Christ wasn't born on December 25. Doesn't that ruin the credibility of the entire Bible?

Answer 1

Actually it ruins the crdeibility of those denomination who celebrates christmas

Answer 2

No. Don't be such an idiot. They say the quickest way to show someone how ignorant you are is open your mouth. Well. you did.

No where in the bible does it say Christ was born on Dec. 25th. Fact of the matter is it was more likely near or on the fall equinox. About the Same time as the Feast of Tabernacles.

You have to have an understanding of the times and the customs, the festivals held and the rotation of the priests in the temple. You then have to read the bible with understanding of its text and the languages it was translated from and into. You have to understand the coming of John the Baptist and that he was a cousin to Christ. That John the Baptist was born six months earlier than Christ. Also take into account that mankind has changed the calender more times than you have read the bible. Don't compare the credibility of the bible to the follies of mankind. This all takes time and devotion to understand, something this generation is too lazy to do. So why don't you and all your other sloths get off Gods back until your ready to understand Him.

Answer 3

First of all I am Jewish so I don't know but I have been told the date was set by tradition, not by a statment from the Christian Bible. However, even if it did say that, would you consider one thing to ruin the credibility of an entire book? Would you consider it valid and reasonable if you "told a little white lie" or were simply wrong about a fact you presented which we all do from time to time, and someone knew you did it, that your credibility would forever be ruined because you were wrong or told a white lie to make someone feel better?
I understand it is not the same and I do not follow the Christian Bible but to condemn an entire work based on one fact seems very extreme to me.

Answer 4

"God rest ye merry gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember Christ our savior
Was born some time in May."

Fact is, I don't remember anything in the Bible about when his birthday was; only that we have been celebrating it on 12/25 for a long time. I strongly suspect the Catholic Church put it there to coincide with the pagan celebrations of the winter solstice. That way the "pagans" (i.e., country folk) could have both celebrations, but the church could call the whole thing Christmas and avoid the issue of demanding total warfare on the pagans.

They did adopt many of the traditions of Yule, the winter solstice, including decorating trees (used to be with food for the birds), burning a Yule log, mistletoe and holly, most of the traditions which are not explicitly churchy.

Answer 5

That date isn't in the bible. As for the reliability of the Bible, you have to remember that the Bible has been translated from the original over and over, and then over again by so many people that only the essence remains. The Catholic Bible was deconstructed and re-written and published in 1611 as the King James Version that Protestant religions use today. It is quite a bit different than the original Catholic Bible. The interpretations of the Bible have changed since the Catholic Bible was first published.

Answer 6

No, because the bible does not say Christ was born on that day. The bible is clear we should honor the life and death and ressurection of Christ not his birth. Only one birthday is mentioned in the New Testament and that was a pagan and John the Baptist lost his head during that celebration.

Each week we should come together and partake of the Lord's supper also known as communion to focus on the death, burial, and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

This is what the bible commands.

Answer 7

Uh, can you cite me the chapter and verse in the bible that says he WAS born on December 25? I think the bible makes it pretty clear that Jesus was NOT born on December 25...if some early church leaders seized on that date and decided to use it for Christian purposes, that only calls into question their own credibility, not the credibility of the bible!

Answer 8

Why would it? No where in the Bible does it say that Jesus was born either in December, or on the 25th.

December 25 is simply the day that the Roman Catholic Church set aside as a day to remember the birth of Jesus. It is not his actual "birthday", since no one really knows when that happened.

This is nothing new. Where have you been? Living in a box?

Answer 9

The Bible never says that Christ was born on Dec. 25. In fact, the events surrounding the birth of Jesus, suggests it was in the Springtime.

Answer 10

1. Not all beliefs and customs are bad. But God does not approve of them if they come from false religion or are against Bible teachings.—Matthew 15:6.

2. Trinity: Is Jehovah a Trinity—three persons in one God? No! Jehovah, the Father, is "the only true God." (John 17:3; Mark 12:29) Jesus is His firstborn Son, and he is subject to God. (1 Corinthians 11:3) The Father is greater than the Son. (John 14:28) The holy spirit is not a person; it is God's active force.—Genesis 1:2; Acts 2:18.

3. Christmas and Easter: Jesus was not born on December 25. He was born about October 1, a time of year when shepherds kept their flocks out-of-doors at night. (Luke 2:8-12) Jesus never commanded Christians to celebrate his birth. Rather, he told his disciples to memorialize, or remember, his death. (Luke 22:19, 20) Christmas and its customs come from ancient false religions. The same is true of Easter customs, such as the use of eggs and rabbits. The early Christians did not celebrate Christmas or Easter, nor do true Christians today.


4. Birthdays: The only two birthday celebrations spoken of in the Bible were held by persons who did not worship Jehovah. (Genesis 40:20-22; Mark 6:21, 22, 24-27) The early Christians did not celebrate birthdays. The custom of celebrating birthdays comes from ancient false religions. True Christians give gifts and have good times together at other times during the year.

5. Fear of the Dead: The dead cannot do anything or feel anything. We cannot help them, and they cannot hurt us. (Psalm 146:4; Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10) The soul dies; it does not live on after death. (Ezekiel 18:4) But sometimes wicked angels, called demons, pretend to be the spirits of the dead. Any customs that have to do with fear of or worship of the dead are wrong.—Isaiah 8:19.

6. Cross: Jesus did not die on a cross. He died on a pole, or a stake. The Greek word translated "cross" in many Bibles meant just one piece of timber. The symbol of the cross comes from ancient false religions. The cross was not used or worshiped by the early Christians. Therefore, do you think it would be right to use a cross in worship?—Deuteronomy 7:26; 1 Corinthians 10:14.

7. It may be very hard to abandon some of these beliefs and customs. Relatives and friends may try to convince you not to change your beliefs. But pleasing God is more important than pleasing men.—Proverbs 29:25; Matthew 10:36, 37.

Answer 11

The Bible has no credibility whatsoever -- its a joke. Created at the Council of Carthage in 397 as they acted on a resolution of the Synod of Hippo from 393, the Bible didn't even exist for the first several hundred years of the history of the faith. The two things have NOTHING to do with each other, except in the minds of the weakest of believers -- the fundamentalists.

As for the absorption of various preexisting pagan holidays into the faith (December 25th was Saturnis and the birth of Mithra and so forth), that is a simple part of religious evolution. *shrug* You can find it in any faith tradition. It has nothing to do with the Bible -- and cannot invalidate an already provably false document. Those who refuse to hear or see will not recognize the Bible's fallibility, those that do hear and see hardly need to use something like holidays to support themselves and their views.

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