Ok, well, I've seen a ton of links about Christmas and those that celebrate it. I also saw a thread/discussion or two with a ton of stuff to read about Christmas being pagan. This discussion isn't meant to do either. All I want to know is who doesn't celebrate Christmas, your main reason, and what if any alternatives you use. Also, do you celebrate in some way with family that is not saved?
My main reason for not celebrating Christmas is it's pagan roots, Jeremiah 10:1-6 really opened my eyes to the Christmas tree issue.
As an alternative, I am all for getting together on New Years. Celebrating the coming of a New Year and getting new stuff (ie. gifts that you would normally get on Christmas) is a great alternative, you can also save money by buying gifts between the 26th and the 31st.
Lastly, I do get together with my family, and although they are not saved, I love them and I try to be patient with them. I'm learning I can't expect unsaved people to act like saved people, so I'm trying to get away from convincing them of their need to throw out the Christmas tree and I'm trying to get them to just obey Acts 2:38.
So that's where I stand. Where are my other non-Christmas celebrating brethren at?
I was raised and taught that Christmas was a pagan holiday but for the life of me I can't see letting the devil take everything good and holy, especially the birth of Christ, and making it all about being pagan. I think that too much legalism makes for one angry Apostolic.
What we do is buy presents for our children and put them under a tree. On Dec. 25th we read about the birth of Jesus and the little kiddies open the presents.
We get together with family, eat a big meal and open more presents.
We celebrate Jesus's birthday. Oh I know He wasn't born on Dec. 25th at least that's what they say (wouldn't it be a kicker though if He was, lol), but that's when we celebrate it. Seems like a good time because I'm off of work and the children are out of school.
Ok, well, I've seen a ton of links about Christmas and those that celebrate it. I also saw a thread/discussion or two with a ton of stuff to read about Christmas being pagan. This discussion isn't meant to do either. All I want to know is who doesn't celebrate Christmas, your main reason, and what if any alternatives you use. Also, do you celebrate in some way with family that is not saved?
My main reason for not celebrating Christmas is it's pagan roots, Jeremiah 10:1-6 really opened my eyes to the Christmas tree issue.
As an alternative, I am all for getting together on New Years. Celebrating the coming of a New Year and getting new stuff (ie. gifts that you would normally get on Christmas) is a great alternative, you can also save money by buying gifts between the 26th and the 31st.
Lastly, I do get together with my family, and although they are not saved, I love them and I try to be patient with them. I'm learning I can't expect unsaved people to act like saved people, so I'm trying to get away from convincing them of their need to throw out the Christmas tree and I'm trying to get them to just obey Acts 2:38.
So that's where I stand. Where are my other non-Christmas celebrating brethren at?
GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex
New year is based on pagan holidays too..they all have pagan aspects you can live in a box....but what will that do....we celebrate Christmas and all it is, but we don't worship anything but God!
I don't do the tree thing due to a personal conviction,but I do exchange presents,but I don't cast my brother and sister into a pit over the tree deal.
I don't like the commercialism surrounding the holidays, but I do enjoy family and friends.
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People who are always looking for fault,can find it easily all they have to do,is look into their mirror.
There they can find plenty of fault.
I really think most anything could be considered pagan because of who had control of most governments and authority in the world. Yet the WORD still stands. Somehow God has always had a people that held fast to his word.
Our family starts our celebration with the reading of the word, then the presents, we do have a tree and other decorations. We have a great meal. I think we represent what Jesus was about, fellowship and love. I don't know when he was born, just that he was, And for that I am grateful. How we celebrate in our family has nothing to do with pagans because we are not worshipping anything but GOD.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
Ok, well, I've seen a ton of links about Christmas and those that celebrate it. I also saw a thread/discussion or two with a ton of stuff to read about Christmas being pagan. This discussion isn't meant to do either. All I want to know is who doesn't celebrate Christmas, your main reason, and what if any alternatives you use. Also, do you celebrate in some way with family that is not saved?
My main reason for not celebrating Christmas is it's pagan roots, Jeremiah 10:1-6 really opened my eyes to the Christmas tree issue.
As an alternative, I am all for getting together on New Years. Celebrating the coming of a New Year and getting new stuff (ie. gifts that you would normally get on Christmas) is a great alternative, you can also save money by buying gifts between the 26th and the 31st.
Lastly, I do get together with my family, and although they are not saved, I love them and I try to be patient with them. I'm learning I can't expect unsaved people to act like saved people, so I'm trying to get away from convincing them of their need to throw out the Christmas tree and I'm trying to get them to just obey Acts 2:38.
So that's where I stand. Where are my other non-Christmas celebrating brethren at?
GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex
I respect your beliefs, however, Jeremiah has nothing to do with Christmas trees. If you read that passage correctly, you will see that it's speaking of wooden idols.
In addition, Christmas wasn't celebrated in the OT in any way, as Christ wasn't born yet. Neither was St. Nick....LOL!
Christmas trees didn't even exist until about the 1500's.
And lastly, New Year's is pagan too....LOL!
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I've gone and done it now! I'm on Facebook!!!
I find this really kind of funny... they dont get together on Christmas because its pagan but do on New years anddd pass out Christmas gifts???? Its just that they dont call them that because they are bought at the after Christmas sales but hey isnt that the same thing? You are still buying and supporting a pagan holiday and celebrating it pagan style still????????? Well since I have said that I will get my easter bunny and my pink hearts and get in my pumpkin carriage to drive thru the snow to open my Christmas presents on New Years with you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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