Before You Celebrate Christmas
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As the world is, we can see certain things coming to us. One of these, as shared by many friends is: There is 100% surety that some time in the life of your son or daughter, s/he will be approached by a Christian evangelist who would like to inspire him/her to convert into Christianity. This can be done by one's teacher, one's boy/girl friend, one's colleague at work, or one's neighbor. But it will happen for sure. In those testing times of psychological manipulations, there would be certain things which would come to help one to persist and survive. It is the depth with which one knows one's own religion. I think all of us would agree with this. But along with this, it is my opinion that we should also expose our children to the real facts about other religions.
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So let me ask you a question: Do you celebrate Christmas (Christ + Mass) as the birthday of Jesus Christ? If you do, then you yourself may have become part of the missionary propaganda. And if you know the truth, then I think it is your duty to share it with your near and dears too. Here I am reposting an old article:
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25 December - Birthday of Jesus Christ?
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For many people throughout the world, the Christmas season is the happiest and busiest time of the year. Millions of believers in Christ celebrate December 25th as a special religious holiday because they believe it marks the date of Christ's birth.
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The Bible does not give us the date of the birth of Jesus! Whether He was born in December or July or some other month of the year is not stated in the Scriptures. Scholars confess that they do not know the actual date of Christ's birth.
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The Bible gives two accounts of the birth of Jesus. They are found in Matthew 1 and 2 and Luke 2. No mention is made of the date. No command is given for the Lord's birthday to be observed in any way. No example is found in the New Testament of any celebration of Christ's birth.
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Despite the beliefs about Christ that the birth stories expressed, the church did not observe a festival for the celebration of the event until the 4th century.
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In 354, the bishop of Rome decreed that December 25th, a pagan feast day in honour of the god, Saturn, should be observed by Christians in honour of Christ’s birth.
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However, in the East, this date was not accepted; and for centuries, January 6th was celebrated as the birthday of Jesus, particularly in Egypt. Some branches of the Eastern Orthodox Church, even today, keep January 6th as Christmas day.
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The date of 25 December was chosen to counter the pagan festivities connected with the winter solstice; since 274, under the emperor Aurelian, Rome had celebrated the feast of the 'Invincible Sun' [or Saturnalia] on December 25.
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Ancient Romans were Pagans who worshiped nature and natural forces like earth, wind, trees, moon, and sun; similar to the way Hindus do. By declaring December 25 as the birthday of Jesus Christ, the Church wanted to make it convenient for the Roman pagans to convert into Christianity. Also, they wanted to make the Sun festival of pagans on December 25 irrelevant by coming out with a new celebration in the name of Jesus Christ’s birthday.
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It is interesting to note also that many of the festivities connected with Christmas had their origin in paganism, not in the Bible. The Christmas tree originated in Scandinavia. The pagans of that part of the world worshipped trees before they became believers in Christ. Decorating with mistletoe originated with the ancient Celtic priests, called Druids, who used mistletoe as charms to ward off evil spirits.
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Ref: (Texts copied at places) Christmas Holiday http://www.holiday-art.com/holiday-traditions/Christmas.htm, Birthday of Christ http://www.hitxp.com/world/25122007.htm, Date of birth of Jesus http://www.funandgames.org/hunt/jesus.htm, Is Christmas the birthday of Christ? http://www.tftw2.org/Tracts/christmas.htm, A true Christian is aware http://www.truechristian.org/are_you_a_t_c/christmas.htm, True birthday of Christ http://www.israelect.com/reference/WillieMartin/NEWS-4.htm.
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It seems almost the whole world has been celebrating a fake birthday for so many centuries. And almost the whole world has been celebrating the systematic destruction of pagan symbols and worships in so many ways. Let us use this Christmas to spread the truth.
.
Because only knowledge can save this world.
As the world is, we can see certain things coming to us. One of these, as shared by many friends is: There is 100% surety that some time in the life of your son or daughter, s/he will be approached by a Christian evangelist who would like to inspire him/her to convert into Christianity. This can be done by one's teacher, one's boy/girl friend, one's colleague at work, or one's neighbor. But it will happen for sure. In those testing times of psychological manipulations, there would be certain things which would come to help one to persist and survive. It is the depth with which one knows one's own religion. I think all of us would agree with this. But along with this, it is my opinion that we should also expose our children to the real facts about other religions.
.
So let me ask you a question: Do you celebrate Christmas (Christ + Mass) as the birthday of Jesus Christ? If you do, then you yourself may have become part of the missionary propaganda. And if you know the truth, then I think it is your duty to share it with your near and dears too. Here I am reposting an old article:
.
25 December - Birthday of Jesus Christ?
.
For many people throughout the world, the Christmas season is the happiest and busiest time of the year. Millions of believers in Christ celebrate December 25th as a special religious holiday because they believe it marks the date of Christ's birth.
.
The Bible does not give us the date of the birth of Jesus! Whether He was born in December or July or some other month of the year is not stated in the Scriptures. Scholars confess that they do not know the actual date of Christ's birth.
.
The Bible gives two accounts of the birth of Jesus. They are found in Matthew 1 and 2 and Luke 2. No mention is made of the date. No command is given for the Lord's birthday to be observed in any way. No example is found in the New Testament of any celebration of Christ's birth.
.
Despite the beliefs about Christ that the birth stories expressed, the church did not observe a festival for the celebration of the event until the 4th century.
.
In 354, the bishop of Rome decreed that December 25th, a pagan feast day in honour of the god, Saturn, should be observed by Christians in honour of Christ’s birth.
.
However, in the East, this date was not accepted; and for centuries, January 6th was celebrated as the birthday of Jesus, particularly in Egypt. Some branches of the Eastern Orthodox Church, even today, keep January 6th as Christmas day.
.
The date of 25 December was chosen to counter the pagan festivities connected with the winter solstice; since 274, under the emperor Aurelian, Rome had celebrated the feast of the 'Invincible Sun' [or Saturnalia] on December 25.
.
Ancient Romans were Pagans who worshiped nature and natural forces like earth, wind, trees, moon, and sun; similar to the way Hindus do. By declaring December 25 as the birthday of Jesus Christ, the Church wanted to make it convenient for the Roman pagans to convert into Christianity. Also, they wanted to make the Sun festival of pagans on December 25 irrelevant by coming out with a new celebration in the name of Jesus Christ’s birthday.
.
It is interesting to note also that many of the festivities connected with Christmas had their origin in paganism, not in the Bible. The Christmas tree originated in Scandinavia. The pagans of that part of the world worshipped trees before they became believers in Christ. Decorating with mistletoe originated with the ancient Celtic priests, called Druids, who used mistletoe as charms to ward off evil spirits.
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Ref: (Texts copied at places) Christmas Holiday http://www.holiday-art.com/holiday-traditions/Christmas.htm, Birthday of Christ http://www.hitxp.com/world/25122007.htm, Date of birth of Jesus http://www.funandgames.org/hunt/jesus.htm, Is Christmas the birthday of Christ? http://www.tftw2.org/Tracts/christmas.htm, A true Christian is aware http://www.truechristian.org/are_you_a_t_c/christmas.htm, True birthday of Christ http://www.israelect.com/reference/WillieMartin/NEWS-4.htm.
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It seems almost the whole world has been celebrating a fake birthday for so many centuries. And almost the whole world has been celebrating the systematic destruction of pagan symbols and worships in so many ways. Let us use this Christmas to spread the truth.
.
Because only knowledge can save this world.
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