Greetings folks. The holiday season is among us and I have been pondering over this question lately.
Why do Christians celebrate Christmas?
First of all, the Bible does not say anything about Christmas. The only thing close to it is the decorating of a tree. I'm not sure what it is referring to, but it criticizes it.
The customs of the people are worthless, they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel, they adore it with silver and gold, they fasten it with hammer and nails so it will not totter." (Jeremiah 10:3,4).
Neither Jesus(pbuh) nor his companions celebrated it. Christmas was not created until the 2nd or the 4th century. The people of the north Europeon countries, modern Scandivania, had their own pagan gods. One was Odin. People used to say that when the winter clouds scudded across the sky, it was Odin flying across the sky on his white horse, and he used to come to earth dressed in a long, hooded cloak, with a bag of coins, bread, to give to people who were poor, in his winter guise.
The Church believed it needed to relace the "the misguided ways of the indigenous peoples." So Pope Julius set the official date of Jesus's birth at the height of the pagan mid-winter festivals. The date of Jesus's birth is not known whether it is true or not, since there is no evidence. But on Dec. 25, we see it is the birthday of Hercules, the son of Zeus (Greeks), Bacchus, god of wind, (Romans), Adenis god of Greeks, and Freyr the Greek-Roman god. There was another one. Mithra. But I forgot who she was the godness of.
Anyway, can I get a Christian's perspective about does? Can you tell me what your local priest or church says about this. Thanks.
Why do Christians celebrate Christmas?
First of all, the Bible does not say anything about Christmas. The only thing close to it is the decorating of a tree. I'm not sure what it is referring to, but it criticizes it.
The customs of the people are worthless, they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel, they adore it with silver and gold, they fasten it with hammer and nails so it will not totter." (Jeremiah 10:3,4).
Neither Jesus(pbuh) nor his companions celebrated it. Christmas was not created until the 2nd or the 4th century. The people of the north Europeon countries, modern Scandivania, had their own pagan gods. One was Odin. People used to say that when the winter clouds scudded across the sky, it was Odin flying across the sky on his white horse, and he used to come to earth dressed in a long, hooded cloak, with a bag of coins, bread, to give to people who were poor, in his winter guise.
The Church believed it needed to relace the "the misguided ways of the indigenous peoples." So Pope Julius set the official date of Jesus's birth at the height of the pagan mid-winter festivals. The date of Jesus's birth is not known whether it is true or not, since there is no evidence. But on Dec. 25, we see it is the birthday of Hercules, the son of Zeus (Greeks), Bacchus, god of wind, (Romans), Adenis god of Greeks, and Freyr the Greek-Roman god. There was another one. Mithra. But I forgot who she was the godness of.
Anyway, can I get a Christian's perspective about does? Can you tell me what your local priest or church says about this. Thanks.
