So.... Some Believe and I do TO... that Jesus was Not Born on Christmas....?

Question

YES..... IF... Jesus Was NOT Born on Christmas.... [Yes.... it is Only the DAY... WE Choose to Celebrate His Birthday]

WHY THEN..... DO YOU CELEBRATE .... HIS BIRTHDAY ? ? ?

IS IT FOR.... The.... KUDOS.... and... The GIFTS.... OR.... is it Really TO WORSHIP... HIM ? ? ?

(Isaiah 9:6) For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be on His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Thanks for YOUR Answers.....! Roger R.

P.S. And... A Very BLESSED CHRISTMAS.... "To YOU !"

Answer 1

First I celebrate Christ every day not one day a year. So I do not really treat Christmas any different then any other day.

Next no one knows the real date so any day choosen is his birthday observed not the actual date.

Chances are it was in late Spring to early summer due to the shepards were out with the sheep at night time when the angel visted them. In the winter shepards would not have been out at night time with the sheep way to cold.

Answer 2

people must remember that Man set down the dates we celebrate religious holidays. also I think we have the Nativity story wrong. Even the two books in the Bible that describe the birth do not match. Why? Because they were written hundreds of years after the event took place. It was also MAN who decided what was to be included in the Bible and that means things were left out. Those of us who believe in God and Jesus (and I do ) have been taught all our lives that the Bible is THE word of God. I believe it is of historical significance even though there were so many authors and soooo many translations, but even some of us Christians find it hard to swallow that this is the definitive word of God. Most people dont even realize that the original words in ancient Aramic didnt necessarily mean THEN what they mean now. For example the words manger and Inn did not mean the same thing at the time of the Nativity. The "Inn" was the living quarters of a typical family that owned livestock. The families were often large and the living space( or whatever the word for inn in aramic) was small and cramped then it stands to reason that there would be no room in the inn if Joseph happened upon a family dwelling seeking shelter for his pregnant wife. Now then, the manger(again I dont know ancient Aramic) was the stable space below the inn where the family sheltered their livestock. So, having no room in the inn, Mary and Joseph were offered a spot in the manger.
Hope this answered your question. Cant wait to see how many thumbs down I get.

Answer 3

Jesus wasn't born on Christmas day. Nobody really has been able to pinpoint when he was born, but the shepherds were out in their fields according to the Bible, which would indicate a warmer month. I have heard guesses ranging from April to October, no one really knows for sure. The early church celebrated Christ-mass as a "movable feast". Individual congregations would set the date of the celebration when they felt it was appropriate. In later years the church set the day to coincide with Pagan celebrations. Some say because they wanted to convert Pagans, and set their holidays and customs to be more familiar to the people they wanted to convert, or maybe they just felt left out when others were celebrating at the time of the Winter Solstice, and wanted to find their own way to celebrate the season. To set a specific day of the year allowed them to all get together at one time, united for a day of worship. It gives Christians a chance to have one day agreed on when they can all take a day off for a celebration. At this time of year, the nights are long and cold, and people everywhere yearn for warmth and companionship. We have put away the harvest, and have more time available to spend with family, or in reflection of the past year. We set out to pass the long nights by lighting them up, enjoying each other, and making plans for the year to come. I'm not a Christian, I personally enjoy this time of year as a season of light, and hope that everyone else is fortunate enough to spend it with everything and everyone they need around them. May you have a blessed and meaningful celebration today......

Answer 4

Early on in the Christian church, Easter was the main holiday and the birth of Jesus was not celebrated. Somewhere around 400 A.D. the church decided to celebrate the birth of Jesus as a holiday. The Bible does not mention date for his birth.

If you look at the Bible as a historical document, the birth of Christ was probably in the spring. This assumption is made because in Jesus' time, in his place of birth, winters were harsh and shepherds would not be out, tending a flock, in the middle of winter.

When the church decided to celebrate the birth of Christ, Pope Julius I chose December 25 as the day it would be celebrated. The church chose this date in an effort to absorb the traditions of the pagan Saturnalia festival. This festival was celebrated by Romans in honor of Saturn. During the same time of the year, Romans observed Juvenalia, a feast honoring the children of Rome.

Later, the date stuck because it coincided with many cultures' winter solstice festivals. This made the celebration of Christ's birth acceptable to many cultures as Christianity spread. First called the Feast of the Nativity, the holiday spread to England by the end of the sixth century.

By holding Christmas at the same time as traditional winter solstice festivals, church leaders increased the chances that Christmas would be popularly embraced, but gave up the ability to dictate how it was celebrated.

In Germany, pagans celebrated the festival of Oden at about the same time. German's contributed a great deal to the many Christmas "traditions" we have today, like the Christmas Tree.

Answer 5

Christ, was not born on the 25th day of December, or it's equivalent on one of the calendars prevalent at the time. NO ONE knows the day the person belived to have been the Christ-child was born.

The celebration of Christ's Mass (aka, Christmas) in December was a move by one of the Popes in the back when the world was Europe and not much else. He decided that he wanted to co-opt a pagan ritual day that typically occured on the Solstice. He figured that having a holiday the same approximate time would make it easier to Convert the Heathens...worked too. ;)

As for the reason to celebrate...Christians celebrate the birth of a fictionalised person imortalised in their scriptures on said arbritrary day. Non-Christians celebrate Christmas as a day of Family togetherness, or simply to sucker money out of the Westerners who are holidaying in their Country...in short, you put-up a tree, and lights because the rich person(s) coming over that period expect it! Non-Believing persons in the predominantly Christian countries celebrate simply because it is an observance, and it's a day off work!

Even Athiests celebrate Christmas, but they call it "X-mas". ;)

Answer 6

It is really strange that listening to the TV all morning. I never heard one word spoken about Jesus. About his kingdom by God or that one day he would rule the world.
All the pictures and talk was about Santa clause. I thought it was interesting that yahoo.com calls him St. Nickolaus.
In Revelation 2:5 the congregation in Ephesus had a false religion called the sect of Nickolaus. false religion
Also in Revelation 2:12 the congregation in Pergamum was commended for doing lots of things right. also in verse 15
It says: "So you, also, have those holding fast the teaching of the sect of Nicolaus like wise. 16 therefore repent. If you do not, I am coming to you quickly, and I will war with them with the long sword of my mouth." condeming it as false religion.

This is a religion from the earliest times, featuring this name.
A long time before Christ ever came to the earth.
Yet in the bible God condems this religion, or the worship of this man with this name.
Since it is a lie and Satan is the father of the lie and a great deceiver. Isn't this a way to get almost everyone in the world to lie to little children? Plus it is a way to magnify his name?
Because there is more proof that Nickolaus is the name of Satan than to think it is Lucifer. Since that was the name of the ancient god's of Babylon.

Answer 7

I consider Christmas to be the golden calf of modern Christianity. And every time I mention this to a Christian and they freak out, they prove my point.


But Emil me if your interested and I'll give you all the details.
I'm not a member of any church or organization, which is against celebrating Christmas. It is my personal position after observing for thirty plus years, the day "or months" of planing and celebration of Christmas. I was twenty-four years old when I first accepted Christ. Before that I was an atheist.

Answer 8

You're right. Mithras, a pagan idol of the Roman world was born on the 25th of December according to the Julian calendar. Constantine I, the Christian Emperor of the Western and Eastern Roman Empire changed the meaning of the 25th of December in order to ease the transition from a pagan, to a Christian culture.

Answer 9

OH NO, truthfully to procure an atheist right here. yet we could in simple terms circulate with the historic previous as a replace of me insulting your have faith in Jesus. ok. First there is the problem that no-one is familiar with whilst Jesus grow to be born. The dates variety by applying as much as 14 years, in simple terms because of the fact of issues between the texts and difficulty-unfastened historic events. next. Sheppards do no longer stay out grazing their flocks at that component of the three hundred and sixty 5 days. they did no longer do it then, and that they do no longer do it now. there's a severe problem with the timing of the Census. ok. it quite is getting too deep, and pointing out the pre-latest pagan gala's is beside the component. no one is familiar with whilst Jesus grow to be meant to have been born, genuinely. so that they simply chosen a date. It in simple terms occurs to be the comparable because of the fact the pagan gala's (handy twist of fate) in simple terms have fun the holiday with acquaintances. Watch the sons and daughters freak out over "Santa's Droppings" and luxuriate in. Merry Christmas, and this atheist would be right here to torment you returned after "New Years"

Answer 10

Jesus was born in the spring. Christmad day used to be a pegan holiday, but christians hijacked it and called it christmas.

we rejoice and exchange gifts because we remember when salvation came unto the world. the gift of everlasting life.