Getting
Right to the Point!
Christmas Is
NOT a Pagan Holiday!
Contrary
to popular opinions we hear a lot today, Christmas did not come from the Roman
festival of “Saturnalia.” It is true that during the brief rule of the Roman
Emperor Aurelian, he attempted to institute a lavish festival around what he called
“The Birth of the Unconquered Sun,” on December 25th, A.D. 274. But the fact is
that he created this new celebration only to try and breathe new life into
Roman idol-worship, which was dying.
Indeed,
Aurelian’s pronouncement came after Christians had already been associating
December 25th with the birth of Christ for decades in various parts of the
Empire. The truth is, this so-called “Sol Invictus” festival was just a feeble
attempt to create a pagan alternative to a celebration that was already important
to believers in Jesus Christ, God’s true and only Son.
Therefore,
Christians were not imitating the pagans, but the pagans were imitating them!
So, believers in Jesus as God, Savior, and Lord can celebrate Christmas with
great joy! Don't let people try to spoil your birthday party for Jesus! Gloria
in excelsis Deo! And that's the point!
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More information and sources can be found at:
http://diatheke.blogspot.com/2010/12/word-of-week-for-january-2010-week-1.html
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