Is he in heaven thinking, what the hell happened to it???
....It's a joke... more of a silly thought.
2006-12-20 15:29:31 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus never cared about Christmas and never will.
M’Clintock and Strong’s Cyclopædia says: “The observance of Christmas is not of divine appointment, nor is it of N[ew] T[estament] origin. The day of Christ’s birth cannot be ascertained from the N[ew] T[estament], or, indeed, from any other source.”—(New York, 1871), Vol. II, p. 276.
Luke 2:8-11 shows that shepherds were in the fields at night at the time of Jesus’ birth. The book Daily Life in the Time of Jesus states: “The flocks . . . passed the winter under cover; and from this alone it may be seen that the traditional date for Christmas, in the winter, is unlikely to be right, since the Gospel says that the shepherds were in the fields.”—(New York, 1962), Henri Daniel-Rops, p. 228.
The Encyclopedia Americana informs us: “The reason for establishing December 25 as Christmas is somewhat obscure, but it is usually held that the day was chosen to correspond to pagan festivals that took place around the time of the winter solstice, when the days begin to lengthen, to celebrate the ‘rebirth of the sun.’ . . . The Roman Saturnalia (a festival dedicated to Saturn, the god of agriculture, and to the renewed power of the sun), also took place at this time, and some Christmas customs are thought to be rooted in this ancient pagan celebration.”—(1977), Vol. 6, p. 666.
The New Catholic Encyclopedia acknowledges: “The date of Christ’s birth is not known. The Gospels indicate neither the day nor the month . . . According to the hypothesis suggested by H. Usener . . . and accepted by most scholars today, the birth of Christ was assigned the date of the winter solstice (December 25 in the Julian calendar, January 6 in the Egyptian), because on this day, as the sun began its return to northern skies, the pagan devotees of Mithra celebrated the dies natalis Solis Invicti (birthday of the invincible sun). On Dec. 25, 274, Aurelian had proclaimed the sun-god principal patron of the empire and dedicated a temple to him in the Campus Martius. Christmas originated at a time when the cult of the sun was particularly strong at Rome.”—(1967), Vol. III, p. 656.
2006-12-20 15:33:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sara: For the record. Christmas is not the ACTUAL day of Christ's birth. He [Jesus] was born in the late autumn in , about, 4 B.C.. December 25th is a modern adaption of a time agreed upon to use this day to celebrate His birthday on. If He was not born, we would still be in the B.C. dating methodology, instead of A.D. (Latin abbreviation for: in the year of our Lord). Jesus is no ego-manic; therefore, He delights in the fact that we celebrate His Birth. Merry Christmas !!!
2006-12-20 23:45:11 · answer #2 · answered by guraqt2me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wasnt actually his birthday. Early Christians picked adopted this date from Zoroastranism. The 25th of December is an important date in many religions. Most current religions have adopted significant features from previous religions that were dominant at the time.
2006-12-20 23:33:03 · answer #3 · answered by oceanse11 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know since I was little my parents has always told us that Jesus was born on christmas, but just the other week some jovah witnesses came by to my door and we started talking about what is the difference of our believes, and they told me that Jesus was not born on that day, that nobody knows when he was born. So since then I really dont know. But I know in my heart I do believe in him and that he is the most powerful jesus that we have no matter what and no matter what day he was born, as longest we celebrate his b-day the day of christmas. And thats how I am going to show my kids cause I do have them going to classes and participate in the play on Sunday..
2006-12-20 23:37:28 · answer #4 · answered by Fran Rizo 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Christmas IS NOT Jesus' birthday. It's a day to CELEBRATE his birth, but it is not his birthday. His birthday is on April 6, according to the Bible.
2006-12-20 23:31:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Happened to "it" what?
Christmas is a time for celebration of Christ.
Oh, wait!...I think I get it now! Yeah, I'll bet He's wondering how it went from a celebration of Him to "only X more shopping days til...".
2006-12-20 23:32:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
actually, i think it was the pope (correct me if im wrong on the person) declaired dec 25 to be his birthday so it would draw less attention to the then illegal christains. making it coincide w/ a pagan holiday basically, made it around the time of a pagan holiday to draw less attention
2006-12-21 00:03:33 · answer #7 · answered by supratuner9 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has anything stayed the same? Christmas reflects the changes. So, I guess yes. he is thinking that.
2006-12-20 23:31:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If Heaven is so wonderful, why does the Pope drive a bomb proof limo?
2006-12-20 23:32:35 · answer #9 · answered by nursesr4evr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL Sara...only if he has been reading this section of Yahoo Answers. I hope He finds a few things to chuckle over. MG
2006-12-20 23:32:58 · answer #10 · answered by Morning Gloria 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋