A few days ago I shared with you my growing conviction concerning celebrating Christmas. The gentle whisper of the Holy Spirit has been slowly stirring my soul to action, and I want to always heed to His voice, although my flesh does not want to give up Christmas! Anyhow, I would like to answer a … Continue reading Is Celebrating Christ’s Birth Wrong? Part 2 of Our Christmas Series
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Materialism, Children, and Parenting
After much prayer and study, about two months ago our family decided that Christmas might not be the way Christ would like to be celebrated. What was the one thing about forgoing this celebration that bothered me the most? Our children would possibly not receive any gifts from us during the holiday season. Sad, I know. This is … Continue reading Materialism, Children, and Parenting
The Sufficiency of Scripture and What Next? Part 5 of our Christmas Series
I thought that I was finished exploring Christmas in light of scripture, and then I came across a three part series on Sermon Audio. Of course, I don't agree with everything discussed in these messages, but as a whole they bring up some great points. I'm sharing them below. Christmass Condemned by Christ Part 1 … Continue reading The Sufficiency of Scripture and What Next? Part 5 of our Christmas Series
The Worldliness of Christmas…Part 4 of Our Christmas Series
In my last post, I shared some of the pagan roots of Christmas with y'all. Really quickly, I would like to share my heart about this topic before I go any further. I have always loved Christmas. My goal here is not to be a scrooge, or to look down on families who do celebrate … Continue reading The Worldliness of Christmas…Part 4 of Our Christmas Series
The Pagan Roots of Christmas…Part 3 of Our Christmas Series
"Thus saith the Lord, learn not the way of the heathen...for the customs of the people are vain." Jeremiah 10:1-3 When I left off in part 2 of this series, I explained why I believe that Christ's birth should not be honored on December 25th. Here is a recap: Saturnalia was an ancient Roman festival honoring … Continue reading The Pagan Roots of Christmas…Part 3 of Our Christmas Series
Should We Celebrate Christmas? Part 1
Note: For our family, we believe that Biblically, celebrating Christmas for Christ isn't God honoring, so we choose not to do so. I hope that these posts will be helpful to anyone who is questioning the validity of Christmas, but please, don't take my word for it. You will never go wrong if you stick … Continue reading Should We Celebrate Christmas? Part 1