Over on my other blog, UnAshamed Christian Housewife, I dealt with some of the criticisms I’ve received against Christmas, and why I shouldn’t celebrate. The three biggest were Dec. 25th wasn’t His actual birthday, Christmas is like a golden calf, and Christmas is like strange fire. If you’re interested, go check out the post 🙂
Growing up as a teen, adults did not provide me with the answers I wanted. I thought I was spiritually mature. Decades later, I saw the importance of understanding and being able to identify deception, false teachers/prophets. I realized my own ignorance about the Bible and the need to study all portions. I came out of the false doctrine of the Seeker-Driven movement, as well as the Holiness doctrine suffering under the legalism of sinless perfection.
My goal is to help readers grow in the word of God. To trust His word. To tear apart deceptions, and to encourage Christian Apologetics.
My second blog is Peeking Beneath, little more personal, which occasionally is updated. Aside from blogging, I am a wife. I am working on a Christian Fantasy series. I enjoy painting, gardening, cooking, reading, and learning from godly men and women.
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4 thoughts on “Is Christmas Wrong? Ways To Think About Christmas”
Good points, didn’t know about 12 days starting on 25th, we were taught they started on 12Th ending Christmas Eve, and of course 25th being birthday. Interesting. Thanks
Yeah, I didn’t know that, either 🙂 I’ve been trying to grab resources that shares more material than just the bandwagon ideas. The podcast Christ is the Cure, he has a 2 part series, I’ve been listening to. And he researched Christmas from the perspective he tried to counter why it would be ok to celebrate. He thinks it’s ok, but it wanted to do his best to prove himself wrong. He did a ton of research, so it’s been neat to hear what he discovered. The interview I shared was also really fascinating.
I’m open to discussion, I don’t think birthdate is stated in the gospels, the actual date of when Jesus was born. I also understand that Dec 25 is a universally accepted date, to celebrate Christmas, honoring the birth of Christ, being we don’t know the actual date. I celebrate Christmas everyday ,because Christmas, is the birth of our savior, who was born and died ,so sinners may live. Christmas is about the greatest love of all. Here is a link I found, with other points; https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/25th.shtml
Birth date is not stated in the Gospels. There’s a lot of interesting things regarding the choosing of the 25th of Dec. even going to Jan. 6 – this is where we get the twelve days of Christmas or holy days – which gives us the term holiday.
I’m not sure if my wording wasn’t clear, let me know if it wasn’t. I was sharing that it doesn’t matter what day it is. There’s nothing sinful to remember the birth of Christ on a particular day, and to really think about what that means, and just as you mentioned, focus on how all of this connects to receiving salvation from the Savior. 🙂
But it is ok, too, if people choose not to put one day over others to celebrate.
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Good points, didn’t know about 12 days starting on 25th, we were taught they started on 12Th ending Christmas Eve, and of course 25th being birthday. Interesting. Thanks
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Yeah, I didn’t know that, either 🙂 I’ve been trying to grab resources that shares more material than just the bandwagon ideas. The podcast Christ is the Cure, he has a 2 part series, I’ve been listening to. And he researched Christmas from the perspective he tried to counter why it would be ok to celebrate. He thinks it’s ok, but it wanted to do his best to prove himself wrong. He did a ton of research, so it’s been neat to hear what he discovered. The interview I shared was also really fascinating.
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I’m open to discussion, I don’t think birthdate is stated in the gospels, the actual date of when Jesus was born. I also understand that Dec 25 is a universally accepted date, to celebrate Christmas, honoring the birth of Christ, being we don’t know the actual date. I celebrate Christmas everyday ,because Christmas, is the birth of our savior, who was born and died ,so sinners may live. Christmas is about the greatest love of all. Here is a link I found, with other points; https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/25th.shtml
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Birth date is not stated in the Gospels. There’s a lot of interesting things regarding the choosing of the 25th of Dec. even going to Jan. 6 – this is where we get the twelve days of Christmas or holy days – which gives us the term holiday.
I’m not sure if my wording wasn’t clear, let me know if it wasn’t. I was sharing that it doesn’t matter what day it is. There’s nothing sinful to remember the birth of Christ on a particular day, and to really think about what that means, and just as you mentioned, focus on how all of this connects to receiving salvation from the Savior. 🙂
But it is ok, too, if people choose not to put one day over others to celebrate.
For more resources see:
https://nobledevotionblog.wordpress.com/2021/12/07/christmas-posts/
I really enjoyed this particular interview by Melissa Dougherty with Bill Federer.
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