of the culture that many people--Christians and non-Christians share.
2006-12-12 06:32:54 · answer #8 · answered by Netty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We celebrate CHRISTmas, not XMAS, because CHRISTmas to us, is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
It doesnt matter what His date of birth is; we celebrate His birthday even though its probably not the 25th December.
Praise the Lord Jesus that He sees the heart.
2006-12-12 06:32:29 · answer #9 · answered by ccc4jesus 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont celebrate xmas. I celebrate Christmas.
2006-12-12 06:49:09 · answer #10 · answered by iwant_u2_wantme2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋