Just wanted to chime in on the discussion on Christmas,
I agree with T-Rex, that Christmas offers and excellent window for the truth of Jesus' miraculous birth and His incarnation into humanity. His birth is the most important, glorious, world changing, profound birthday of all history. His birth is the fulfillment of God's promises and prophecies given in the Old Testament since Adam and Eve sinned. I love to celebrate Him at this time of year and the marvel of His birth.
I can remember way back to when I was very young how much I loved Christmas mostly because it tells of Jesus. I remember the readings of His birth in Luke and Matthew in church every year at Christmas. I remember the church bells ringing throughout the day reminding us of the joy of His birth. I remember re-enacting the Nativity with my siblings that we performed for our grandparents each year. My childhood was steeped in focusing on Jesus for the Christmas (Advent) season every year.
Not every Christian abandons the proclamation and celebration of the birth of our Savior at Christmas. My husband and I made a conscious effort every year to steep our sons in the Scriptural truth of "God with us" in Jesus. We downplayed all the trappings without eliminating all of it. We tried to make the time a time of celebration for our family. We do have a tree and my sons still come over to pick one out and decorate it. The tree has so much meaning for me. It is not an idol by any means. I do not bow down to it or worship it or think of it as any type of 'god".
But it reminds me of so many aspects of Jesus. The evergreen reminds me of eternal life we receive from Jesus. The lights remind me of how Jesus is the light of the world that shown into a dark, dark world filled with sin and despair. I have red glass ornaments in the shape of a teardrop and these remind me of the blood Jesus shed for me and the drops of blood He sweat in Gethsemane when He was facing the crucifixion. see Pt. 2
I agree with T-Rex, that Christmas offers and excellent window for the truth of Jesus' miraculous birth and His incarnation into humanity. His birth is the most important, glorious, world changing, profound birthday of all history. His birth is the fulfillment of God's promises and prophecies given in the Old Testament since Adam and Eve sinned. I love to celebrate Him at this time of year and the marvel of His birth.
I can remember way back to when I was very young how much I loved Christmas mostly because it tells of Jesus. I remember the readings of His birth in Luke and Matthew in church every year at Christmas. I remember the church bells ringing throughout the day reminding us of the joy of His birth. I remember re-enacting the Nativity with my siblings that we performed for our grandparents each year. My childhood was steeped in focusing on Jesus for the Christmas (Advent) season every year.
Not every Christian abandons the proclamation and celebration of the birth of our Savior at Christmas. My husband and I made a conscious effort every year to steep our sons in the Scriptural truth of "God with us" in Jesus. We downplayed all the trappings without eliminating all of it. We tried to make the time a time of celebration for our family. We do have a tree and my sons still come over to pick one out and decorate it. The tree has so much meaning for me. It is not an idol by any means. I do not bow down to it or worship it or think of it as any type of 'god".
But it reminds me of so many aspects of Jesus. The evergreen reminds me of eternal life we receive from Jesus. The lights remind me of how Jesus is the light of the world that shown into a dark, dark world filled with sin and despair. I have red glass ornaments in the shape of a teardrop and these remind me of the blood Jesus shed for me and the drops of blood He sweat in Gethsemane when He was facing the crucifixion. see Pt. 2
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