Comments on: The Meaning Of Christmas http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-meaning-of-christmas/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:53:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: venqax http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-meaning-of-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-394882 venqax Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:39:51 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-meaning-of-christmas/#comment-394882 Funny, you get a complaint about "random" trivia, but none about religious pirating of a writing tips. Jemuel, N.J., Constance, Shane, Purse: STOP IT. <i>However, Halloween’s origins are very much Christian, as it marks the vigil held before the Feast Of All Saints (or All Hallows) on November 1.</i> No, Halloween has non-Christian origins as well. Roman Parentalia and probably Celtic Samhain. Christianity was no different from any other religion in simply re-defining things that people tend to note anyway, like seasonal changes (equinoxes, solstices) etc. Simple shapes like crossed lines, too. Sharon: The saying "Merry Christmas", at least now, is an Americanism. Brits tend to say Happy Christmas. So how does that fit with the ancient meaning of merry, which was already obsolete by the time the US holiday was being established? Funny, you get a complaint about “random” trivia, but none about religious pirating of a writing tips. Jemuel, N.J., Constance, Shane, Purse: STOP IT.

However, Halloween’s origins are very much Christian, as it marks the vigil held before the Feast Of All Saints (or All Hallows) on November 1.

No, Halloween has non-Christian origins as well. Roman Parentalia and probably Celtic Samhain. Christianity was no different from any other religion in simply re-defining things that people tend to note anyway, like seasonal changes (equinoxes, solstices) etc. Simple shapes like crossed lines, too.

Sharon: The saying “Merry Christmas”, at least now, is an Americanism. Brits tend to say Happy Christmas. So how does that fit with the ancient meaning of merry, which was already obsolete by the time the US holiday was being established?

]]> By: Purse http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-meaning-of-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-394261 Purse Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:29:54 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-meaning-of-christmas/#comment-394261 The historic record of the birth of Christ can be found in Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 2:1-20. Unlike any other baby, the one born that night in Bethlehem was unique in all of history. He was not created by a human father and mother. He had a heavenly pre-existence (John 1:1-3, 14). He is God, the Son—Creator of the universe (Philippians 2:5-11). This is why Christmas is called the incarnation, a word which means “in the flesh.” In the birth of Jesus, the eternal, all-powerful and all-knowing Creator came to earth in the flesh. Luke 2:13-14 Christmas is all about LOVE... The historic record of the birth of Christ can be found in Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 2:1-20.

Unlike any other baby, the one born that night in Bethlehem was unique in all of history. He was not created by a human father and mother. He had a heavenly pre-existence (John 1:1-3, 14). He is God, the Son—Creator of the universe (Philippians 2:5-11). This is why Christmas is called the incarnation, a word which means “in the flesh.” In the birth of Jesus, the eternal, all-powerful and all-knowing Creator came to earth in the flesh. Luke 2:13-14

Christmas is all about LOVE…

]]> 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

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