No, I’d never say they are committing sin. If they do it to the Lord, it’s fine. Romans 14 is clear, different believers have different practices, positions on days, eating, etc. and should not judge one another. Rom 14:1 - 19 addresses this very issue.
I’m dealing only with the actual origins of many Christian practices, not those who practice them. I leave them to God.
I used to be a fervent, passionate celebrator of Christmas, then went on a mission to “put Christ back in Christmas”. But the more I researched, eventually I came to personally believe that He was never in Christmas in the first place. I don’t lay that on others. But I do want to declare the truth. All such practices came in years after the first century and only as the church became less spiritual and more worldly, adopting, accepting, including, and then attempting to spiritualize non-Christian practices.
God bless, and if you celebrate, have a great Christmas!
PS: wondering where the Fiji part came from.....??????
I take no issue with those who choose not to celebrate. It certainly isn’t a salvation issue. However I have noticed there is a certain amount of zealous self-righteousness that seems to come from those who view Christmas negatively. In some cases reminds me of how Atheists behave this time of year. Would be nice if those who choose not to celebrate wouldn’t try so hard to be spoilers for those of us who do.
Indeed it does.
Here are BOTH sides of the issue and NEITHER are 'condemned'.
5 One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. 6 Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God; and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
Fiji Hill towers over my alma mater Occidental College in Eagle Rock, Calif., which is part of the city of Los Angeles. It’s apparently named after the Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) fraternity, which once had a chapter on the campus.