Isn't it strange that we celebrate Christmas even though we
have no biblical reason for doing so? At the same time, we totally
ignore the different feasts that are in the bible. For those
of us who cry "Sola Scriptura,"*
this is a strange inconsistency. A few years ago I had sent out emails
to alert some christians on the topic of christmas, asking them to
audit their beliefs - to see if indeed christmas was a 'christian
festival'. One lady replied & asked me to stop sending emails to her
on this topic saying 'as long as my pastor & church celebrates it,
so will I '
Here are some of the reasons why Christians are led astray into believing that this festival is 'christian'
1)
As mentoned above, many christians have a strong trust in their leaders . Naturally, due honor & respect should
be given to his decisions. If the leader of a congregation observes this festival, the flock will not see any reason to audit what they believe . A church leader must have gone
through bible college to qualify for his post - surely they must have
studied this subject already?
2) Everyone else in their church celebrates it. The church down the street celebrates it, plus most of the churches in Singapore are also into it.
The masses believe
in it and have done so for hundreds of years. This is a logical fallacy called argumentum ad numerum
Argumentum ad numerum asserts that
the more people who support or believe a proposition, the more likely it is
that that proposition should be true. However, just as something true does not become
untrue if no one believes in it, something that is not true will not become
true if more people believed in it. Truth cannot be attained through the consensus
of the majority. The Earth was never flat even if the whole world believed so.
3)
An open lie. One of the methods that our
adversary has been using successfully against the Gospel is this: Tell a
lie long enough until people begin to
accept it as truth. This is how false religions of the world have been
propagated, and this is how the vast majority of Christians believe that christmas is a
christian festival. Remember, that our adversary has been ' a liar from the beginning ' ( John 8:44) . Many have fallen into his subtle trap (like I was before) and do not see a need to audit themselves- to verify through Sola Scriputa if this is indeed a christian festival.
As
a born again christian, I have studied this festival of
christmas over a few years . My conclusion is
that christmas has absolutely NO
biblical support. This event is a tradition created by men of
different parties each with their own purpose. There is also absolutely NO GAIN for christians who
observe this festival.
I
am not alone in declaring that christmas is not a
christian festival. There is a growing number of christians who have stopped celebrating christmas as they have discovered what it really is . Perhaps this is a good time for you to examine this festival yourself. There is a large amount
of resource on this site by way of articles, videos and books if you
are keen to explore this subject. They are penned not
only by church going lay christians but by pastors, elders &
ministry leaders etc. I hope that you study this subject with an open
mind and obtain the benefits of not celebrating christmas as my
family an I have. .
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| Christ was NEVER in christmas |
"This time of the year is always referred to as the christmas rush - how ironic when the lyrics from music at all malls herald this event to be one of joy and peace ..."
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