Reasons Not To Celebrate Christmas

[akfools]

Reasons Not To Celebrate Christmas


We Don’t Celebrate Christmas Because:

the LORD condemns using pagan religious practices in His worship (Deuteronomy 12:29-31).
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the LORD condemns adding to or taking away from His commandments (Deuteronomy 12:32).
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the LORD condemns doing anything under green trees in His worship (Deuteronomy 12:1-4).
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the LORD condemns the heathen use of decorated trees at a solstice (Jeremiah 10:1-4).
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the LORD commands us to separate from and not touch pagan religion (2 Corinthians 6:14-18).
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the LORD commands us to come out of Roman Catholicism and her sins (Revelation 18:4).
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the LORD condemns turning to the left or right from His commandments (Deuteronomy 5:32-33).
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the LORD told the apostles to teach us to observe only His commandments (Matthew 28:20).
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the LORD rejected David’s worship for a small detail and killed Uzzah (2 Samuel 6:1-10).
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the LORD rejected and killed Nadab and Abihu for offering different fire (Leviticus 10:1-7).
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the LORD rejected Moses from seeing Canaan for a slight modification (Numbers 20:12).
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the LORD rejected Cain’s worship simply for bringing an alternative sacrifice (Genesis 4:7).
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the LORD rejected Saul forever for noble intentions in a modification (1 Samuel 15:22-23).
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the LORD rejected Uzziah and gave him facial leprosy for a new idea (2 Chronicles 26:16-21).
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the LORD rejected and killed Ananias and his wife for fudging a large gift (Acts 5:1-11).
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the LORD requires reverence and godly fear in worship to avoid His fire (Hebrews 12:28-29).
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the LORD seeks true worshippers to worship Him in truth, not superstition (John 4:23-24).
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the LORD commands us to earnestly contend for the faith once delivered (Jude 1:3).
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the LORD requires us to esteem all His precepts but to hate all other ideas (Psalm 119:128).
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the LORD commands us to prove all things by Scripture and reject the bad (1 Thessalonians 5:21).
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the LORD expects us to be noble and search Scripture to know true worship (Acts 17:11).
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the LORD gave Scripture to perfect us, which does not mention Xmas (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
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the LORD condemns fellowship with men having only a form of godliness (2 Timothy 3:5).
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the LORD condemns loving pleasure more than God as perilous times (2 Timothy 3:4).
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the LORD condemns anything different from His Word as dark ignorance (Isaiah 8:20).
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the LORD abominates anything popular with the world and esteemed by it (Luke 16:15).
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the LORD condemns friendship with the world as becoming His enemy (James 4:4).
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the LORD condemns traditions in His worship as evil and vain hypocrisy (Mark 7:5-13).
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the LORD hates the polluting of His glorious name with pagan idolatry (Ezekiel 20:39).
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the LORD condemns the superstitious idolatry and blasphemy of the Mass (1 Corinthians 11:26).
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the LORD condemns bringing any item of false religion into our houses (Deuteronomy 7:25-26).
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the LORD commands us not to set up any image, which He hates (Deuteronomy 16:22; Exodus 20:4-6).
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the LORD hates religion that goes under green trees (1 Kings 14:23; Isaiah 57:5; Jeremiah 3:6).
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the LORD condemns adopting any practices of the pagans around us (Leviticus 18:1-4).
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the LORD condemns sun worship (Deuteronomy 4:19; 17:3; 2 Kings 23:5; Job 31:26-28; Ezekiel 8:16).
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the LORD endorses only apostolic traditions, and they never celebrated it (2 Thessalonians 2:15).
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the LORD is honored by gifts to Him rather than a selfish exchange of gifts (Matthew 2:11).
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the LORD teaches us to remember His death rather than His birth (Philippians 3:10; 1 Corinthians 15:3).
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the LORD gave baptism and His supper to remember His death (Romans 6:3-5; 1 Corinthians 11:26).
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the LORD resents the hatred of pagans who exchange gifts against His men (Revelation 11:10).
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the LORD condemns “the spirit of Christmas” as another spirit He hates (2 Corinthians 11:1-4).
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the LORD condemns a mother and child wearing halos as another jesus (2 Corinthians 11:1-4).
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the LORD condemns a tradition glorifying sun worship as another gospel (2 Corinthians 11:1-4).
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the LORD loves us to give up dear things as proof of our love to Him (Matthew 10:37-39).
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the LORD did not come to bring peace on earth but rather a dividing sword (Matthew 10:34).
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the LORD blessed giving over receiving, but Xmas is selfish exchanging (Acts 20:35).
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the LORD calls Jewish holy days matters of liberty, but not pagan holidays (Colossians 2:16).
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the LORD calls Jewish holy days matters of liberty, but not pagan holidays (Romans 14:6).
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the LORD considers the birth of His Son worthy of honor rather than folly (Hebrews 1:6).
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The two chief New Testament ordinances – baptism and the Lord’s supper – pertain to His death, not His birth.
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celebrating Christmas sincerely is identical to Jeroboam’s two calves (1 Kings 12:26-33).
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Aaron led Israel to worship the LORD with a golden calf to their judgment (Exodus 32:1-5).
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it breaks the first commandment by having other gods – the sun god Mithra (Exodus 20:3).
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it breaks the second commandment by having images – a Christmas tree (Exodus 20:4-6).
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it breaks the third commandment by taking His name in vain – “Christmas” (Exodus 20:7).
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it breaks the fifth commandment by promoting children’s greed over parents (Exodus 20:12).
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it breaks the tenth commandment by promoting covetousness to children (Exodus 20:17).
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many Baptist martyrs gave their lives to oppose Catholic superstitions and traditions.
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it was a crime to observe Christmas in America, when our country truly feared God.
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it was a crime to observe Christmas in England, when that country truly feared God.
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all the God-hating, Christ-denying, and sin-loving pagans get excited about this day.
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Santa Claus is a pagan mockery of God the Father with white hair, grandfatherly image, eternal, lives in the North, unlimited resources, omniscient of children’s behavior, omnipresent for a night, hears confessions, comes as a thief, blesses children, and distributes judgment for works.
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the name Christmas came from “Mass of Christ,” and Christians hate the Catholic mass.
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every sincere birthday party honors the one born that day rather than all the mere guests.
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a gift exchange dictated by a calendar is not a message of love but a ritual of obligation.
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a gift exchange at the winter solstice was invented by pagans to celebrate the sun god.
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Christianity is giving gifts unexpected without obligation to reciprocate (Luke 14:12-14).
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secular encyclopedias will gladly tell you that Christmas came from pagan sun worship.
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the first state in our Bible-oriented country to make it a holiday was Alabama in 1836.
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a little drummer boy did not travel to the manger to play his drum for the infant Jesus.
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for the two centuries following the Pilgrims, Christians in America called it “popish.”
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English parliament under Oliver Cromwell outlawed it in 1644 and punished violaters.
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loving Jesus Christ is keeping His commandments, not decorating a tree (John 14:15).
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you cannot do unto the LORD what the LORD has condemned (Deuteronomy 12:1-4; 12:29-32).
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Christmas is not a matter of liberty left up to our consciences and/or heart preferences.
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true followers of God will not follow a multitude or majority to false worship (Exodus 23:2).
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Xmas is most adored by women, whom God calls silly and weak (2 Timothy 3:6; 1 Peter 3:7).
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a time of unbridled greed, covetousness, and materialism cannot honor Jesus Christ.
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this unique holy day in the Roman Catholic calendar is exalted by three profane masses.
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the world loves a jesus helpless in a manger, but God’s Christ is the LORD and Judge.
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on Christmas Eve the Pope of Rome conducts a special mass seen by much of the earth.
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godly parents don’t lie to their children about a Roman Catholic myth named Nicholas.
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the Bible is totally silent about using this day or any such celebration to honor Christ.
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the gospel according to Christmas tradition, cards, and plays corrupts the Bible facts.
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the Pilgrims in 1620, seeking to worship God in truth, formally banned the holiday.
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the Puritans in 1659, seeking to worship God in truth, set a 5 shillings fine for keeping it.
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the modern Christmas tree was not introduced to this country by Germans until 1821.
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Jesus was not born in December, for one-half year back from Passover is rather October.
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Jesus was not born in December, for shepherds did not stay in the fields during winter.
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Jesus was not born in December, for taxation would not have been in the dead of winter.
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Jesus was not born in December, for wise taxation would have been shortly after harvest.
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Jesus was not born in December, for careful calculation of the priest’s courses exclude it.
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the Roman feast at the winter solstice was to the sun god Mithras from the Persians.
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the Roman, extended feast prior to the winter solstice was to Saturn, god of agriculture.
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so many consider Christmas a “sacred cow” and beyond questioning or condemning.
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our past lives suffice us for lusts, excess of wine, revellings, and banquetings (1 Peter 4:3).
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Emperor Aurelian picked December 25 for this holiday in 274 to worship the sun god.
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pagan sun worshippers had a great festival to the sun at the winter solstice before Jesus.
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it would be wrong to have a golden calf with candles to worship the Lord our Strength.
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the public schools in Boston were still open for classes on December 25 as late as 1870.
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the “birthday of the invincible sun” (dies natalis Solis invicti) was this date in Rome.
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December 25 was chosen by being the date of the winter solstice in the Julian calendar.
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Satan uses this pagan feast to steal glory from the Son of God for ignorant sun worship.
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Christmas American-style is oppression of parents by greedy children (Isaiah 3:1-5, 12).
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Jesus promised that the majority are on the wrong road leading to death (Matthew 7:13-14).
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all the unique customs of Christmas may be traced individually to pagan religious rites.
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Hindus, Jews, Mormons, Pagans, and other cults celebrate it while despising Jesus.
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using Scripture’s silence to justify anything not expressly forbidden will lead to Coke and chips for the Lord’s supper and ouija boards for difficult decisions.
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it creates the most foolish, hectic, stressful, guilt-ridden, and unproductive time of year.
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the LORD is a jealous God and will judge any playing with other gods (Exodus 34:12-16).
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New Testament charity may accommodate weakness, but it cannot error (Romans 14:1).
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the moderation taught in the New Testament is temperance or self-discipline (Philippians 4:5).
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it would be identical to offering incense to the brasen serpent of Moses (2 Kings 18:4).
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the only day observed by the apostles was the Lord’s day (Revelation 1:10; Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:2).
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we choose to emulate Jacob, who put away family idols to worship God (Genesis 35:1-5).
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we choose to emulate Jehu, who defiled Baal worship to please God (2 Kings 10:26-28).
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we choose to emulate Josiah, who defiled all pagan worship to please God (2 Kings 23).
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we choose to emulate Asa, who defiled his mother’s favorite idol (2 Chronicles 15:12-16).

[Psalm 51:17]

With all that is really starting to potentially go down now(ie-Greece, euro, Iran, ME "peace process", global economy concerns, etc), wouldn't it be ironic if the Rev 13 beast/FP made their emergence in the 12/22-25 period(whether it's this year or the next)? And one of the 2 has the appearance of the Jesus-looking figure that the Catholic Church painted a portrait of?

Oh boy...you talk about a GRAND deception on a global scale...

And yeah, agree with everything the OP said - I remember way back when I was 10, I got tons of GI Joe toys(that my heart desired)...guess what, it was a mere months later when it just grew STALE on me, and just flat out lost interest in it. My cousins talked to me months later and asked "How do you like your GI Joes?", I was like, "Huh?".

It's funny how we all thought once we went on to junior high(12/13 years old),we ended up "growing out" of toys, especially how we desired all these little gifts for xmas...not so fast...all this did was plant the seeds for more coveteousness and idolatry in the future...(ie-beautiful girls, straight A's in school, dreaming of going to Ivy League schools, getting the starting QB position on your school's football team, getting a great career with lots of $$$$ and prestige, the list goes on).

Eph 6:12

[Kilika]

Did you author this ak? Is it your material? If not, you need to provide a link to where you get your postings from.

[Hischild]

I stopped getting a Christmas tree long ago.  I can't find a reason for bringing a tree into the house, other than tradition.  That's one tradition that's a lot of work.  And while we're at it, why is this holiday pronounced krissmiss?  Should it not be called Jesus is Lord day?  Martin Luther King Day is not known as Marmiss.  President's day is not known as pressmiss. 

[Christian40]

I stopped getting a Christmas tree long ago.  I can't find a reason for bringing a tree into the house, other than tradition.  That's one tradition that's a lot of work.  And while we're at it, why is this holiday pronounced krissmiss?  Should it not be called Jesus is Lord day?  Martin Luther King Day is not known as Marmiss.  President's day is not known as pressmiss. 

i think i heard somewhere that "Christmas" means "death of Christ"

the whole modern "Christmas" came into being thanks to the Roman Catholic Church, but it goes back further in history than that.

in whole it is paganism repackaged to look innocent, we should be wise like You and reject the Christmas tree (i have grown up i dont use such a tree for anything)

[Psalm 51:17]

I stopped getting a Christmas tree long ago.  I can't find a reason for bringing a tree into the house, other than tradition.  That's one tradition that's a lot of work.  And while we're at it, why is this holiday pronounced krissmiss?  Should it not be called Jesus is Lord day?  Martin Luther King Day is not known as Marmiss.  President's day is not known as pressmiss. 

Yeah, hear, hear, it's the MOST stressful time of year b/c everyone is running around their respective metroplexes shopping for "stuff" to please all their loved ones and friends, which turns out to be JUNK over the long haul. Pretty much this turns out to be lost time that should be spent for serving the Lord. And not to mention too all those "xmas parties" that everyone is obligated to go to and eat all the junk/MSG food thrown in their laps.

Once the New Year rolls around, it's back to reality, which ends up hitting everyone in the face, and then depression hits for the remainder of the winter.

Jesus's yoke is light and we should find rest in him - the xmas holidays just teaches everyone to do the opposite.

[Hischild]

i think i heard somewhere that "Christmas" means "death of Christ"

  All these years and I never knew that.  People think they're celebrating the birth of Christ but they're really marking the death of Christ (Good Friday)!

in whole it is paganism repackaged to look innocent

  And they didn't even get Jesus' birthdate right!  Wasn't He born in April?  It could be his birthday today!

everyone is running around their respective metroplexes shopping for "stuff" to please all their loved ones and friends

which they end up returning or exchanging.

"xmas parties" that everyone is obligated to go to

and drink too much

Once the New Year rolls around, it's back to reality

and the dread of the credit card bill.  That's enough to make anyone not look forward to the holiday.  And to boot they have to take down that tree!

[Psalm 51:17]

^^

Historical accounts have Jesus's birth at September(if I'm wrong here, please correct me), but it makes sense b/c in the bible, at the time of Jesus's birth, shephards were still working the the field flocking the sheep, which they wouldn't do in winter weather. So that debunks the 12/25 date right there.

[Hischild]

Historical accounts have Jesus's birth at September

  This reminded me of something I saw that showed through the stars and constellations how the wise men knew Jesus was born and I think maybe it mentioned September as Jesus' birth.

[Christian40]

Jesus birth is in either April or September. It has to do with the start of the Jewish Calendar. There are 2 of them. One is Civil and one is Religious and both start in them two months, that is one explanation.

[Kilika]

Well, I think the point has come to light as it should; it doesn't matter when Jesus was born, as celebrating it is not scriptural. It's an invention of churchianity.

[hannahj]

Just a question...

How do you get someone that knows X-mas is not the birthdate of Christ, that birthdays/Ishtar/ Halloween are wrong, and knows that you shouldn't put one day over any other, to stop celebrating it?

My mother and i have been having arguements about it. She agrees with me about facts that i point out, like Jesus couldn't possibly be born in December, that secular people celebrate a supposed Christian holiday, that the gifts are the most important part... but she refuses to stop celebrating it, even though she knows i won't be around  her or her decorations in December.

Any advice?

[Kilika]

How do you get someone that knows X-mas is not the birthdate of Christ, that birthdays/Ishtar/ Halloween are wrong, and knows that you shouldn't put one day over any other, to stop celebrating it?

YOU don't. If she is born-again, then the Spirit will take care of it, in His time.

If she is not born-again, then she's on her own and lost, and no amount of trying by you or anyone else will help her till she repents of her unbelief.

You have given her freely what you have received in the form of understanding, but it's up to her to accept it or not. You cannot make her "see the light". You've done your job, which is to plant and water, now let God do His thing.

[Psalm 51:17]

Just a question...

How do you get someone that knows X-mas is not the birthdate of Christ, that birthdays/Ishtar/ Halloween are wrong, and knows that you shouldn't put one day over any other, to stop celebrating it?

My mother and i have been having arguements about it. She agrees with me about facts that i point out, like Jesus couldn't possibly be born in December, that secular people celebrate a supposed Christian holiday, that the gifts are the most important part... but she refuses to stop celebrating it, even though she knows i won't be around  her or her decorations in December.

Any advice?

You're not alone - I've done the same thing with my mom, and she keeps responding, "We HAVE TO put aside one day a year to celebrate Jesus Christ"(even though the scriptures clearly say the shepherds were still working in the fields at the time of his work, and Paul says how we celebrate his RESURRECTION).

Just like Kilika says above...