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Is there a reason that God the Holy Spirit chose not to write the,just as a for instance, New Testament in Classical Homerian Greek? Instead, the language of the common man and business man, the Koine Greek was used.

Koiné is also the language of the Christian New Testament, of the Septuagint (the 3rd-century BC Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible), and of most early Christian theological writing by the Church Fathers. In this context, Koiné Greek is also known as "Biblical", "New Testament" or "patristic Greek".[source]

Do you suppose there is any parallel to being able to read God's Word in a form of English that we really do speak now? I do have to wonder whether these "King Jimmy is the only real Bible " characters converse in Elizabethan English to their family, friend, and business associates... That would be the modern day equivalent of speaking Homerian Classical Greek in the market place in 30 AD...

I'm sure Christmas is a joyous time in some of these homes.. But then again, most of the Millerite offshoots (that would be the JW's, and the Armstrongites as examples) don't celebrate Christ's birth anyway. Matter of fact, you will find them knocking on your door and digging up the same Jeremiah proof text as they try to sell you their bill of goods about Christmas. I find that contra-Biblical because the 'wise men' came, acknowledged the new born King, worshiped Him (not the house or manger or anything else)and brought gifts. Those who say that celebrating the birth of the Savior is pagan are... quick I need a good word here... just Biblically dumb..

I would think that they would rejoice that God became flesh and dwelt among us. That surely is a time to celebrate... (or maybe for them, God didn't become flesh - then I can see acting like they were baptized in really bad vinegar.) (That should bring something out of the woodwork. That crowd also tends to mess up the rendering of John 1:1... In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ;-)

Those who say that celebrating the birth of the Savior is pagan are...

Are without joy. They behave like the Pharisees believing that long faces make them "Holy". The Word says "Shout to the Lord!" David danced and sang to God. Celebrating God's gift is a blessing to God. A Christmas tree is nothing more than a decoration. Trying to make it more than that is self-satisfying and rooted in a smug, self-righteous heart.