Ephesians (5:11) And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
So we shouldn't be trying to copy idolatrous feasts. Rather, we should be exposing them for the fraud and lie that they are. Creating a new lie by saying the Messiah was born on December 25th, the birthday of various sun gods, is preposterous. One of the last things our Savior would ever want is to "acquire the traits of solar deities."
So when was Jesus birthday? We can learn by studying the timing of the priestly course of Zechariah Luke (1:5), John the Baptist's father, and adding six months to that time period Luke (1:24-26). This would place the Messiah's birth in either the spring or fall. The scriptures do not supply us with an exact date of birth, but it certainly was not in the winter.
We know the date of His death is on Passover. Scripture does tell us the time of many other important events in biblical history such as the founding of the temple, first day of the biblical year, the timing of the Exodus from Egypt, the date that the flood began and many other events. But the date of the Messiah's birth? Scripture is silent.
Jesus is holy, which means "set apart." He is not like them at all! And He doesn't want to be associated with them or the customs of those who worship them.
In fact, the pagan customs associated with Christmas are clearly condemned in the scriptures. Here is one of them:
Jeremiah (10:1-4) Hear the word which Yahweh speaks to you, O house of Israel.
"Do not learn the way of the Gentiles; Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven, For the Gentiles are dismayed at them.
As for Christmas trees:
For the customs of the peoples are futile; For one cuts a tree from the forest, The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.
They decorate it with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers so that it will not topple.
Reverend William Bowers
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