Comments on: The Meaning Of Christmas http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-meaning-of-christmas/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:29:57 -0500 hourly 1 By: Shane http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-meaning-of-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-215439 Shane Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:24:43 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-meaning-of-christmas/#comment-215439 The story of Christ's birth might help us sort all of this out. Sometimes God uses earthly, even pagan tradition to influence us in the right direction so that we can arrive at the destination He intended. Scripture tells us that an earthly, pagan dictator required that the people be taxed and that tax would be assessed at their town or city of origin causing Joseph and Mary to return to Bethlehem, the prophecied birth place of the Son of God. Isn't it possible that pagan traditions and the compassionate action of a loving old man have combined with the birth of our Savior to provide for us a perfect holiday that displays for us the very character of God? "For God so loved that He gave...". The immediate and inevitable action of love is giving. The second is receiving. God gave us His Son and He received us into His family and "is not willing that any should perish, but that all come..." The spirit of christmas is a term we use. Is it an accident that love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance are the fruit or character of the Spirit of God as well as the spirit of christmas? We should pursue the truth, but the acquisition of knowledge requires us to exercise it with wisdom. "Get knowledge, but with all thy getting, get wisdom also." The story of Christ’s birth might help us sort all of this out. Sometimes God uses earthly, even pagan tradition to influence us in the right direction so that we can arrive at the destination He intended. Scripture tells us that an earthly, pagan dictator required that the people be taxed and that tax would be assessed at their town or city of origin causing Joseph and Mary to return to Bethlehem, the prophecied birth place of the Son of God. Isn’t it possible that pagan traditions and the compassionate action of a loving old man have combined with the birth of our Savior to provide for us a perfect holiday that displays for us the very character of God? “For God so loved that He gave…”. The immediate and inevitable action of love is giving. The second is receiving. God gave us His Son and He received us into His family and “is not willing that any should perish, but that all come…” The spirit of christmas is a term we use. Is it an accident that love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance are the fruit or character of the Spirit of God as well as the spirit of christmas? We should pursue the truth, but the acquisition of knowledge requires us to exercise it with wisdom. “Get knowledge, but with all thy getting, get wisdom also.”

]]> By: April http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-meaning-of-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-194058 April Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:22:47 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-meaning-of-christmas/#comment-194058 I wish I had known the specifics of why X-Mas came to be, back when I was little. I got in trouble in Sunday School when I put X-Mas instead of Christmas on a drawing assignment we were supposed to do. Oh if I could tell my old Sunday School Teacher now... I wish I had known the specifics of why X-Mas came to be, back when I was little. I got in trouble in Sunday School when I put X-Mas instead of Christmas on a drawing assignment we were supposed to do.

Oh if I could tell my old Sunday School Teacher now…

]]> By: Constance on December 28 at 3:42 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-meaning-of-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-66764 Constance on December 28 at 3:42 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:02:15 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-meaning-of-christmas/#comment-66764 I appreciate all the information.It was very interesting and I've learned a lot. I just love what N.J. said we just stole the pagan's day right from under their noses. Christ will always be first and why not celebrated his birthday. Everybody has a birthday. Yes it may sound a little silly because they say cry at the coming in and laugh at the going out. See Christ has got it going on he is celebrated coimg in and going out. Hey we should celebrate every day because Christ came, he died and arose the third that we might have eternal life. So let celebrate Christ every day because without him we are all lost. So they got the seasons all mixed up. Some celebrate him at a different time so what. Just celebrate him. What othe man died for us and it meant anything. There are a lot of gang banger who have died for people but did it account for anything. NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dah I appreciate all the information.It was very interesting and I’ve learned a lot. I just love what N.J. said we just stole the pagan’s day right from under their noses. Christ will always be first and why not celebrated his birthday. Everybody has a birthday. Yes it may sound a little silly because they say cry at the coming in and laugh at the going out. See Christ has got it going on he is celebrated coimg in and going out. Hey we should celebrate every day because Christ came, he died and arose the third that we might have eternal life. So let celebrate Christ every day because without him we are all lost. So they got the seasons all mixed up. Some celebrate him at a different time so what. Just celebrate him. What othe man died for us and it meant anything. There are a lot of gang banger who have died for people but did it account for anything. NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dah

]]> By: N.J. http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-meaning-of-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-65504 N.J. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:50:07 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-meaning-of-christmas/#comment-65504 Jesus Christ was born late August early September. Christmas was a created holiday as Christ never celebrated his birthday. Romans were amongst the first to give way to the traditions of celebrating birthdays. Since the Catholic church was established in Rome the need to convince pagan worshippers to accept Christianity yet allow them to not give up their pagan beliefs of winter solstice and honoring the goddess of fertility (Oester) in Spring. Sadly Christianity made many compromises of true religious practice in order to maintain traditions of people refusing to give up their pagan roots. Where in the Bible is it written to honor Christ's birth and celebrate Christmas? He was of Jewish descent and did not partake in this practice. And where is it written in the Bible to give gifts to others for Christmas. People are going broke in thinking they are honoring Christ. The money of gifts would better serve the poor if one does choose to spend. The focus of Christ's humanity and the example of his goodness is lost in today's society. It would be pleasing to the Almighty God to serve others and honor His messengers versus the commericialism seen all over the world. I appreciate the information posted on this webpage and thank the contributors for helping me understand the term Merry Christmas. Jesus Christ was born late August early September. Christmas was a created holiday as Christ never celebrated his birthday. Romans were amongst the first to give way to the traditions of celebrating birthdays. Since the Catholic church was established in Rome the need to convince pagan worshippers to accept Christianity yet allow them to not give up their pagan beliefs of winter solstice and honoring the goddess of fertility (Oester) in Spring. Sadly Christianity made many compromises of true religious practice in order to maintain traditions of people refusing to give up their pagan roots. Where in the Bible is it written to honor Christ’s birth and celebrate Christmas? He was of Jewish descent and did not partake in this practice. And where is it written in the Bible to give gifts to others for Christmas. People are going broke in thinking they are honoring Christ. The money of gifts would better serve the poor if one does choose to spend. The focus of Christ’s humanity and the example of his goodness is lost in today’s society. It would be pleasing to the Almighty God to serve others and honor His messengers versus the commericialism seen all over the world. I appreciate the information posted on this webpage and thank the contributors for helping me understand the term Merry Christmas.

]]> By: Jemuel http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-meaning-of-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-62961 Jemuel Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:24:16 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-meaning-of-christmas/#comment-62961 The true reason why we celebrate Christmas is because Jesus Christ was sent and died for our sins in obedience with God the Father...Christmas wont be that great without Jesus in our hearts in our lives. The true reason why we celebrate Christmas is because Jesus Christ was sent and died for our sins in obedience with God the Father…Christmas wont be that great without Jesus in our hearts in our lives.

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