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Jesus Was Not Born Dec 25, Christians Christmas Celebration Is Not Biblical. by phoneport(m): 5:12pm On Dec 27, 2015
Biblical Evidence Shows Jesus Christ Wasn't Born on Dec. 25 History convincingly shows that Dec. 25 was popularized as the date for Christmas, not because Christ was born on that day but because it was already popular in pagan religious celebrations as the birthday of the sun.

But is it possible that December 25 could be the day of Christ’s birth?

“Lacking any scriptural pointers to Jesus’s birthday, early Christian teachers suggested dates all over the calendar. Clement… picked November 18. Hippolytus … figured Christ must have been born on a Wednesday … An anonymous document[,] believed to have been written in North Africa around A.D. 243, placed Jesus’s birth on March 28”
A careful analysis of Scripture, however, clearly indicates that Dec. 25 is an unlikely date for Christ’s birth. Here are two primary reasons:
First, we know that shepherds were in the fields watching their flocks at the time of Jesus’ birth (Luke 2:7-cool.

Shepherds were not in the fields during December. According to Celebrations: The Complete Book of American Holidays, Luke’s account “suggests that Jesus may have been born in summer or early fall. Since December is cold and rainy in Judea, it is likely the shepherds would have sought shelter for their flocks at night”

Similarly, The Interpreter’s One-Volume Commentary says this passage argues “against the birth [of Christ] occurring on Dec. 25 since the weather would not have permitted” shepherds watching over their flocks in the fields at night.
Second, Jesus’ parents came to Bethlehem to register in a Roman census (Luke 2:1-4).

Such censuses were not taken in winter, when temperatures often dropped below freezing and roads were in poor condition. Taking a census under such conditions would have been self-defeating.

Given the difficulties and the desire to bring pagans into Christianity, “the important fact then … to get clearly into your head is that the fixing of the date as December 25th was a compromise with paganism”

If Jesus Christ wasn’t born on December 25, does the Bible indicate when He was born?

The biblical accounts point to the fall of the year as the most likely time of Jesus’ birth, based on the conception and birth of John the Baptist.

Since Elizabeth (John’s mother) was in her sixth month of pregnancy when Jesus was conceived (Luke 1:24-36), we can determine the approximate time of year Jesus was born if we know when John was born. John’s father, Zacharias, was a priest serving in the Jerusalem temple during the course of Abijah (Luke 1:5).

Historical calculations indicate this course of service corresponded to June 13-19 in that year

It was during this time of temple service that Zacharias learned that he and his wife Elizabeth would have a child (Luke 1:8-13). After he completed his service and traveled home, Elizabeth conceived (Luke 1:23-24). Assuming John’s conception took place near the end of June, adding nine months brings us to the end of March as the most likely time for John’s birth. Adding another six months (the difference in ages between John and Jesus) brings us to the end of September as the likely time of Jesus’ birth.

The truth is gradually onfolding before our very eyes.
And it shall set you and i free.
Re: Jesus Was Not Born Dec 25, Christians Christmas Celebration Is Not Biblical. by marshalcarter: 5:21pm On Dec 27, 2015
lipsrsealed but you folo us celebrate and kill chicken and chop rice
Re: Jesus Was Not Born Dec 25, Christians Christmas Celebration Is Not Biblical. by shotin(m): 5:27pm On Dec 27, 2015
lemme guess, jehovah witness member... Smh
Re: Jesus Was Not Born Dec 25, Christians Christmas Celebration Is Not Biblical. by phoneport(m): 5:29pm On Dec 27, 2015
Then the question remains, Why do many Christians celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December, if that is not when he was born?

The date was chosen by the Roman Catholic Church. Because Rome dominated most of the “Christian” world for centuries, the date became tradition throughout most of Christendom.

The original significance of December 25 is that it was a well-known festival day celebrating the annual return of the sun. December 21 is the winter solstice (shortest day of the year and thus a key date on the calendar), and December 25 is the first day that ancients could clearly note that the days were definitely getting longer and the sunlight was returning.

So, why was December 25 chosen to remember Jesus Christ’s birth with a mass (or Communion supper)? Since no one knows the day of his birth, the Roman Catholic Church felt free to chose this date. The Church wished to replace the pagan festival with a Christian holy day (holiday). The psychology was that is easier to take away an unholy (but traditional) festival from the population, when you can replace it with a good one. Otherwise, the Church would have left a void where there was a long-standing tradition, and risked producing a discontented population and a rapid return to the old ways.

The various misconceptions about Christ’s birth illustrate the need to always test everything we hear against God’s Word, no matter what the source. The Bible is the final authority.
Re: Jesus Was Not Born Dec 25, Christians Christmas Celebration Is Not Biblical. by Tallesty1(m): 5:34pm On Dec 27, 2015
Constantine really dealt with Christianity.
Re: Jesus Was Not Born Dec 25, Christians Christmas Celebration Is Not Biblical. by phoneport(m): 5:42pm On Dec 27, 2015
Haven said all and done, Is it then a SIN for real christains who now know the truth to celebrate christmas?
OR If they must celebrate it, in what capacity?
Re: Jesus Was Not Born Dec 25, Christians Christmas Celebration Is Not Biblical. by fhelihx(m): 5:45pm On Dec 27, 2015
That's OP assumption undecided

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