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What is the real meaning of Christmas? - Grace to You Aug 18, 2016 A - Reset The answer may just surprise you For many, Christmas is the time to think of Jesus Christ as a baby in a manger While the birth of Christ is a special and miraculous event, it isn't the primary focus The central truth of the Christmas story is this: the Child of Christmas is God
Holidays and Celebrations - JW. ORG New Year’s Day: “In ancient Rome, the first day of the year was given over to honoring Janus, the god of gates and doors and of beginnings and endings New Year’s Day became a holy day in the Christian church in A D 487 ” — The World Book Encyclopedia (1982), Volume 14, page 237 Valentine’s Day: “Valentine’s Day comes
Why Don’t Jehovah’s Witnesses Celebrate Christmas? - JW. ORG Myth: The reason why Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate Christmas is that they do not believe in Jesus Fact: We are Christians We believe that salvation comes only through Jesus Christ — Acts 4:12 Myth: You divide families by teaching people not to celebrate Christmas Fact: We care deeply about families, and we use the Bible to help
The Jesus of Christmas - Grace to You In The Jesus of Christmas, John MacArthur fixes your gaze on the One deserving your full attention at Christmas—and every day You’ll see why Jesus alone is worthy of your praise and your complete submission Why He is the One to cling to in trials, and the One to fear at all times And you’ll see compelling proof that Jesus, and only
Should Christians celebrate Christmas? - Grace to You Aug 18, 2016 A - Reset Scripture doesn't specifically command believers to celebrate Christmas--there are no prescribed "Holy Days" the church must observe In fact, Christmas was not observed as a holiday until well after the biblical era It wasn't until the mid-fifth century that Christmas received any official recognition
The Truth About Christmas - JW. ORG The custom: According to tradition, Jesus’ birth took place on December 25 and is celebrated on that date “Christmas,” says the Encyclopedia of Religion, means “‘Christ’s Mass,’ that is, the mass celebrating the feast of Christ’s nativity,” or birth Its roots: “The establishment of December 25 evolved not from biblical
Why do so many people miss the real meaning of Christmas? Many people today miss Christmas because they don't realize they are sinners Thus they ignore Christ They don't show any interest in the Savior because they don't understand their need to be saved They don't understand that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23)--that sin plummets people into an eternal hell
History of Christmas Customs: Christian or Not? - JW. ORG Christmas has long been described as a traditional Christian festival to celebrate the birth of Jesus Many of the customs used in this celebration, however, make us wonder how they came to be associated with Jesus’ birth in the first place For one thing, there is the myth of Santa Claus The modern-day jolly, white-bearded, rosy-cheeked
The Theology of Christmas - Grace to You Santa Claus is God the Holy Spirit who comes with the sound of gentle laughter, with a shape like a bowl full of jelly And he comes in the night to sow the seeds of good humor “Santa Claus indeed deserves the exalted and enthroned place in the church for he is God the Son, God the Father, and God the Holy Spirit
The Real Meaning of Christmas - Grace to You The Real Meaning of Christmas Topical Series Selected Scriptures 3 Aug 18, 2016 The story’s told of a little girl who’s passing out the presents to her family on Christmas morning After finding gifts for each member of her family, she was puzzled that there wasn’t a gift for the One whose birth was being commemorated
