Christmas. Part 1

Is the Observance of Christmas Scripturally Organic...Or...Is it a Paganish Ritualistic Intrusion that is Without Scriptural Warrant even though it is Viewed by most Denominations as Biblical Sound.

Does Christmas festivities really commemorate the birth of Jesus? Was He born on December 25th? Did the apostles, Paul or 1st century believers celebrate Christmas? Does the scripture in any way support the Celebrating of Christ's birth with Santa Clause, the Christmas tree, gift giving, the partying and all that goes with it?

DO we as believers in Christ know WHY we DO the things we DO, or WHERE our religious customs came from? We were born into an environment filled with customs, religious or otherwise. We grew up practicing them, taking them for granted but, have we EVER QUESTIONED the SCRIPTURAL VALIDITY of the customs we consider scripturally based such as Christmas and Easter?

Is the Christmas really honoring Christ by our upholding and participating in the festivities stemming from the spirit of Christmas, or are we honoring someone or something else?

As a believer in Christ, do I DARE question the Christmas euphoria that is entrenched, upheld, supported and taught as truth by much of the religious world, by furrowing its sacred ground to reveal the truth buried in it? Or should I shut up and leave it alone because most of the religious world believes it is a godly thing and by shedding the light of truth on it I will be anti God and it will have no effect on godly people's acceptance, practice or the changing of religious minds as to it being a festival to be commemorated and experienced by the community of the redeemed?

What are your thoughts?

I am not saying that your response for or against exploring the matter will affect whether I will or not address the matter, but it would be interesting to get a sample of opinions from those of you who read my posts.

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