Sunday, December 25, 2011
MERRY CHRISTMAS 2011
Merry Christmas to all of you! This will be short and sweet.
Christmas is a time of joy and a time of confusion. Why confusion? Well there are a number of "holidays" or "holy days" celebrated at this time of the year. As a Christian, defender of the faith, guardian of the realm, etc... Today, I personally celebrate or better stated commemorate this date as the date of the birth of Jesus. Yes, to me it is a "holy day," and we are grateful that God gave us his only Son, who would one day be sacrificed in order to pay for our sins.
I also realize that in the United States, we celebrate the secular Christmas with the commercialism and materialism that surrounds it.
I also realize that in the United States, we celebrate the secular Christmas with the commercialism and materialism that surrounds it.
Then you have some people who are acluistic (a non existent word that means "one who has no clue") and try to mix the Religious and Secular celebrations together. I have read the Bible and nowhere do I find Santa Claus (which is an English language butchering of the name Saint Nicolas in Dutch (phonetically Sant Nee-Klaus) and reindeer, or carolers, or egg nog and a decorated Christmas tree, or Frosty the Snowman mixed in with Joseph, Mary and Jesus in a manger with Babylonian Magi and local shepherds present.
Yet, there are some who don't want my religion shoved down their throat so they shove their Atheism down my throat. Well, in my opinion, that is not right either. Some call this the "War of Christmas" or the "War on Christians." This isn't correct. The correct analogy is that it is specifically a "War on God." Period.
A Christian has FAITH, and belief is based upon faith. I have had numerous arguments over the years with the thick headed and sometimes they make good points, but sooner or later it usually boils down to you can't see God, so he can't possibly exist. Well, you can't see oxygen wither but believe it exists don't you?
I'm sure this debate and topic will continue every year but don't give up hope. As a believer we look to the hope of Salvation through Jesus Christ and His death, but more importantly His resurrection.
If one believes in God, and at the end of his life discovers that there is nothing after all and that God was just a figment of mans' imagination, he really doesn't lose anything does he, BUT if one does not believe in God and at death finds out that He in fact does exist, he loses everything doesn't he?
Oh what a joy we share, those whom have placed their trust in the Lord.
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