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1 Corinthians 10.

Essentially Paul was affirming the fact that Jesus has set us free from legalism, and from imaginary influence from nonexistent gods. He made it clear that anyone not comfortable eating meat sacrificed to pagan gods should not violate their conscience and do so.....likewise, you should not celebrate Christmas if you think it's wrong. On the other hand, as long as we use Christmas to reflect on Christ's birth while we celebrate it, there is no problem.

>>Speaking of meat sacrificed to idols, Paul said it was fine for believers to eat it<<

Um, did I miss something?

1 Corinthians 10:28 But if any man say unto you, this is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:

He said there NOT to eat both as an example and testimony to the person who served meat offered to idols and for his own conscience sake.

Speaking of meat sacrificed to idols, Paul said it was fine for believers to eat it, unless by doing so one presented a stumbling block to the weak. Paul understood that pagan gods are not real and have no power. Actually, Paul states we can eat meat from pagans, and even with them, but not as part of worship.

Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. (1 Corinthians 10:21)

"But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. (Revelation 2:14) "

Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. (Revelation 2:20)

But unlike simply buying or eating food blessed in the name of Allah or the like, Christmas is taking the feast itself which was never commanded by God and Christian one in the first place, and trying to put Christ in it, and they are still trying to do, rather than letting the old man, the pagan feast, die by neglect, and worshiping God as new creations.

Again, the issue is not that of celebrating the Lord's birth, or the motive, but that of trying to turn a high place into a place worship of God, which keeps it alive, thus easily reverting back to its original owner, whose marks have always been in it.

And bowing down before a tree to receive gifts is not what the wise men did. Nor is it wise.