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To: xzins
We DO CELEBRATE and LEGITIMATELY celebrate Christ's Birth. Christ's birth is extensively covered in the Holy Bible.

Do you concur that there is no commandment by God the father, Jesus Christ, or any other person in the bible to observe the birth of Christ by the creation of a day called "Christmas"?

Do you concur that the observation of Christmas is a tradition, handed down by generations by the traditional Christian church?

92 posted on 12/26/2006 10:42:15 AM PST by DouglasKC
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To: DouglasKC; aruanan; P-Marlowe; blue-duncan

First, I think that Christianity is based on one commandment, and that is that we love one another as He has loved us. There are no commandments in the OT sense delivered to the new people of God.

Second, I don't think the celebration of the birth of Christ is a tradition. I think it is biblical. The first chapters of Matthew and Luke are dedicated to the telling of the story.

The early Christians OBVIOUSLY had high regard for this event as the kenosis passage in Philippians clearly demonstrates. The "emptying himself" passage is considered by many to be a song or poem that had already developed in the early church...indication of special set aside sentiment regarding the events covered in the Philippians 2 passage:

5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
6Who, being in very nature[a] God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
7but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature[b] of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.


94 posted on 12/26/2006 11:00:16 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and proud of it! Supporting our troops means praying for them to WIN!)
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To: DouglasKC

"Do you concur that there is no commandment by God the father, Jesus Christ, or any other person in the bible to observe the birth of Christ by the creation of a day called "Christmas"?"

What, you have to have a commandment before you can reflect on God's goodness?

Your every argument here is completely nonsensical.


96 posted on 12/26/2006 11:36:16 AM PST by dsc
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