We Won't Be Keeping Christmas

I've never celebrated Christmas.  To most people, not observing a day that has become an integral part of our culture seems ... strange, especially in a professing Christian. 

But most people now know about the pagan origins of Christmas, right?  Most people know that Christmas didn't start with Jesus Christ.  Many have the mistaken idea that they can borrow a pagan festival, put Christ's name in it, and it's all good.  But does the Bible endorse pagan festivals?  Does the Bible say that anything with Christ's name on it is good... no matter what the "thing" is?  God did get pretty angry at the Israelites when they started observing pagan festivals and borrowing pagan customs - why would we think He has changed?  Would Jesus Christ have encouraged His followers to celebrate His birth on Christmas day?

If we truly want to worship God the Father and Jesus Christ, we need to do so in "Spirit and Truth", acknowledging that GOD alone is the author of Truth.  If it's not His Truth, it's not truth at all.

There are many more things I could say, but someone else has already said it, better here.