Whereas there is biblical warrant for the remembrance of Christ’s birth, and for being constantly amazed at the wonder of the incarnation, there is none for remembering that day as a day of religious celebration. Let us recognize three facts concerning the celebration of Christmas.įirst, there is no biblical warrant for the remembrance of the day of Christ’s birth as a day of special religious celebration, as there is for His death (Lord’s Supper) and resurrection (the Lord’s day). These forces create a fog which must be cleared away in order to come to clear, biblical convictions. And, thirdly, there is the pressure which comes from the world to conform to it. Secondly, there are sentimental attachments to ways of celebrating or not celebrating the holidays. Innocent tradition is hard to relinquish.Īgainst bad tradition it is easy to react and to over-react. To come to some clear biblical convictions in this area is difficult.
Whether we like it or not we are forced to reckon with the reality of the Christmas season.
Some believers have tried to deny the existence of this season. Since the Christian is called to glorify God in the real world in which he lives, a part of which is the Christmas season, the child of God must come to a position with respect to his attitude and his actions in the Christmas season. The unbelieving world also recognizes this event but, just as it is with everything the ungodly does, he corrupts it, commemorating it only on one day of the year and then doing so with much carnality. The commemoration of the incarnation of the Lord Jesus Christ is important to Christians.
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