What is the point of Christmas?

Question

At the end of the day every thing is about "shopping" and even atheists "celebrates"

What do u honestly think Jesus would think if he sees u making profits and trading on his name? I think that is like when he got very upset with the merchants at the temple...isnt?

Answer 1

Why do we celebrate Christmas? When you ask most people this question they say Jesus' Birthday. However I
have found that most people celebrate Christmas by giving gifts, and following their own family traditions. The
problem with this is where does scripture fit into tradition. This is why I decided to write this study. I think if
your going to celebrate something you need to know why. So I am Going to cover a some of the main tradition
people follow and give you some scriptures I have found to point us to the True meaning of Christmas.
1. . Most people say they celebrate the birth of Christ. This is the most common tradition that I have found
(in America), but is it Spiritual?
If we truly celebrate Christmas because of Christ's birth then we celebrate Christmas because of an Epiphany.
Epiphany is a Hebrew word that means the appearing or manifestation of God. So if we celebrate Christmas
because of the appearing of God, then why don't we celebrate Christ's Baptism? John saw a manifestation of the
Holy Spirit in the form of a Dove. So this cant be the 0only reason we celebrate Christmas. Because the Bible
records many events through history where God has appeared or manifested himself before man.
2. Another tradition being taught is the story of the three kings (wise men). The Bible does not say that
there were three kings, It says in Matthew 2:11 They entered the house where the child and his mother, Mary,
were, and they fell down before him and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him
gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. As one can see the Bible does not say that there was three Kings, It only
says, “they opened their treasure chests.” Now, Since there where only three gifts does not necessarily mean
there where only three treasure chests. Since it is unclear as to the number of Kings, and the number of Chests. I
teach my Children that there came Wise Men from the East to see Jesus, and they brought him gold,
frankincense, and myrrh. This is scripturally sound because I am not adding anything to the word of God.
3. Coinciding with the Three Wise Men, Tradition says they came to the Manger to worship Jesus. This
also is not true the scriptures say in Matthew 2:11 They entered the house where the child and his mother, Mary,
were, and they fell down before him and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him
gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. I don't believe anyone out their thinks a stable is a house. It was the
shepherds who visited Jesus in the manger, Luke 2:15-16 When the angels had returned to heaven, the
shepherds said to each other, "Come on, let's go to Bethlehem! Let's see this wonderful thing that has happened,
which the Lord has told us about." [16] They ran to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the
baby, lying in the manger.

Answer 2

Christmas is really about the birth of Jesus. It should be about getting together with family and friends and having a merry time. The present should play a really small part of Christmas.

Unfortunately Christmas is too commercialized these days. Too many businesses want to make it seem that love is measured in how expensive the gift is. Yet a lot of these businesses are "embarrassed of Christmas" and go all out to hide it. They ban the word, put up no decorations, and even refuse to play Christmas music. Yet they send tons of fliers advertising gifts, gifts, and more gifts. They want you to believe that you have to give plasma TVs, diamond bracelets, and automobiles as gifts.

By January a lot of people are neck-deep in debt paying off gifts that other people really don't need.

Answer 3

Jesus birth is the real point of Christmas. Read the Bible to get the answers. Go to church on Christmas to get the full story. Participate in the church plays to help yourself understand it all. Sing Christmas caroles. When we give to others, we give to Jesus. It is better to give than to receive. Society has lost touch over the many years of the true meaning so I understand why you would ask. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Answer 4

Christmas is the celebration of the birth of our Savior jesus Christ. I LOVE Christmas - it's my favorite time fo the year. I personally hate seeing people saying "Happy Holidays" and forgetting why we celebrate Christmas in the first place. I think we should teach our children the real meaning of Christmas - give of ourselved to others, enjoy the carols and lights and thank God for all He has given us.

Answer 5

Homerun! You hit it clean out of the park!

Historians even say Jesus would have had to have been born in the summer, based on descriptions of the stars at the time of His birth. We knew He threw moneychangers out of the temple, the idea that our entire economy is based on exploiting His (non) birth, his faked birth, could not have done anything but offend Him greatly. Still...we like the lights, the tree, the feeling in the air...even if shopping is a horrible drag which I avoid.

Answer 6

I am not religious in the least bit, so the point of Christmas to me is like Easter and Thanksgiving. To celebrate with your family and enjoy having time off work, the snow, the lights, etc. Just a happy time of the year.

Answer 7

People who are not Christian will say it's about family and stuff like that. They think it's in honor of a fat man in a red suit.

Of course the point is Jesus' birth. Very hard for Christians not to get distracted from that - we are in this world but not of this world.

Answer 8

I guess it's less important to North Americans as you have Thanksgiving only a few months prior to Christmas, but to most of the rest of the world this is our time of being with family and friends, eating a hearty meal together and exchanging gifts.

Who cares about the religious conotations anyway? It's all about tradition, not celebrating the birth of some religious figure.

Answer 9

I think that most people get wrapped up in the gift giving and the secular meaning of Christmas. However I think that if Jesus saw us enjoying time with our loved ones and being at peace with each other for that one day for whatever reason that he would be OK with it.

Answer 10

For me, Christmas is to celebrate Jesus, and all his goodness, to be with family, and be grateful for all we have been given, and to remember loved ones that have passed. It is about being together, and not so much the presents.