…
and does the world in general have the first clue? DO
THEY CARE? Nope and NOPE!!
Instead,
it’s also Christmas time & they’re whiling away the time
(rather than redeeming it!) playing stupid games like
“Dirty Santa”. This is what my DH’s [catholic]
family is doing anyway & I rather expect they’re not the
only ones. Look, if we were going to be on this planet
for another 1,000 years – then why not have a little fun &
frivolity to go along with the festivities. But
we’re NOT going to be here another 1,000 years!!!
Is this what you WANT to be doing when the Lord steps out on
the cloud? Is this something pleasing to Him?
I’m
all for fun – within boundaries of course, and as long as it
never takes the place of the Lord! (it does for many
people!!) Again, referring to 2 Timothy 3.
At
any rate, for the past handful of years, I’ve had serious
misgivings about Christmas anyway – and no, I’m not going all
Jehovah witness on you!! Nor am I turning legalistic
with the whole idea. It’s just something I’ve personally
been searching out. Perhaps time will allow for me to
share more next week – as I must zip this to Tng as he will be
publishing within hours.
The
thing I’ve noticed (on various sites) is the ones who
are adamantly against keeping or celebrating Christmas – well,
some 97% of them are truly legalistic – going as far as saying
you’re going to hell if you celebrate Christmas.
OUCH!!!! I’m certainly glad God is our judge &
those site owners are NOT!!!! But over time, I’ve
come across at least a couple sites that speak against it, yet
do not appear to be legalistic. I hate legalism.
I’m just trying to do what pleases the Lord!!
I
do not think people who celebrate Christmas are going to
hell. I’ve known some MIGHTY FINE Christians who
celebrate it! (or did in the past & now reside in
heaven)!!
I
know all about the pagan practices, the pagan origins, etc.
etc. But tell me just WHAT in this world does NOT have
pagan origins? Hardly anything!!
No.
The part that gets me more than anything is when people – uh,
Christians – refer to Jesus as “the birthday
boy”!!!! Purely sacrilegious!! No respect
for Him at all there!! Even if they think they are just
having some lighthearted fun. Regardless of how THEY
feel about it, it’s downright disrespectful!!
And
guess what everyone? God (and Jesus IS God,
too) DOES NOT HAVE A BIRTHDAY!!!!!
He ALWAYS WAS & He will forever be!!!!
Again, as I get time, I can show from the Bible where Jesus
was with God FROM THE BEGINNING of time.
Now
I “get it” about celebrating an earthly birthday – but since
He’s not on earth any more, He does not have a birthday!
[it was never Biblically recorded that His earthly birthdays
were observed/celebrated anyway]
Since
He does not have birthdays, it’s ludicrous to say happy
birthday to Him or sing happy birthday to Him or even to bake
“Him” a cake.
Speaking
of birthdays: interestingly that the Bible records only
2 people who threw birthday parties – and they neither one
were godly nor Christians! One was Herod, the other was
Pharaoh. IN FACT, they both KILLED someone during their
party!! ….. sound like the kind of party any of us
would be interested in attending..?! I’d hope not!
At
any rate, again I’m not going the way of JW or anything – not
at all! For the time being, we do still keep Christmas
around here, we just don’t go overboard! Merely a few
simple decorations are enough. My husband loves the
music. I like the time to be relaxed & calm as
possible – let everyone else go crazy at the stores or with
their stealing from others, et al. I personally choose
to not do parties – even DH’s family “dirty santa” I’m going
to boycott. Just not my thing!! Also I cannot
stand the talk about “the magic” of it and/or santa, etc.
etc. [RE: Hallmark channel’s theme]
I’m
in my ‘60s now…. funny though, even as a little kid I never
had much interest in santa!! Though my dad tried to push
the idea to me! And even played the part himself one
year. My dad was a high degree mason & I’d expect
masons to have interest in celebrating the sun god, Ra &
all the fluff & santa lies which go along with it….
‘nuff said…
Let
me state emphatically that I will not agree with EVERYTHING on
this site I’m presenting!! Even so, I think this
particular essay is very interesting:
http://www.av1611.org/othpubls/santa.html
We’d
all be wise to seek God and ask Him what we can do which will
be pleasing to Him! And then find the answers in His
Word.