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Has christmas become it's own religion? It has it's own following, it's own songs, it's own characters, it's own stories, and even it's own spirit.
 
Many Christians have decided to forego Christmas, but I still celebrate it as the birth of Christ even though he wasn't born on that day.

It is what you make of it.
 
I still enjoy celebrating Christmas. Doesn't matter to me that we don't know the exact date of Christ's birth. And, Christmas has become to commercialized? We don't have to be wrapped up in that, our congregation still has a very worshipful celebration of our Savior's birth.
 
Yes, it is a worldly holiday, and I treat it as such with the family that does celebrate it. I can take it or leave it, but NEVER consider it the birth of Christ and I leave Christ out of it. I personally view it more as a mid-winter celebration like the 4th of July. I do, however, have issues with the shoppers at xmas time. It makes it difficult for me to get dirty looks like I'm competing with them when all I'm doing is trying to buy some eggs at the supermarket, or buy a power tool I just broke at a home improvement store like I routinely do every week (I have a weekly errands day) and hate to run into them when trying to do regular business this time of year.

I used to think that people were so entranced by xmas that this is why they do all sorts of crazy things on Black Friday. But I discovered the real reason is that they are underpaid and treated like poor peons and simply want to get a good deal (or again, maybe they have a competitive spirit to get the first item on sale like fighting for the closest parking space). It has nothing to do with xmas or the birth of Christ. Reminds me of the fish hatchery. You throw a little food in and schools of fish fight and kill each other over it. I guess I'm playing the role of the behind-the-scenes laughing merchant. Oh well, we'll just hire guards to turn our store into a police state if that happens. :screwloose2 :rolleyes :rofl2
 
Christmas is a battlefield in spiritual warfare just like everything else. It is not a battlefield we should retreat from.
 
We celebrate December 25th as the birth of Jesus Christ.No He was not born on that day but we as Christians celebrate it anyway. The birth of Jesus Christ is very important because where would we be without His birth?The unbelievers have their "Holiday" and their Santa Claus and seeing who can buy each other the most expensive gift but Jesus Christ is precious to a born again believer.
 
We don't have any money to buy presents this year, and that's actually a relief. lol (Because it's like, okay I got all this new stuff...now where the heck do I put it???)
I do enjoy buying presents for other people, though. Since I have my own (small) income, I was thinking I'd still buy presents, but turns out most of my money is going towards some necessary academic testing. So, probably not going to have enough money for presents.

Stating the obvious, the commercialism and gift-giving have made Christmas a largely selfish holiday, taking the focus off the purpose of it.
I don't think it's wrong to celebrate Christmas or give gifts, though. It's still a fun time with family and friends, and the traditions are fun. (Plus you get a nice break from work and school.) And it can still be a time of worship.
 
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questdriven said:
We don't have any money to buy presents this year, and that's actually a relief. lol (Because it's like, okay I got all this new stuff...now where the heck do I put it???)
I do enjoy buying presents for other people, though. Since I have my own (small) income, I was thinking I'd still buy presents, but turns out most of my money is going towards some necessary academic testing. So, probably not going to have enough money for presents.

Stating the obvious, the commercialism and gift-giving have made Christmas a largely selfish holiday, taking the focus off the purpose of it.
I don't think it's wrong to celebrate Christmas or give gifts, though. It's still a fun time with family and friends, and the traditions are fun. (Plus you get a nice break from work and school.) And it can still be a time of worship.
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I think that people can exchange all the gifts they want.I don't exchange gifts with my family.
 
questdriven said:
We don't have any money to buy presents this year, and that's actually a relief. lol (Because it's like, okay I got all this new stuff...now where the heck do I put it???)
I do enjoy buying presents for other people, though. Since I have my own (small) income, I was thinking I'd still buy presents, but turns out most of my money is going towards some necessary academic testing. So, probably not going to have enough money for presents.

Stating the obvious, the commercialism and gift-giving have made Christmas a largely selfish holiday, taking the focus off the purpose of it.
I don't think it's wrong to celebrate Christmas or give gifts, though. It's still a fun time with family and friends, and the traditions are fun. (Plus you get a nice break from work and school.) And it can still be a time of worship.
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Yet again, another Christmas thread. I thought for one year, it would not be so, but here we are again.

Through the years as I read these threads, I wonder if Christmas is really about anything Christian. Certainly in scripture there is ZERO mention of Celebrating it. We are told not to get wrapped up in Jewish traditions, so I am wondering who the heck came up with the idea it's a Christian thing in the first place?

Could be God through, Christmas is a strange thing where one season of a year, folks spend lots of money. Sales and future sales are tracked from this event. Stock Markets are made and broken through it. It's a major boost into the ecomony that last all the year long.

That is a good thing.

As for loosing the meaning of Christmas for Christians? It was never mentioned one time in scriptures anyway. Now if Jesus said when you come together and remember his body and blood, but did not mention celebrating his Birthday, then I suspect we should not take much stock into it.

Blessings.
 
It's an annual must. lol
Actually, I get a little tired of seeing it every year. When I first joined the site, though, (this being the first Christian forum I joined) it was interesting. But meh, it's a legitimate topic, and not everyone here will have discussed it before.
 
questdriven said:
It's an annual must. lol
Actually, I get a little tired of seeing it every year. When I first joined the site, though, (this being the first Christian forum I joined) it was interesting. But meh, it's a legitimate topic, and not everyone here will have discussed it before.
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I suppose your right. At least this year we are not all damned to he'll for having a tree with lights. Have to wait for the Easter thread next year as I show no mercy on my chocolate rabbits.
 
Kathi said:
What part of Christmas is a battlefield?
Jews,Muslims and Jehovah Witness do not celebrate Christmas.
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You forgotten the Churches of God (originating from the Worldwide Church of God), and various Messianic Christian sects. :lol

Any others I missed as well? People?

As for the battlefield, that's simply the fact that not all Christians agree Christmas is the proper day to celebrate his birth, or indeed that the birth should be celebrated at all. This day was celebrated instead by other non-Christian religions. A lot of the groups mentioned here don't do birthday's either.
 
It's probably the one day of the year that most people will come to church if invited. Why do you need anything more to be thankful for it, and to take advantage of the wide-open opportunity?
 
tim-from-pa said:
You forgotten the Churches of God (originating from the Worldwide Church of God), and various Messianic Christian sects. :lol

Any others I missed as well? People?

As for the battlefield, that's simply the fact that not all Christians agree Christmas is the proper day to celebrate his birth, or indeed that the birth should be celebrated at all. This day was celebrated instead by other non-Christian religions. A lot of the groups mentioned here don't do birthday's either.
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I did not know about them.
 
Willie T said:
It's probably the one day of the year that most people will come to church if invited. Why do you need anything more to be thankful for it, and to take advantage of the wide-open opportunity?
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My Pastor used to really preach the salvation sermon at Christmas.He knew he would not see 85% of them again.
 
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