Choose to Worship God - SHOULD WE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS?

Around the world, Christmas is one of the most popular holidays (non-holidays), and most of the people think that it is a celebration of the birth of Jesus. (It is not.)  But Christmas is actually connected with false worship.  One encyclopedia explains that Roman pagans celebrated the birthday of the sun on December 25. Church leaders wanted more pagans to become Christians, so even though Jesus was not born on December 25, they decided to celebrated Jesus' birthday on that date.  (Luke 2:8-12)    Jesus' disciples did not celebrate Christmas . One reference book explains that in the 200 years after Jesus' birth, "no one knew, and celebrations started several hundred years after Jesus lived on earth.  

Note:  It is a fact that Satan has everyone brainwashed into his way of thinking, which is his way of keeping people away from God, trying to make a liar out of him. 

Many people know about the pagan origins of Christmas and its traditions, such as partying and gift-giving, which if you think about it hard enough, they should realize that you can party any time and you can gifts any day of the week or whenever you feel like giving, which is the way it should be when giving to someone you love or care about. People should not have to feel they need to wait for certain days to give gifts.  This is why I say  Satan has most people brainwashed, along the businesses and governments.  For example,  In England and parts of America, there was a time  when celebrating Christmas was forbidden because of its pagan origins. Anyone who celebrated it was punished. But eventually people began to celebrate Christmas again.  Why do true Christians no celebrate Christmas? For one, they want to please God in everything they do and for the other, Jesus was born on a warm day when they kept the sheep etc., outdoors; in the winter, they kept the sheep and cattle indoors.   

SHOULD WE CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS?

Another popular celebration for many people is their birthday.  Should Christians celebrate birthdays?  The only birthday celebrations mentioned in the Bible were held by those who did not worship Jehovah.   (Genesis 40:20; Mark 6:211)  Birthday celebrations were used to honor false gods.  That is why the early Christians  "considered the celebration of anyone's birthday to be a pagan custom. -The World Book Encyclopedia.

Note: Remember, we were born from and into sin and are not to suppose to celebrate a day that was not of Christianity.  

The ancient Romans and Greeks believed that a spirit was present at each person's birth and that this spirit would protect the person during his life.  "This spirit had a  mystic relation with the god on whose  birthday the individual was born," explains the book The Lord  of Birthdays.

Do you think that Jehovah approves of celebrations that connected with false religion?  (Isaiah 65:11, 12)  No, he does not.  That is why we do not celebrate birthdays or any holiday connected with false religion.

Next time: Choose to Worship God - DOES IT REALLY MATTER?

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