Some theologians and scholars have been building a campaign against Christmas. They call it a pagan holiday, a commercial holiday, or a secular holiday. Some of this is true, but most of these philosophical notions are valid only for secular people or Christians in name only. True Christians want to celebrate Christ’s miraculous birth. We don’t care if he wasn’t born in the winter. We don’t care about the details of his birth, although lively speculation and educated guesses are interesting. We want to celebrate the birth of God the Son, the living God in the flesh, our Immanuel (God with us), our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. We need to Keep Christmas No Matter What the Scholars Say!
For the Theologians and Scholars
Please take your naysaying and speculation, put it in a box, and toss it in the nearest trash receptacle. I understand – it’s fun and engaging to speculate and search for something no one has heard before. It can bring controversy, which often leads to notoriety. I understand; you want to do the talk show circuit and be on people’s podcasts. I appreciate your motivation. I’m just asking that you think of others before you intentionally or accidentally wreck Christmas. Edifying people by sharing speculative or circumstantial evidence without transparent and verifiable facts is unhelpful. Presuming you know more than the scholars who proceeded you is also relatively pretentious.
We don’t need an exact number of Wisemen from the East. We don’t need to know if the inn was a hotel or a person’s house that took in temporary borders. No one cares if the manger was in a barn, temporary shelter, or the bottom floor of an average home. Well, at least I don’t.
Christians care about celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior. We care about using this time of year to be as Christ-like as possible in our generosity, love for our fellow man, and building lasting memories with our families.
Keep Christmas No Matter What the Scholars Say
Christmas is remembering the miraculous birth of our Lord and Savior, which led to the sacrificial substitutionary sacrifice of Christ on the cross. Without that sacrifice, none of us could be saved. So, this Christmas season, I won’t investigate the nitty-gritty details of the season. I’m not going to read after the theologians and scholars. I’m going to disregard the talk of the pagan origins of Christmas. I don’t care if the Coca-Cola bottling company invented our current version of Santa Claus. It’s not about St. Nicolas or Santa Claus anyway. This season is not about reindeer, snowmen, and polar bears either. All that stuff is just a distraction.
This season is about the miraculous virgin birth of Jesus Christ per numerous prophecies from Old Testament prophets.
Isaiah 7:14 – He would be immaculately conceived (born of a virgin).
Isaiah 11:1 – He would be born from the family of Jesse.
Jeremiah 23:5–6 – He would be David’s kingly heir.
Micah 5:2 – He would be born in Bethlehem Ephrathah. There were two Bethlehem’s, one in Zebulan and the other in Judah. Bethlehem Ephrathah was in Judah.
Psalm 72:10 – He would be worshiped and given gifts at His birth.
So, I will enjoy this season and celebrate the birth of my Savior and Lord. During this wonderful season, I will be thankful, generous, loving, kind, and joyous.
I pray that each of you, including the theologians and scholars, have a blessed and Merry Christmas!
I pray the New Year brings you health, happiness, joy, and continued success. Have a Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas Everybody!
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