Christmas.... What are we celebrating

Christmas…….What are we really celebrating?


We have all at least heard that there are disputes about the meaning of Christmas, even if we don’t know what the disputes are. I will attempt to enlighten you on just a couple of the arguments against Christmas.

One argument is just the etymology of the word. Etymology is nothing more than the origin and meaning of a word. Christ-mass is the Mass of Christ. Mass is defined in early dictionaries as pertaining to a death sacrifice. Their argument continues as they throw Santa into the mix. “Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas” is suggested that the big red guy is laughing at the “death sacrifice of Christ”.

Another argument is that December 25 is a day chosen to celebrate the Unconquerable Sun, or a star, or Saturn the planet. I don’t think anyone even knew who or what they were honoring (maybe they just needed an excuse to party). However, technically if they were honoring the awesome solar system of our creator God, they were, in a round-about way, praising God.

I think we have to at least consider a passage from the 14th Chapter of Romans. In this passage, we are told not to “look down” on someone else of “weaker faith”. Specific examples are given of eating meat or vegetables, and even regarding one day more sacred than another. Paul goes on to tell us that if we are living our lives with the right attitude of worship, we are all praising God. So, give thanks to God for his Son, Jesus.

I encourage you today, count you blessings, humble yourselves before God, and give thanks that we all have what we have. We should also realize what Christ did for us. He made a way for us to enter into everlasting life (fellowship).


Romans 12:
11It is written:
'As surely as I live,' says the Lord,
'every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will confess to God.'
12So then, each of us will give an account of himself to Go