Posted on 12/18/2008 4:27:24 AM PST by SonlitKnight
The service of Zechariah in the temple limits it to either late September or late December. The Sheep grazing in the fields makes late September (the dry season) a virtual impossibility.
I stand corrected.
Who said I was worrying? Nevertheless, if you read the article, you would see that celebration of the 25th of December predates the “replacement” of the Roman festival by at least 227 years.
Not important. Such things take the focus away from where it should be...
You are incorrect. There are MANY claims of the ancient Church that support the December 25th date.
On the contrary, commercialism takes the focus away from where it should be. A scriptural/Historical look at the real birthdate of Jesus is both fun and Spiritual.
I am reluctant to get into this.
You wrote and posted the article. The article contains no real evidence or proof that our Savior’s birth date is precisely December 25th (the best you got to was “late December). Then, YOU begin demanding evidence from other people that the date is NOT the 25th. Interesting methodology you have there. It seems to me that YOU have the burden of proof, here, and YOU have PROVEN nothing. You have given your opinion, just as the rest of us have.
PS - My “so what” refers to the fact that it doesn’t really matter whether we now know the EXACT, precise, day when Christ was born. What matters is that we celebrate His birth.
Please lighten up a bit.
He probably was not born on that date, but we can still celebrate his birth and what he did for us.
Jesus has a hold on his birth records or no that someone else.
Amen and amen, sister.
Forget the naysayers and doubters and poor-mouthers here; this is an interesting piece and I applaud your effort.
God bless, and Merry Christmas to you and yours.
You need to get out more.
Probably not but what difference does it make? December 25th is the day we celebrate the birth of our Saviour...it doesn’t have to be the actual date of his birth. That date really doesn’t matter, the fact that He was born, suffered died and resurrected is what matters.
I think that I may have just stumbled on a possibility of why we believe that Christmas is a replacement for a pagan holiday...here on FR of all places...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2150757/posts
You make some very good points.
More than likely conceived on Channukah 6 BC, born Feast of Trumpets, 5 BC, visited by the Magi several months later, followed by death of Herod, April 1, 4 BC.
Another interesting idea as to when Jesus was actually born.
http://ldolphin.org/birth.html
Either way, I’m just glad He was born. Merry Christmas.
Amen! Your articles are a blessing to me, because it focuses on on the Son of God and His birth!
The following verses sum it all up! “But when the fulness of time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.” (Galatians 4:4-7)
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