Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus
There are more questions about the scriptures in the Holy Bible than answers. Many times, people ask who had a camera to snap Jesus for us to see him today in thousands of Christian religious magazines as a white man with a beard and long hair. And another intriguing question is, “Was Jesus Christ, the Savior, actually born on Christmas Day, which is December 25?
Christmas Day, which falls on December 25 in every calendar year, is an important occasion observed worldwide. This may be due to the fact that on December 25, the entire Catholic and most of the Protestant celebrate the Nativity of Christ, while on January 7, the Orthodox and a small part of the Protestant celebrate the Nativity of Christ. But the important question is, why this division?
An excerpt from the Catholic Encyclopedia reveals that "Christmas was not among the feasts of the early church. Actually, the word 'Christmas' comes from the word 'Christ-Mass,' that is to say, 'Mass to Christ.' Therefore, it is very likely that because of Christ's mass dedication by the Catholic Church, it eventually became a holiday, observed today as Christmas.
However, until the third century AD, no Christian church celebrated this event, and in the Bible, religious historians did not find anywhere that Christ was born on December 25 or that people observed the birth of Christ. Another important question comes: "So why did the Catholics choose December 25 as the birthday of Jesus Christ?
What
has been recorded in the bible long before the birth of Christ are some
prophecies, for example:
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” In Genesis 3:15
“I
will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse, and all
peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” In Genesis 12:3
“Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth
to a son and will call him Immanuel.” In Isaiah 7:14
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” And this is found in Micah 5:2
Joseph, therefore, went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, then to Bethlehem, the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.
While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger because there was no guest room available for them, and there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.
An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified, but the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
According to the story, the shepherds were tending their sheep in the fields near Bethlehem when an angel came to them. It wasn't mentioned that the shepherds were tending their sheep in the fields in winter. Winter starts in December and lasts through February, and these months are very cold.
So, from this short article, which was written from the religious research I did, everyone can convincingly agree that our savior Jesus Christ wasn't born on Christmas Day or December 25.
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This is one of the major reasons the Jehovah's Witnesses don’t observe December 25 or Christmas Day because the date of this winter season, or Christmas, originates at a time when the cult of the sun was powerful in Rome, which was associated with pagan celebration.
My conclusion is that it is not the celebration of Christmas or no celebration at all that makes one a good Christian. A true Christian does the will of God, is one who follows the principles of Christ Jesus, or is one who loves and cares about others without doing what he would never do to himself to other people.
And finally, we shouldn't forget that the Master himself warned, saying, "
"Not everyone who calls me 'Lord, Lord' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but only those who do what my Father in Heaven wants them to do. Holman Christian Standard Bible "Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord!' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of My Father in heaven.
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Men's activities during the Christmas celebration in Ethiopia
