The birth of “He” whom many (myself included) call Lord and Savior took place some 2,000-plus years ago. In actuality, it matters little whether the actual day was in the late fall, late summer or December – as we will soon celebrate. In the matrix for the true purpose of “His” life, it matters little whether Christmas Day has its origins in paganism, as some may argue – it matters only that we believe He was born of a virgin for the singular purpose that through Him all might be saved – and that He lived, was crucified, dead, buried, arose on the third day, was seen by many and ascended on high where He sits by God the Father until the appointed time of His return. It matters that we confess and accept.
Thus, I believe, the reasons for the attacks against the recognition of Christmas Day as the birth of “The Christ” is actually quite simple – if you deny “His” beginning – or birth, as it were – the ending, i.e., how we live our lives, is malleable, becoming whatever fits one’s agenda. That said, denying the birth and/or resurrection of Christ is not new.
If Erebusic entities are able to extricate Christ from Christmas, Christmas becomes just another day of secularist celebration, governed by pagan seigniories full of self-imputed importance.
If Christ is extricated from Christmas, then Christmas, indeed life itself, becomes of no specific importance apart from reveling in greed, gluttony, inebriation, gain, fleeting exuberance and the disappointment pursuant to objects not received.
I should here mention I am in no way against the giving or receiving of gifts. Nor do I in any way suggest that we should not derive pleasure in searching out that special gift – but if that is what one’s celebration is reduced to or based upon, I submit the true meaning, value and importance of Christmas has been lost, or worse, never known.
I contend there is no doubt whatsoever that there are factions at work with the specific goal in mind of removing Christ from Christmas, because in so doing the authority of the church will be eroded. And without sound, biblically based absolutes, we are left with that which seems right in our own eyes, no matter how antithetical to the will of God. Remove Christ from Christmas and the “Aorta” of salvation is removed.
Disallow school children to reference the birth of Christ as part of their Christmas commentaries and we send a generation into the world devoid of spiritual truth. Disallow Christ in Christmas programming in schools and one of the most singularly important days in Christendom (and, knowingly or not, to man) becomes little more than celebratory pageantry to a solstice.
The lie from the pit of hell is that the removal of Christ from the public square can peacefully co-exist with the celebration of His birth behind shuttered doors. I argue that such deception has directly contributed to where we find ourselves today.
Christmas is, and must always be, about the birth of the Savior. The body of believers must defend against malevolent modern-day Herodians who falsely claim they, too, want to worship the “Child” when in fact, they, like their namesake, desire to destroy His importance to the “Day.”
I submit that we cannot shrink, we cannot retreat, nor can we genuflect to the sacrosanct who pompously profess themselves to be wise – when in reality, their wisdom is periproctal.
With that said, I encourage you to enjoy this most blessed time of celebration and recognition. May yours be a time of “truth and joy,” and may the true reason for the season be renewed in our spirits as we sing the words “Come thou long expected Jesus.” I wish you the most Merry of Christmases.
