BULLSEYE!
ACCURATE
BIBLE
KNOWLEDGE!
QUESTION:
“WELL … WHAT’S SO WRONG WITH DOING
CHRISTMAS?”
ANSWER:
“JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING”
Dear
Reader,
the last
days in
December have two different meanings for two different sets of people.
For
the
world, for
the
unbeliever, the unsaved, that is the non-Christian and pretend
Christians, it
means flying reindeer, presents, Winter scenes, elves, lots of food and
drink,
mistletoe, prawns, watermelons and the Satanic God substitute
called Santa.
For
the
Christian
it is the birth
of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Now
the Bible
does not mention Christmas and the celebration of Christmas,
but it has
many details about the birth of Christ. And these two things are very
different.
1.
CHRISTMAS
AND CHRIST’S BIRTH ARE TWO ENTIRELY SEPARATE EVENTS
In
the Bible
we have the angel appearing to Mary and then Joseph, the conditions
surrounding
the Christ’s birth in Bethlehem, the heavenly choir’s performance for
the
shepherds in the fields outside the town, but there is no record or
anyone
observing and celebrating Christmas or any hint that God the Father
of Jesus
Christ expects us to do so.
Now,
the
books of the New Testament cover the 33 years of Christ’s life plus
another 30 years
of the early church following his death and resurrection, but no where
do we
even get a hint of Christmas celebrations
or anything else remotely like it.
For
Christians, we are eternally grateful that Christ was born, for at
last, God
was giving a way for there to be peace between himself and man as the
following
scriptures point out:
Glory
to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Luke 2:14
2.
CHRIST WAS BORN TO DIE
Yes,
Jesus Christ has been the only man ever born who was destined to
die to save the world. He was born so that he could pay God’s penalty
for the
sins of the world.
The
next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the
Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John 1:29
And
from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first
begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto
him that loved
us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, Revelation
1:5
3.
JESUS
WAS NOT BORN ON OR NEAR THE 25TH DECEMBER.
We
must
remember that those shepherds were in the fields at night.
And there
were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field,
keeping watch
over their flock by night. Luke 2:8.
Now
December weather in Bethlehem is extremely cold and often wet and
rainy. No shepherd in his right mind would have kept his flocks of
sheep
outside at night at that time of year.
No,
Jesus Christ was born in Summer of early Autumn around September.
The
shepherds would have sought shelter for their flocks rather than
keep them out in the freezing cold night. The flocks in the Middle East
are
small ones – suitable for one household to live off, so the shelter
would not
have to be very large at all.
In
addition, Luke 2:1-4 tells us that at that time the Roman government
was conducting a census of the people. It would have made no sense for
the
Romans to do this in the dead of Winter with freezing temperatures.
Traveling
on the roads would be very difficult as well.
4. ANCIENT PAGAN FESTIVALS
We
must ask
ourselves what do reindeer, presents, Winter scenes, elves, lots of
food and
drink, mistletoe and the Satanic God substitute called Santa have to do
with
the birth of the Saviour of the world?
Nothing.
But
they
have everything to do with ancient pagan festivals. The celebrating on
December the 25th
was adopted by the Romans from the Persians.
The
Persians
had a god called Mithra, the god of light, who, as the myth goes, was
born out
of a rock on the 25th December. So in the 3rd
Century,
the Roman Emperor, who was not a Christian, established ‘The Day of the
Invincible Sun’ on 25th December.
This
time of
the 25th December was chosen because it was already a
popular pagan
holiday celebrating the birth of the Persian sun god!
5.
GOD CONDEMNS USING PAGAN CUSTOMS TO WORSHIP HIM.
The
Bible is very clear that God forbids using pagan ceremonies to
worship him. (Deut 12:30-32).
Be ye not
unequally yoked
together with
unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with
unrighteousness? and
what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ
with
Belial?
or what part hath he that believeth with an
infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye
are the
temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and
walk in
them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 2Co
6:14-16
In
England and some parts of America, Christmas was outlawed because of
its unbiblical and pagan origins. They knew something most people today
have
forgotten or never known.
6.
YOU CAN’T PUT CHRIST BACK INTO SOMETHING HE WAS NEVER IN.
You’ve
probably heard people say “Well, Christmas has become very
commercial and money centred. All we need to do is to put Christ back
into
Christmas.” Hello? Christ was never in Christmas!
7.
THE WORD “CHRISTMAS” STANDS FOR CHRIST MASS.
The
mass is a Roman Catholic ceremony that makes a mockery of the Lord’s
supper with the blasphemy of the priest of “making” the wafer the very
body of
Christ and the grape juice, the very blood of Christ.
No,
you can search the Bible and you won’t find the words “Christmas”,
“Christmas tree”, “holly”, “Santa Claus” or “flying reindeer”.
8.
THE BIBLE IS ABOUT THE DEATH OF CHRIST CROSS
The
Bible nowhere tells us to observe a holiday celebrating Christ’s
birth – but it clearly tells us to remember his death!
For
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you,
That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
And
when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is
my body,
which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the
same
manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is
the new
testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in
remembrance of
me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do
shew the
Lord's death till he come. Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread,
and drink
this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood
of the
Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread,
and
drink of that cup. 1 Cor 11:23-28.
This
is called the Lord’s supper.
9.
CHRISTMAS HIDES AND COVERS UP GOD’S PLAN FOR MANKIND.
As
the blood of the slain Passover lamb on the doors of the Israelite’s
houses spared Israel from the wrath of God as the firstborn children of
the
Egyptians were slain, so Christ’s shed blood, his sacrificial blood on
the
cross, on our behalf, spares us from the eternal hell fire of God’s
wrath…if we
believe.
Paul
the apostle tells us of this Purge out therefore the old leaven,
that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ
our
passover is sacrificed for us: 1 Cor 5:7
Similarly
John the Baptist says The next day John seeth Jesus coming
unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the
sin of
the world. John 1:29
Peter
writes that we are redeemed … with the precious blood of
Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 1 Peter 1:19
God’s
central plan for man was the sacrificial death of Christ on our
behalf.
He
is … the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Revelation
13:8 meaning that his death for our sins was planned before
Adam and
Eve were created.
Forasmuch
as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things,
as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition
from your
fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without
blemish
and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation
of the
world, but was manifest in these last times for you, 1 Peter
1:18-20
Only
by Christ’s death that paid the penalty for our sins, can the world
receive God’s gift of eternal life and be with him forever in heaven.
And
as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the
Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not
perish,
but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but
have
everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn
the world;
but that the world through him might be saved. John 3:14-17
But
now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of
them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the
resurrection
of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be
made
alive. 1 Cor 15:20-22
Neither
is there salvation in any other: for there is NONE OTHER NAME
under heaven given among men, whereby WE MUST BE SAVED. Acts 4:12
Mmmm!
I wonder why God would say we MUST be saved!
Correct
boys and girls! Saved from God’s wrath of the burning flames of
hell for those who will not have Christ as their Saviour.
**** ****
Harley
Hitchcock
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