Arguments for and against the Christmas celebration have been on for decades. The main argument against Christmas has been that nowhere in the bible is Christmas mentioned and that Jesus was not born on Dec 25.Proponents of the Christmas celebration on the other hand have argued that while truly there is no evidence of Jesus being born on Dec 25, nevertheless the celebration has a good motive-to honour Jesus.

As you read this article, I want you to consider a more compelling reason to avoid the Christmas celebration-its pagan origin.Have you ever paused to give it a thought: if Christmas was not instituted by Jesus, was unknown among his disciples and the early Christians, where then did the celebration come from?

It is interesting to note that it was not until more than 300 years after Jesus birth that Christendom officially began to observe Christmas on Dec 25. The roots of Christmas can be traced to pagan Rome with its mixture of festivals for honouring the agriculture god Saturn and the sun god Sol Invictus or mithra. The catholic church wanting to strengthen its position, converted the pagan celebration to a christian one.

Anthropologists Christian Ratsch and Claudia Muller-Ebeling coauthors of the book pagan Christmas write :Like many pre-christian customs and beliefs, the old feast commemorating the yearly return of the sun was dedicated to the birth of christ. So if humans can detect the pagan connection of Christmas, the ultimate and most important question we need to ask is :How does God (whose approval we are all striving for) feel about a celebration of pagan origin now dedicated to his son? 2 For 6:14-17 says :What fellowship do righteousness and lawlessness have or what sharing does light have with darkness? Quit touching the unclean thing and I will take you in.

Therefore in conclusion the issue of Christmas goes beyond issue of personal choice. The persons we purport to be honouring via Christmas celebration (God and Jesus) are telling us clearly that they are not interested in the celebration,in fact it is offensive to them. Are we more powerful or all knowing than them?

I wish this write up can be moved to front page for the benefit of all)

90% of those whose celebrate Christmas don't even know its origin. The wining and dinning is all that matters.

ikbnice:
90% of those whose celebrates Christmas doesn't even know its origin. The wining and dinning is all that matters.

which is wrong. As Christians we must know what we are doing, so that we are not deceived.

I've read some not-so-nice things that occur at the Council of Nicaea, but that was an awful long time ago.

Elkay3:
I've read some not-so-nice things that occur at the Council of Nicaea, but that was an awful long time ago.

length of time is not d issue. The fact is that once a practice, teaching or doctrine is not from God ,no amount of beautifying it can make it acceptable to God. Will you ever pick your candy that has fallen into gutter for days,put a new wrapper on it and eat?