The God of Christmas 25
If I were to ask you, “what time of the year will you find the most drunkenness, revelry, lying, covertness, volunteer indebtedness, immoral activates and hypocrisy than any other time,” what would your answer be? If you are like most people, you would not hesitate to say “Christmas”. The sad truth is, this is what Christmas has become in our society today. Now I know that there are many Christians who take time out of their Christmas day to read about the birth of Christ, and to sing a few “Christmas” songs. I know that many Christians send out “Christmas” cards with bible verses on them, and I know that some even spend part of Christmas Eve going around singing from house to house. Yet, given the importance of this event, these activities seem to be less Christ honoring then what they should. After all, isn’t Christmas supposed to be about the birth of Jesus Christ? Isn’t it supposed to be “all about Him?”
During this time of year, many well meaning Christians will use phrases like, “Jesus is the reason for the season”, and “lets put Christ back in Christmas”. But, the truth is, Christ was never in Christmas. Christmas is a holiday shared and celebrated by many religions, and even pre-dates the birth of Christ. The spirit of Christmas causes people to decorate their homes and churches, cut down trees and bring them into their homes, decking them with silver and gold. In the light of that tree, families make merry and give gifts one to another. On Dec. 24, families, friends and churches prepare for participation in customs such as burning the Yule log, singing around the decorated tree, kissing under the mistletoe and holly, and attending a late night service or midnight mass. But, where did Christmas come from? What is the meaning of Christmas? Where did the customs and traditions originate? Surely you, as a Christian, would want to worship the Lord in Spirit and in truth, discerning good from evil.
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