2007-12-04 15:56:09 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus shouldn't be the reason for just this season.
Jesus should be the reason for all the seasons. Why don't we talk about Jesus on Sept 17th, or January 5th, or May 3rd, or March 31st, or August 28th, or October 25th, or . . . you get the picture. Jesus should be around all the time. If you are truly committed to Him.
"Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage - with great patience and careful instruction." (2 Timothy 4:2)
2007-12-04 16:17:19 · answer #1 · answered by Acts 4:12 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
No. Jesus' PR team did a makeover of the pagan holiday season. They took over solstice (or Bruma as the Romans called it), Isthar and Mithra's birthday, and Saturnalia in order to take away an attractive incentive to not convert. There was a lot of sun-god worshipping going on because, hey, shortest day of the year going on. Don't want the sun-gods to go away and not come back.
Even now, Jesus isn't the reason for the season. Consumerism is. If we didn't give out presents, Christmas would only be celebrated by the highly committed Christians. The rest would forget about it, just like they ignore Good Friday.
2007-12-05 00:34:01 · answer #2 · answered by Muffie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes with all my heart. JESUS the reason for every season.
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2007-12-05 00:29:52 · answer #3 · answered by funnana 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Decorations * a tree inside the house * candles lit all night (or lights) * exchanging gifts * mistletoe * toasting each other * feasting * gathering family together * burning a Yule log * celebrating a savior's birthday on the 25th
all of those things are pagan.
so - No
2007-12-05 00:19:29 · answer #4 · answered by Aravah 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jesus wasn't even born in the season, ffs. No.
2007-12-05 01:16:16 · answer #5 · answered by Keyring 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus/Horus/Hesus is nothing more than a personification of the SUN in the age of Pisces the two fish, which began in the year AD... it doesn't represent the time after Christ was here, it represents the beginning of the age of pisces, the two fish... that they've turned into the fisher of men... who fed the world with two fish... blah blah blah...
Dec 25th is the day the sun begins its return to the northern hemisphere after winter solstice and rising in the same place for 3 days, in 274 Rome dedicated it to their solar god Sol Invictus.... it's all about the SUN, there's nothing holy about it... the bible is mainly based upon basic astronomy, and astrology.
2007-12-04 23:59:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋
No. but big business making big bucks sure is. The holidays are just for spending time with family and having a good time.
2007-12-05 00:13:10 · answer #7 · answered by Tamsin 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Actually it is a celebration of the winter solstice and dates back long before christianity.
2007-12-05 00:45:53 · answer #8 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.
Winter is an effect of the tilt of the Earth. In reality it is not related to mythical characters in any way.
2007-12-05 00:38:51 · answer #9 · answered by Simon T 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The myth of Jesus, yes.
2007-12-04 23:59:12 · answer #10 · answered by neil s 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋