To Christians…Christmas is suppose to be a day of worshiping the birth of Chris (which is call Chris-mas), and the meaning now today is gone. All we do now is think about Santa Claus, Chrismas trees, and presents when it should be about Christ. It was a ancient Holiday traditions put together. It actually didn’t become a Holiday in America till the early 1800’s. I like to know what you think about Christmas. Should we still celebrate Chrismas b/c it’s tradition? Even if it’s for our children’s enjoyment, everything behind is based on pagan cults and beliefs on feritility and sacrifice. Not only that, the birth of Jesus wasn’t even in December. Should it still be carried down, just for the fun of it? I think it’s leading our Christian values to be spirtuality blind,… could it be a way of satan trying to decieve us.? The Bible even warns us about:
http://www.bible.org/page.php?page_id=2561
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_trees
http://bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/T
In Jeremiah 10:3-5, "For the customs of the people are vain: for it is but a tree which one cutteth out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not, … neither … is it in them to do good."
I agree with some of you that Chrismas is about getting together and enjoying what we have. Santa Claus is an idol (a misrepresentation of God, judge them if their good or bad) to kids to look up to, they get rewarded by a magical man to give them presents, and when we tell them there is no Santa. What is going to happen? What was the reason in the first place? They are going to feel mistrust toward their parents and to what they’re taught. They are going to doubt their beliefs and even fall out of their Christianity or not take as serious as they should. Then they don’t go to church or even read the Bible, because it looked at as fables like Santa, not a manuel to your life
Here’s some more about if Christian should worship Chrismas in the way that they do. Really a lot of this is adding up. It comes down to, that the bible teaches us how strict our Lord, and we sometime ignore them, which means we don’t believe in Christ but Material things, but shouldn’t make us happy or justicfied to go to heaven. We know the Commandments and Jesus’s teachings, And I ask What Would Jesus Do (WWJD)? I don’t think he would approve of it, He teaches us the what is right and to accept the truth, but we are spirually blind and sinners. No one is good, but God, and doing what God want for us is first. The scriptures have said to be aware of our culture and do not do what others do, but walk with God and love Him, if you love Him you would turn away from sins or temptations because you would know it hurts God, and believe in his word and truely hold it.
http://www.ucgstp.org/lit/booklets/holidays/vsbible.html
http://www.nisbett.com/holidays/christmas.htm
Christmas does not even have its roots in Christian tradition. It was originally a pagan holiday that the Catholic Church took over to try and root out paganism. Does that mean Christians should not celebrate it? Certainly not! Whether or not Christmas has any historical connection to Christ’s birth is irrelevant. Christmas has come to be a symbol of Christ’s incarnation, and there is nothing wrong with celebrating a it on symbolic grounds. God doesn’t care which day we pick to remember the incarnation. Of course we should educate our children and tell them Christmas is a symbol and not the actual day of Christ’s birth. As long as we do not misrepresent it to our children, I see absolutely no problem here.
October 30th, 2009 at 6:03 am
not really a christmas person-more halloween
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October 30th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Christmas does not even have its roots in Christian tradition. It was originally a pagan holiday that the Catholic Church took over to try and root out paganism. Does that mean Christians should not celebrate it? Certainly not! Whether or not Christmas has any historical connection to Christ’s birth is irrelevant. Christmas has come to be a symbol of Christ’s incarnation, and there is nothing wrong with celebrating a it on symbolic grounds. God doesn’t care which day we pick to remember the incarnation. Of course we should educate our children and tell them Christmas is a symbol and not the actual day of Christ’s birth. As long as we do not misrepresent it to our children, I see absolutely no problem here.
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October 30th, 2009 at 7:26 am
I believe that Christmas is out of control! The children are so sucked into it because of the fun/gifts. The corporations will never stop because it is such a big money maker. I think Christmas has turned into what it was not originally intended for. We need to turn it back into what it was for! A spiritual celebration! Not a material one! I for one limit the gift giving. One gift per child. ( Many people are having too much stress/debt because of the money put out for this holiday). I pray and remember Christ while I burn some frankincense and myrrh. Then have a great feast!
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October 30th, 2009 at 7:46 am
I don’t worry about the dates thing or the pagan aspects. I like to look at my Catholic upbringing as being the best version of God’s message that God could send though people. I mean, I have trouble with phone messages, so imagine trying to pass 2000 year old knowledge through people who were as fallable as I am.
I don’t really celebrate birthdays, and I’ve become more of an agnostic being that I don’t have any proof that what I was taught was more right than what someone else in another religion was taught. I like the idea of getting together with friends and family and trying to do things for other people and most of the people the I know who fit that category seem to concentrate on doing all of that at Christmas so that’s why I would always celebrate it.
Also, Christmas is the time of year when we have our Mr. Man Video hockey tournament http://www.eteamz.com/mrman and that has really defined what Christmas is about to most of us now anyways. (-:
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October 30th, 2009 at 8:16 am
This article ‘Simply the Meaning Of Christmas’ puts it quite well: http://ezinearticles.com/?Simply-The-Meaning-Of-Christmas&id=854528
Christmas is really a celebration of life and an acknowledgment to God’s mercy. It’s the spirit that matters, and the fact that we are alive.
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