fact that nobody actually knows when he was born. i'm confused.
2007-01-10 07:44:48 · 21 answers · asked by trippydee 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Catholic Church does not state that Jesus was born on December 25 but it does celebrate His birth on this date.
The exact date does not matter. What matters is the Incarnation, the fact that God became a human, lived among us, died for our sins, and rose from the dead.
We also look forward to the final coming of Jesus Christ.
The angel said to them,
"Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."
And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying:
"Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests."
(Luke 2:10-14)
With love in Christ.
2007-01-10 15:45:31 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We don't. We celebrate it on December 25th because it is the fact the Christ our savior was born. And the Christmas season in the Catholic Church is not just one day. The month before (called the season of Advent), is a way to prepare ourselves for the coming of Christ. And the season still does not end once December 25th is over, but continues until the Epiphany around January 8th (celebrating when the Wise men arrived to Bethleham, and recognised that Jesus was the Savior.) The first coming of Christ was recognised by everyone in the world who saw the star. Whether they were Jewish or not, the fact remains that they knew. At the second coming of Christ, everyone will recognise the sign that is given then as well.
2007-01-11 12:58:57 · answer #2 · answered by me 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic religion does not claim Jesus was born on December 25th. It has, however, chosen that date as the day the birth of Jesus is celebrated.
2007-01-12 08:29:45 · answer #3 · answered by Daver 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'll say you're confused! The Catholic Church does not "say jesus was born on december 25th". We don't know the date of His birth, so a date was picked to observe it.
2007-01-10 18:52:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pastor Billy says: the responsibility of proof is yours. There is absolutely no Catholic doctrine written or unwritten which claims December 25th is the actual date of birth of our Savior Jesus Christ.
The importance of this feast day is to celebrate the coming of Messiah, to affirm the mystery of his Incarnation, and to establish the traditions of new covenant peoples. Don't let all the conspiracy, fear factor, fear mongers on here fool you into believing something else.
2007-01-11 18:56:28 · answer #5 · answered by Pastor Billy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It gives the "so-called" christian an excuse to celebrate pagan holidays. The truth is that early Christians combined their celebrations to coincide with Nimrod's birthday (Dec. 25) so that they could celebrate their own Holy Days without being detected (being detected as Christian meant their deaths) Unfortunately, over time the two systems began to merge, which is what happens with compromise. These pagans used the trees as an idol (see Jeremiah 10:4) The symbolism being that of fertility rituals. The mistletoe was used for getting the orgies started. The twelve days of Christmas is how long this reveling would last. We now try to mix this all up with Jesus, when it has absolutely nothing to do with him, and he does not recognize it as his day in any way! In fact he finds idol worship and following the "traditions of men" as something that he hates. By the way Nimrod was a fat, jolly man who liked to wear red. Hmmm....
2007-01-10 15:56:32 · answer #6 · answered by Christine5 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am not agreeing with 100% of what the 'Catholic church' teaches presently.
However, I will tell you that if one applys the
'2 or more witnesses' principle (Matt. 18:16, 2 Cor. 13:1) it is closer to the scripturalness than many presently in the USA realize.
While the scriptures may not explicitly tell us the exact day of his birth, 12/25 is not far off.
2007-01-10 16:12:09 · answer #7 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not only Catholics that say Jesus was born on Christmas day.
Christians and all religions say the same thing.
We, as in everyone, are celebrating Jesus' birthday and it is does not say in the Bible what day Jesus was born so why not 25 December
God Bless You
2007-01-10 15:54:04 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Don't be confused.That's is natural. The name of the Church is Roman Catholic church. So it is only natural that it sanctified pagan Roman practices and since they believe that the Pope is infallible, that means the Bible and all the people in the world of other religions can be true, but it the Pope say they are wrong, than the Pope is right. The Pope is above the Bible and even above God Himself, so they claim. And that they have the power to create even God at the Eucharist. When the priest says:
Corpus Christi, than Jesus must obey the priest words and jump down from heaven and become real flesh in the Roman Catholic priest's hand.
So if the Church say Jesus was born on the 25th of December, then, He must be born on that date!
2007-01-10 15:53:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
I have a book for you to read that was out of print for years and disappearing from libraries nationwide but is now back.
It is called: The Two Babylons by Alexander Hislop
It will deal with quite a bit on holidays and the Catholic church. Not an easy read though.
2007-01-10 15:59:54 · answer #10 · answered by jackbarrowiii 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋