His 33rd birthday then fell on October, and six, months later, that is, in April, he was slain. Historical Facts There is no authentic history in existence that gives support to the teaching that Jesus Christ was born in December. We challenge anyone who may argue this to cite a SINGLE authority to the contrary to prove us wrong.There was no such festival as Christmas until the fourth century, and it was the Romish Church in its characteristic tendency of meeting Paganism half-way, that just fixed on December 25 as Christs birthday. Excerpts from the book, JESUS BIRTH THE UNTOLD STORY published on 25/12/2005 on angelfire states: Each December, articles inevitably appear in newspapers and magazines pointing out the ancient origins of todays Christmas customs. All authorities agree that the customs surrounding Christmas, the Christmas tree, mistletoe, holly wreaths, yule logs, stockings on the hearth, exchanging gifts and so on, were practiced in connection with pagan religious celebrations centuries before the birth of Jesus. None are of Christian origin! Anciently, December 25 was the date of the pagan roman Brumalia, the final day of the popular week-long Saturnalia celebration, celebrated in honour of the god Saturn. It was the day of the invincible sun, a winter solstice festival. Christmas was not among the earliest festivals of the Church. It was not until the mid-fourth century that Pope Julius 1 decreed December 25 to be Christmas (Christ-Mass) Day. He sought to overshadow the popular Brumalia by imparting Christian connotations to the day. We cannot do without making reference to the evidence of the well-known ecclesiastical historian, Alexander Hislop. In his distinguished work, The Two Babylons, he wrote: There is not a word in the Scriptures about the precise day of His (Christs) birth.... What is recorded there, implies that at what time so ever His birth took place, it could not have been on the 25th of December... The cold of the night, from December to February, is very piercing, and it was not the custom for the shepherds of Judea to watch their flocks in the open fields later than about the end of October. It is in the last degree incredible, then, that the birth of Christ could have taken place at the end of December. (Pages 91-92, emphasis ours) The vanity of Christmas has been exposed enough. History condemns it. The Holy Bible, which is the law book and guide for all true Christians, does not justify it. We shall be failing in our duties if we close our eyes to these errors. Just as the Lord’s Witnesses in their book The True Bible Code at page 688 stated: The issue is not a matter of indifference. Since Christmas was not instituted by God. It should not be approved or tolerated in the official practices of the Church. Ministers and Church officers are not being true to their ordination vows, if they encourage or tolerate Christmas observance in their congregations. What is more, St. Paul declared: It is GOD Himself, in His mercy, who has given us this wonderful work (of telling His Good News to others), and so we never give up. We do not try to trick people into believing – we are not interested in fooling anyone. We never try to get anyone to believe that the Bible teaches what it doesn’t. All such shameful methods we forego. We stand in the presence of God as we speak and so we tell the truth, as all who know us will agree. (2 Corinthians 4: 1,2 [Living Bible]) Jesus Christ says, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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